Shane Black

Shane Black

Writer and director. Born 16 December 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

12

Titles on Fi1m2 acting · 3 directing · 6 writing · 1 other

68

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 6 titles

Born

16 December 1961, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Active

1987–2018

Frequently works with

Joel Silver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Davis, John McTiernan, Robert Downey Jr.

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Shane Black — Shane BlackKevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kevin Feige, Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Jon Favreau promoting the film Iron Man 3 at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con International. — Kevin Feige, Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Jon Favreau promoting the film Iron Man 3 at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con International.William Tung, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kevin Feige, Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Jon Favreau promoting the film Iron Man 3 at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con International. — Kevin Feige, Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Jon Favreau promoting the film Iron Man 3 at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con International.William Tung, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shane Black, Sterling K. Brown and Olivia Munn speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Predator", at the San Diego Convention Center in — Shane Black, Sterling K. Brown and Olivia Munn speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Predator", at the San Diego Convention Center inGage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shane Black — Shane BlackImage via TMDB

Shane Black — Shane BlackImage via TMDB

Shane Black, Yvonne Zima, & Geena Davis at the 53rd Saturn Awards (2026) — Shane Black, Yvonne Zima, & Geena Davis at the 53rd Saturn Awards (2026)Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shane Black speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Predator", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attr — Shane Black speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Predator", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attrGage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 (licence); William Tung, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); William Tung, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.