Biography
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 f...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Star Wars: Starfighter
2027
Director, Producer
Described as a stand-alone adventure that takes roughly five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
2025
Producer
Eleven-year-old Alexander and his family embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all their plans go terribly wrong when th...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy sit down and spill the proverbial beans about how "Deadpool & Wolverine" was conceived, carried t...

Never Let Go
2024
Producer
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s prot...

Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Director, Producer, Writer
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces...

Smoke Out
2024
as Cashier
In this cinematic adventure, a close-knit group of friends sets out on a mission to experience the euphoria of marijuana. Their journey is riddled wit...

The Boogeyman
2023
Producer
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their hou...

Crater
2023
Producer
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends,...

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
Producer
Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun g...

Rosaline
2022
Producer
Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twis...

Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
Executive Producer
This remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simul...

The Adam Project
2022
Director, Producer
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.

All Too Well: The Short Film
2021
as Her Dad
Short film featuring the extended version of the song “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift. A troubled couple's romance blossoms before it eventually falls ...

There's Someone Inside Your House
2021
Producer
As the countdown to graduation begins, students at Osborne High are being stalked by a maniac intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire t...

Robin's Wish
2021
as Self
The final word in the story of what really happened to Robin Williams at the end of his life, focusing on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative...

Free Guy
2021
Director, Producer
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a wor...

Love and Monsters
2020
Producer
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his ...

The Violent Heart
2020
Producer
Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, taciturn Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior in this southern ...

Kin
2018
Producer
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them ...

The Darkest Minds
2018
Producer
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes h...

Kodachrome
2017
Producer
Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last ...

Table 19
2017
Producer
Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway...

Fist Fight
2017
Producer
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
as Self
A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters ...

Why Him?
2016
Producer
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Arrival
2016
Producer
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are ...

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Director, Producer
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on...

Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. ...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
Producer
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder i...

This Is Where I Leave You
2014
Director, Producer
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay ther...

The Spectacular Now
2013
Producer
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in hi...

The Internship
2013
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

The Internship
2013
Director, Producer
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

The Watch
2012
Producer
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their ...

Real Steel
2011
Director, Producer
Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up w...

Date Night
2010
Director, Producer
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reserv...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Infomercial Father
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the arc...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Director, Producer
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the arc...

The Pink Panther 2
2009
Executive Producer
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign I...

The Rocker
2008
Producer
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at st...

What Happens in Vegas
2008
Producer
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other ...

Night at the Museum
2006
Director, Producer
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army o...

The Pink Panther
2006
Director
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the di...

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
as Hospital Intern
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight c...

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
Producer
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight c...

Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Press Room Reporter
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the c...

Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
Director
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the c...

Just Married
2003
Director
Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept off their feet after their first meeting. They qui...

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
2002
Producer
A boy witnesses his mother kissing what he believes to be is the real Santa Clause and retaliates with mischief.

Big Fat Liar
2002
as Wolf Party Guest
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Holly...

Big Fat Liar
2002
Director
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Holly...

Jett Jackson: The Movie
2001
Director, Executive Producer
Jett Jackson, who is the star of Silverstone, is considering quitting Silverstone when it is given a three year extension. During the filming of the l...
Stray Dog
1999
Director
A young police detective retrieves his gun stolen in an overcrowded tram.

Address Unknown
1997
Director
A 16 year old boy who had thought that his father's death was an accident, suspects otherwise when he receives a 10-year-old lost letter his father ha...

Just in Time
1997
Director
After his wife’s death, Michael loses track of what’s important. That’s why it’s strictly business between Michael and Faith, the attractive nanny he’...
Broken Record
1994
Director, Producer, Editor
Broken Record shows two young boys and a girl trying to break a Guinness world record.

Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
as Travis
A rescue team is looking for survivors in a sinking building after a devastating earthquake.

Made in America
1993
as Dwayne
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Teddy McBride
After the Civil War, rebel sharpshooter Zack Hollister joins Weir's outlaw gang. After a successful train robbery, he and his brother end up in a gunf...

The Kiss
1988
as Terry
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to ...

Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Glenn
A gifted classical pianist, fueled by poverty, Wladiziu Valentino Liberace was already playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17. ...

