---
name: "Sean Daniel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sean-daniel"
fi1m_id: "sean-daniel"
imdb_id: "nm0199733"
tmdb_id: 7779
wikidata_id: "Q2262157"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "15 August 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T05:29:45.762180+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."
---

# Sean Daniel

## Identity

Sean Daniel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sean-daniel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sean-daniel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0199733
- **TMDB ID:** 7779
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2262157
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Daniel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2262157, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7779

Producer. Born 15 August 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 15 August 1951, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1980–2019
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 acting, 5 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [James Jacks](https://film.one/person/james-jacks.md), [Brendan Fraser](https://film.one/person/brendan-fraser.md), [John Hannah](https://film.one/person/john-hannah.md), [Stephen Sommers](https://film.one/person/stephen-sommers.md), [Arnold Vosloo](https://film.one/person/arnold-vosloo.md), [Rachel Weisz](https://film.one/person/rachel-weisz.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (2), 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 40 (1), 2010s 61 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $895m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Daniel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2262157, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7779

## Coming up

- *The Mummy 4* (2027-10-14), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Mummy*](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md) (71)
- **Tubi:** [*The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor*](https://film.one/film/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor.md) (40)

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

## Biography

Sean Daniel is an American film producer and executive. He graduated from Manhattan's High School of Music & Art in 1969 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film from the California Institute of the Arts in 1973.

He joined Universal Pictures in 1976 and became the studio's youngest production president in 1985. Later he formed The Sean Daniel Company and, with James Jacks, Alphaville Films. His producing credits include *Tombstone* (1993), *Dazed and Confused* (1993), *The Mummy* (1999), *The Mummy Returns* (2001), *The Scorpion King* (2002), *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor* (2008), *The Mummy* (2017) and *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* (2019). He has also served as executive producer on series including *The Witcher* (2019).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (1)

- *Spies Like Us* (1985), Fi1m 47, as Ace Tomato Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)

### Produced (5) — the average rests on these

- *The Witcher* (2019), Fi1m 61, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor* (2008), Fi1m 40, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor.md)
- *The Mummy* (1999), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *Coal Miner's Daughter* (1980), Fi1m 81, Executive In Charge Of Production — [page](https://film.one/film/coal-miners-daughter.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

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

- *The Mummy 4* (2027), Producer
- *The Rats: A Witcher Tale* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Last Voyage of the Demeter* (2023), Thanks — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter.md)
- *The Witcher: Blood Origin* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *The Best Man: The Final Chapters* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Belushi* (2020), Executive Producer
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* (2019), Producer
- *Scorpion King: Book of Souls* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Mummy* (2017), Producer
- *Ben-Hur* (2016), Producer
- *Everybody Wants Some!!* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Ambitions* (2014), Producer
- *The Best Man Holiday* (2013), Producer
- *The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption* (2012), Executive Producer
- *The Wolfman* (2010), Producer
- *The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior* (2008), Producer
- *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor.md)
- *Alfie* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Everyday People* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), Executive Producer
- *The Hunted* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Dark Blue* (2002), Producer
- *The Scorpion King* (2002), Producer
- *Rat Race* (2001), Producer
- *Pootie Tang* (2001), Executive Producer
- *The Mummy Returns* (2001), Producer
- *Down to Earth* (2001), Producer
- *The Gift* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Lucky Numbers* (2000), Producer
- *Freedom Song* (2000), Executive Producer
- *The Mummy* (1999), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *The Jackal* (1997), Producer
- *Michael* (1996), Producer
- *Don't Look Back* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Mallrats* (1995), Producer
- *Village of the Damned* (1995), Co-Executive Producer
- *Tombstone* (1993), Producer
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *Heart and Souls* (1993), Producer
- *Hard Target* (1993), Producer
- *CB4* (1993), Executive Producer
- *American Me* (1992), Producer
- *Pure Luck* (1991), Producer
- *Darkman* (1990), as Policeman #2
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), as Ace Tomato Driver — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)
- *Sixteen Candles* (1984), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Coal Miner's Daughter* (1980), Executive In Charge Of Production — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/coal-miners-daughter.md)
- *Mustang: The House That Joe Built* (1977), Associate Producer
- *Shadowman*, Producer
- *Dogtown*, Producer
- *Archer & Armstrong*, Producer

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