
Shane Black
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).
21 acting credits · 9 directing credits
Acting · 21

Predator
1987

The Hunt for Red October
1990

As Good as It Gets
1997

RoboCop 3
1993

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998

Dead Heat
1988

In Search of Tomorrow
2022

The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008

In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008

Tales from the Script
2009

The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008

Any Day
2015

Swing State
2017

Wolfman's Got Nards
2018

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000

Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013






