Shawn Levy
Directing

Shawn Levy

July 23, 1968 (57 years old) 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

Stranger Things

Stranger Things

2016 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026 • Movie

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990 • TV

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 • Movie

Movie Credits (113)

Acting

2026

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

as Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7

2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

as Infomercial Father

1987

Wild Thing

as Paul

2003

Cheaper by the Dozen

as Press Room Reporter

2002

Big Fat Liar

as Wolf Party Guest

2005

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

as Hospital Intern

2021

All Too Well: The Short Film

as Her Dad

1993

Made in America

as Dwayne

1991

Brotherhood of the Gun

as Teddy McBride

2024

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

as Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer

1986

The Vindicator

as Biker #2

1987

Zombie Nightmare

as Jim Batten

2014

Lennon or McCartney

as Self

1988

The Kiss

as Terry

2021

Robin's Wish

as Self

2013

The Internship

as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)

2017

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

as Self

1993

Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

as Travis

1988

Liberace: Behind the Music

as Glenn

1986

Miles to Go…

as Greg

Crew

2006

Night at the Museum

Director

2006

Night at the Museum

Producer

2008

The Rocker

Producer

2003

Cheaper by the Dozen

Director

Splendid Solution

Producer

2002

Big Fat Liar

Director

2003

Just Married

Director

2006

The Pink Panther

Director

2024

Never Let Go

Producer

2008

What Happens in Vegas

Producer

TV Credits (52)

Acting

2016

Stranger Things

as Morgue Worker

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1990

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Howard Banchek

2 episodes

2006

30 Rock

as Scottie Shofar

1 episodes

1987

21 Jump Street

as Lance

1 episodes

1991

Step by Step

as Daniel

1 episodes

1987

thirtysomething

as Robert

1 episodes

2003

Punk'd

as Self

1 episodes

2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

1 episodes

1987

Tour of Duty

2 episodes

2022

Welcome to Wrexham

as Self

3 episodes

1988

China Beach

as Lieutenant

1 episodes

2017

Beyond Stranger Things

as Self

4 episodes

2021

Directors on Directors

as Self

1 episodes

2021

What Happened, Brittany Murphy?

as Self

2 episodes

1990

Lifestories

as Luke Conforti

1 episodes

Crew

1998

The Famous Jett Jackson

Director

1998

Animorphs

Director

2006

Pepper Dennis

Director

2006

Pepper Dennis

Producer

1999

So Weird

Director

2002

Do Over

Director

1994

The Secret World of Alex Mack

Director

1998

First Wave

Director

2002

Birds of Prey

Producer

2000

In a Heartbeat

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 23, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Popularity
2.8

Career Stats

113
Movies
52
TV Shows