Shawn Levy
Known for Directing · 38 credits
- Born
- 1968-07-23 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 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
Biography
Shawn Adam Levy (/ˈliːvaɪ/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian 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 $3.5 billion worldwide.
Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like 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), and developed several comedy television pilots. Executive produced the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy produced the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He has directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons and the Netflix limited series All the Light We CanNot See (2023). Levy has recently 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
Stranger Things
2016
as Morgue Worker
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Howard Banchek
30 Rock
2006
as Scottie Shofar
Step by Step
1991
as Daniel
21 Jump Street
1987
as Lance
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
thirtysomething
1987
as Robert
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Tour of Duty
1987
Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self
China Beach
1988
as Lieutenant
Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
Beyond Stranger Things
2017
as Self
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
2021
as Self
Lifestories
1990
as Luke Conforti
Movies (21)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Infomercial Father
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Press Room Reporter
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
as Hospital Intern
Big Fat Liar
2002
as Wolf Party Guest
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
All Too Well: The Short Film
2021
as Her Dad
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Made in America
1993
as Dwayne
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
Robin's Wish
2021
as Self
The Kiss
1988
as Terry
The Vindicator
1986
as Biker #2
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Glenn
Wild Thing
1987
as Paul
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
as Self
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Teddy McBride
Zombie Nightmare
1987
as Jim Batten
Miles to Go…
1986
as Greg
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
as Travis
Our Shining Moment
1991
as J.J.
The Internship
2013
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
About Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (/ˈliːvaɪ/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian 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 $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like 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 f… With 38 credits spanning from 1986 to 2026, Shawn Levy has appeared in 21 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shawn Levy Movies
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) — as Infomercial Father
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) — as Press Room Reporter
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) — as Hospital Intern
- Big Fat Liar (2002) — as Wolf Party Guest
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) — as Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
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