---
name: "Greg Shapiro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/greg-shapiro"
fi1m_id: "greg-shapiro"
imdb_id: "nm0788513"
tmdb_id: 19658
wikidata_id: "Q1400049"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "16 December 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:13.360711+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Greg Shapiro

## Identity

Greg Shapiro

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/greg-shapiro
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** greg-shapiro
- **IMDb ID:** nm0788513
- **TMDB ID:** 19658
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1400049
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Shapiro_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1400049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19658

Producer. Born 16 December 1972 in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 16 December 1972, Los Angeles
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Hayden Schlossberg](https://film.one/person/hayden-schlossberg.md), [John Cho](https://film.one/person/john-cho.md), [Jon Hurwitz](https://film.one/person/jon-hurwitz.md), [Kal Penn](https://film.one/person/kal-penn.md), [Neil Patrick Harris](https://film.one/person/neil-patrick-harris.md), [Paula Garcés](https://film.one/person/paula-garces.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 69 (2), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 4, Comedy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $236m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Shapiro_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1400049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19658

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*A House of Dynamite*](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle*](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Greg Shapiro is an American film producer. Born in Los Angeles on 16 December 1972, he is credited as a producer on Kathryn Bigelow's *The Hurt Locker* (2008), for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture.

He is also known for producing the *Harold & Kumar* comedy series, beginning with *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004). Other credits include executive producer on *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012) and producer on *Detroit* (2017), *Serenity* (2019) and *A House of Dynamite* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Fi1m 73, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Fi1m 48, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *The Rum Diary* (2011), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rum-diary.md)
- *The Hurt Locker* (2008), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hurt-locker.md)
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Metal Lords* (2022), Producer
- *Voyagers* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Breaking News in Yuba County* (2021), Executive Producer
- *The Secrets We Keep* (2020), Producer
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Executive Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *The Professor* (2019), Producer
- *Serenity* (2019), Producer
- *Zoe* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Detroit* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Child 44* (2015), Producer
- *The Immigrant* (2013), Producer
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas* (2011), Producer
- *The Rum Diary* (2011), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rum-diary.md)
- *Detachment* (2011), Producer
- *The Conspirator* (2011), Producer
- *The Hurt Locker* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hurt-locker.md)
- *Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay* (2008), Producer
- *Rise: Blood Hunter* (2007), Producer
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle.md)
- *The Rules of Attraction* (2002), Producer
- *Simpatico* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2010: Best Picture (won), for *The Hurt Locker*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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