Cast & creator
Shawn Levy
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Stranger Things
Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian and American filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed a collective $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, most notably for The Famous Jett Jackson, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films such as Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the Night at the Museum film franchise (2006–14). In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced the first five seasons of the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Levy was an executive producer through the entire run of the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's first four seasons, as well as the sixth and seventh episodes of the final season. He also directed the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See (2023). Levy has collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with the latter emerging as his highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Shawn Adam Levy, ショーン・アダム・レヴィ, שון אדם לוי, ショーン レヴィ
120
film credits
52
television credits
41
1986–2028 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (172)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Stranger Things
Morgue Worker
2016Stranger Things
Director
2016Stranger Things
Executive Producer
2016
Beverly Hills, 90210
Howard Banchek
1990
Backrooms
Producer
2026
30 Rock
Scottie Shofar
2006
Deadpool & Wolverine
Director
2024Deadpool & Wolverine
Producer
2024Deadpool & Wolverine
Writer
2024
21 Jump Street
Lance
1987
Last Man Standing
Executive Producer
2011
Step by Step
Daniel
1991
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Real Steel
Director
2011Real Steel
Producer
2011
Punk'd
Self
2003
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Director
2015
First Wave
Director
1998
thirtysomething
Robert
1987
Tour of Duty
1987
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
Executive Producer
2026
Arrival
Producer
2016
Shadow and Bone
Executive Producer
2021
China Beach
Lieutenant
1988
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
2022
Free Guy
Director
2021Free Guy
Producer
2021
Night at the Museum
Director
2006Night at the Museum
Producer
2006
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Director
2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Producer
2014
The Adam Project
Director
2022The Adam Project
Producer
2022
All the Light We Cannot See
Executive Producer
2023All the Light We Cannot See
Director
2023
So Weird
Director
1999
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Director
1994
Why Him?
Producer
2016
Never Let Go
Producer
2024
Birds of Prey
Producer
2002Birds of Prey
Director
2002
The Boogeyman
Producer
2023
The Famous Jett Jackson
Director
1998The Famous Jett Jackson
Executive Producer
1998
The Perfect Couple
Executive Producer
2024
The Darkest Minds
Producer
2018
What Happens in Vegas
Producer
2008
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Infomercial Father
2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Director
2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Producer
2009
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
The Pink Panther
Director
2006
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Self
Unsolved Mysteries
Executive Producer
2020
Animorphs
Director
1998
Love and Monsters
Producer
2020
I Am Not Okay with This
Executive Producer
2020
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Producer
2022
This Is Where I Leave You
Director
2014This Is Where I Leave You
Producer
2014
Cheaper by the Dozen
Press Room Reporter
2003Cheaper by the Dozen
Director
2003
Pepper Dennis
Director
2006Pepper Dennis
Producer
2006
Cheaper by the Dozen
Executive Producer
2022
The Spectacular Now
Producer
2013
Dash & Lily
Executive Producer
2020
Date Night
Director
2010Date Night
Producer
2010
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Hospital Intern
2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Producer
2005
The Watch
Producer
2012
Do Over
Director
2002
Imaginary Mary
Director
2017Imaginary Mary
Executive Producer
2017Imaginary Mary
Creator
2017
Big Fat Liar
Wolf Party Guest
2002Big Fat Liar
Director
2002
Beyond Stranger Things
Self
2017
The Journey of Allen Strange
Director
1997
Fist Fight
Producer
2017
The Pink Panther 2
Executive Producer
2009
Lost Ollie
Executive Producer
2022
Just Married
Director
2003
There's Someone Inside Your House
Producer
2021
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Producer
2014
Cristela
Executive Producer
2014
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
2024
Table 19
Producer
2017
The Rocker
Producer
2008
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Producer
2025
Ghost Rider
Director
2028The Sticks
Executive Producer
Crater
Producer
2023
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
2026
Dear America
Director
1999
Kin
Producer
2018
In a Heartbeat
Director
2000
The Catch
Producer
2027
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
Self
2021
Made in America
Dwayne
1993
Star Wars: Starfighter
Director
2027Star Wars: Starfighter
Producer
2027
Rosaline
Producer
2022
All Too Well: The Short Film
Her Dad
2021
Kodachrome
Producer
2017
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Self - Executive Producer of 'Stranger Things'
2025Lifestories
Luke Conforti
1990
The Kiss
Terry
1988Club 33
Producer
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
Executive Producer
2026
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014The Girlfriend
Producer
Robin's Wish
Self
2020
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Producer
2002Sovereign
Producer
Seasons
Producer
2027
The Future Of
Executive Producer
2022First Offender
1987
Zombie Nightmare
Jim Batten
1987
Deep End
Producer
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Director
2001Jett Jackson: The Movie
Executive Producer
2001
The Violent Heart
Producer
2020
Wild Thing
Paul
1987Family Album
Director
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Travis
1993Compulsive Liar
Producer
Splendid Solution
Producer
Boy Band
Producer
Boy Band
Director
Dad Camp
Producer
The Vindicator
Biker #2
1986Blur
Producer
Monkey Mischief
Director
2009Brotherhood of the Gun
Teddy McBride
1991Ripple
Producer
Liberace: Behind the Music
Glenn
1988Echo
Producer
One Attempt Remaining
Producer
Untitled McG Film
Producer
Kingmakers
Producer
Dollhouse
Producer
The Blanks
Producer
Untitled Night at the Museum Reimagining
Producer
Stray Dog
Director
1999Don't Go in the Water
Producer
Miles to Go…
Greg
1986Undying
Producer
Just in Time
Director
1997Backwards
Director
Backwards
Producer
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
2017Amulet
Producer
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
Producer
Upcoming Remake of 'Riders of Justice'
Producer
The Defender
Producer
Our Shining Moment
J.J.
1991
Address Unknown
Director
1997The Hardy Men
Producer
Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying
Producer
Somewhere Out There
Director
Somewhere Out There
Producer
Gnomes
Producer
Broken Record
Director
1994Broken Record
Producer
1994Broken Record
Editor
1994
The Internship
Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
2013The Internship
Director
2013The Internship
Producer
2013