Zombie Nightmare
1987
as Jim Batten
Tony Washington is killed by a gang of rampant trendy teenagers. Molly Mokembe is a voodoo lady who brings him back from the dead to seek revenge on h...

Wild Thing
1987
as Paul
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of t...

Miles to Go…
1986
as Greg
After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a potential replacement for herself in her family's l...

The Vindicator
1986
as Biker #2
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machin...
Splendid Solution
N/A
Producer
Jeremy Strong will portray the inventor of the polio vaccine Jonas Salk.
Undying
N/A
Producer
A woman, suffocated by motherhood, who has an affair with a man she hasn’t seen since high school… only to discover he has been dead for years.
Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying
N/A
Producer
The story of three girls, born in South Korea and adopted by American families, who feel isolated within their adopted families and their suburban hom...
The Defender
N/A
Producer
Scipio Africanus Jones was a courageous attorney who risked his life and career to defend 87 men wrongfully accused of murder in the wake of the Elain...
Untitled John Patton Ford/Netflix Film
N/A
Producer
Follows a mysterious Union spy named James Andrews who, along with infantry volunteers, stole a Confederate steam engine and planned to destroy the en...
Night of the Ghoul
N/A
Producer
A father and son look into the true story behind a long-lost horror film from the golden era of monster movies. But as they dig deeper, they risk unle...
Dollhouse
N/A
Producer
A psychological thriller in the spirit of Black Swan, is set in the world of the upper echelon of New York City’s fashion scene.
Untitled Ryan Reynolds Heist Comedy
N/A
Director, Producer
Plot TBA. Expected to be a global heist thriller in the vein of Ocean's 11.
Backwards
N/A
Director, Producer
A dying father chooses a method to extend his life that involves reverse aging in a de-aging facility. Appointed to be his caretaker is his estrange d...

The Backrooms
N/A
Producer
Planned film adaption based on viral found-footage shorts by 17-year-old Kane Parsons.
Boy Band
N/A
Producer, Director
Gnomes
N/A
Producer
A feature take on the 2019 short about a young girl who finds herself menaced by an evil tribe of gnomes.
Untitled Dave McCary Film
N/A
Producer
Emma Stone is reportedly in talks for an untitled film for Universal Pictures, with Dave McCary in talks to direct.
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
N/A
Producer
The plot is under wraps.
Untitled Club 33 Film
N/A
Producer
A young aspiring detective receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and exclusive dining club whose ...
Upcoming Remake of 'Riders of Justice'
N/A
Producer
An upcoming remake of 'Riders of Justice' by Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson.
The Hardy Men
N/A
Producer
An updated version of "The Hardy Boys," with the titular perpetual teenagers finally grown up, but still up to their old tricks.
Echo
N/A
Producer
A C.I.A. Drone coordinator battles his psychological health while trying to decipher if his wife has been replaced.
Never Lie
N/A
Producer
A newlywed couple on the search for the house of their dreams when they come upon a remote manor that once belonged to a renowned psychiatrist, a woma...
Seismic
N/A
Producer
A single mother who fights to reunite with her missing son amid chaos after the Earth’s surface is decimated by a mysterious attack.
Hold Back the Stars
N/A
Producer
A man and woman revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen le...

Sesame Street
N/A
Producer
Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends are mysteriously expelled from their neighborhood, finding themselves in Manhattan. They team up with a plucky ...

Sovereign
N/A
Producer
In the wake of a fractured marriage, a man goes to find his wife and the entire crew of a space station who have gone missing. As he explores the ship...
Don't Go in the Water
N/A
Producer
A recovering alcoholic travels to his dead uncle’s remote island to battle his addiction, but ends up battling a deadly monster who lives in the surro...
My Wife and I Bought a Ranch…
N/A
Producer
A couple moves into their dream home in Idaho only to discover that a malevolent spirit inhabits their valley.

Be More Chill
N/A
Director
It’s called a Squip. A tiny supercomputer inside a pill. Swallow one and a personalized voice will tell you how to dress, how to speak, how to… become...
Amulet
N/A
Producer
Based on Kazu Kibuishi's graphic novel series, which follows a young woman who discovers a magical amulet that belonged to her great-grandfather and u...
The Blanks
N/A
Producer
A family returns to their vacation home on Jeckle Island, as they do every summer, settling into familiar routines and abiding by the island’s unspoke...