---
name: "Shawn Wayans"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shawn-wayans"
fi1m_id: "shawn-wayans"
imdb_id: "nm0915465"
tmdb_id: 35690
wikidata_id: "Q370102"
roles: ["Writer","Actor"]
born: "19 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.675025+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."
---

# Shawn Wayans

## Identity

Shawn Wayans

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shawn-wayans
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shawn-wayans
- **IMDb ID:** nm0915465
- **TMDB ID:** 35690
- **Wikidata ID:** Q370102
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Wayans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35690

Writer and actor. Born 19 January 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Actor
- **Born:** 19 January 1971, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Shawn Mathis Wayans
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Anna Faris](https://film.one/person/anna-faris.md), [Keenen Ivory Wayans](https://film.one/person/keenen-ivory-wayans.md), [Marlon Wayans](https://film.one/person/marlon-wayans.md), [Regina Hall](https://film.one/person/regina-hall.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Wayans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35690

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Scary Movie*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Shawn Mathis Wayans (born 19 January 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is a member of the Wayans family and began his career on the sketch series In Living Color (1990–1993).

He collaborated frequently with his brother Marlon Wayans on the sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and several comedy films. Wayans starred as Ray Wilkins and co-wrote Scary Movie (2000) and Scary Movie 2 (2001). Other notable credits include Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006) and Dance Flick (2009), where he also contributed to the screenplays.

Wayans is set to reprise the role of Ray and write for the forthcoming Scary Movie (2026).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Scary Movie* (2000), Fi1m 63, as Ray — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Scary Movie* (2026), as Ray · Writer, Producer, Characters
- *Poppa's House* (2024), series, Consulting Producer, Teleplay
- *Scary Movie 5* (2013), Characters
- *Dance Flick* (2009), as Baby Daddy · Writer, Producer
- *Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street* (2006), as Slim/Cheapie (voice) · Director, Writer
- *Little Man* (2006), as Darryl · Screenplay, Producer
- *Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness* (2006), as Slim (voice) · Director
- *Scary Movie 4* (2006), Characters
- *White Chicks* (2004), as Kevin Copeland · Screenplay, Producer, Story
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Characters — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Scary Movie 2* (2001), as Ray · Characters, Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer
- *Scary Movie* (2000), as Ray · Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md)
- *New Blood* (1999), as Valentine
- *Waynehead* (1996), series, as Toof (voice), Theme Song Performance
- *Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood* (1996), as Ashtray · Screenplay
- *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Itch (voice)
- *The Parent 'Hood* (1995), series, Actor
- *The Wayans Bros.* (1995), series, as Shawn Williams · Creator
- *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (1992), series, as Dominique
- *Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4* (1989), Actor
- *I'm Gonna Git You Sucka* (1988), as Pedestrian
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Robo
- *Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood sequel*, as Ashtray · Writer
- *White Chicks 2*, as Kevin Copeland · Writer

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