Director
Shawn Levy
July 23, 1968 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian and American 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 a collective $3.5 billion worldwide.
Following early work as a television director, most notably for The Famous Jett Jackson, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films such as 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), developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced the first five seasons of the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Notable work
8.6Stranger Things (2016)
as Morgue Worker and Director
6.6Night at the Museum (2006)
Director
7.4Free Guy (2021)
Director
7.1Real Steel (2011)
Director
7.6Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Director and Writer
6.2Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
as Infomercial Father and Director
6.2Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Director
7The Adam Project (2022)
Director
6.2The Internship (2013)
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited) and Director
6.1Date Night (2010)
Director
6.3Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
as Press Room Reporter and Director
5.9The Pink Panther (2006)
Director
Often works with
Tina Fey
4 titles together
Date Night, This Is Where I Leave You, 30 Rock
Ben Stiller
3 titles together
Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Ricky Gervais
3 titles together
Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Robin Williams
3 titles together
Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Patrick Gallagher
3 titles together
Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Rami Malek
3 titles together
Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Full filmography · 57
Ghost Rider
Director
2028
Star Wars: Starfighter
Director
2027
Deadpool & Wolverine
Director and Writer
20247.6
The Adam Project
Director
20227
All Too Well: The Short Film
as Her Dad
20218
Free Guy
Director
20217.4
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Director
20146.2
This Is Where I Leave You
Director
20146.6
The Internship
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited) and Director
20136.2
Real Steel
Director
20117.1
Date Night
Director
20106.1
Monkey Mischief
Director
2009