Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (/ˈliːvaɪ/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed $3.5 billion worldwide.
Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the Night at the Museum film franchise (2006–14). In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), and developed several comedy television pilots. Executive produced the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy produced the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He has directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons and the Netflix limited series All the Light We CanNot See (2023). Levy has recently collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with the latter emerging as his highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
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Acting
TV
Stranger Things
as Morgue Worker
2016
Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Infomercial Father
2009
Movie
The Internship
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
2013
Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Press Room Reporter
2003
Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
as Hospital Intern
2005
Movie
Big Fat Liar
as Wolf Party Guest
2002
TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Howard Banchek
1990
TV
30 Rock
as Scottie Shofar
2006
TV
Step by Step
as Daniel
1991
Movie
Made in America
as Dwayne
1993
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Movie
All Too Well: The Short Film
as Her Dad
2021
TV
21 Jump Street
as Lance
1987
TV
Tour of Duty
1987
TV
Welcome to Wrexham
as Self
2022
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
Beyond Stranger Things
as Self
2017
TV
Punk'd
as Self
2003
Movie
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
as Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
2026
Movie
Zombie Nightmare
as Jim Batten
1987
Movie
The Kiss
as Terry
1988
Movie
Robin's Wish
as Self
2021
Movie
The Vindicator
as Biker #2
1986
TV
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
as Self
2021
Crew
TV
Stranger Things
Director
2016
Movie
Arrival
Producer
2016
Movie
Night at the Museum
Producer
2006
Movie
Free Guy
Director
2021
Movie
Real Steel
Producer
2011
Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine
Director
2024
Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Director
2009
Movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Director
2014
Movie
The Adam Project
Producer
2022
Movie
The Internship
Producer
2013
Movie
Love and Monsters
Producer
2020
Movie
Why Him?
Producer
2016