Matt Shakman

Directing

Matt Shakman

Born
(age 51)
Birthplace
Ventura, California, USA
Credits
68 titles

Biography

Matt Shakman (born August 8, 1975) is an American director and former child actor. He is best known for directing the MCU miniseries WandaVision (2021) and the film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). He has also directed episodes of The Great, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fargo and Game of Thrones. He was the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California, from 2017 to 2023.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 9

YearTitleRole
2025 Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere Film Self - Director
2021 Marvel Studios Assembled TV Self - Director / Executive Producer (1 ep)
1989 Meet the Hollowheads Film Billy Hollowhead
1988 Just the Ten of Us TV Graham "J.R." Lubbock, Jr. (47 ep)
1988 A Night at the Magic Castle Film Maxfield 'Max' Finch III
1985 Growing Pains TV Graham Jr. (1 ep)
1984 Highway to Heaven TV (1 ep)
1984 Night Court TV Brian (1 ep)
1979 The Facts of Life TV (1 ep)

Crew credits 59

YearTitleJob
TBA The Last Orbit Film Director
TBA Untitled Planet of the Apes Film Film Director, Producer
TBA Wild Things TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
TBA Discretion TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
TBA Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
2025 The Fantastic 4: First Steps Film Director
2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV Director, Executive Producer (2 ep)
2023 The Consultant TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
2022 Welcome to Chippendales TV Executive Producer, Director (8 ep)
2021 WandaVision TV Director, Executive Producer (9 ep)
2020 The Great TV Executive Producer, Director (30 ep)
2019 The Boys TV Director (1 ep)
2018 Strange Angel TV Director (1 ep)
2018 Succession TV Director (1 ep)
2016 American Gothic TV Director (1 ep)
2016 Billions TV Director (1 ep)
2015 Heroes Reborn TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
2015 Grace and Frankie TV Director (1 ep)
2014 Cut Bank Film Director
2014 You're the Worst TV Director (5 ep)
2014 Fargo TV Director (2 ep)
2012 GCB TV Director (1 ep)
2011 Revenge TV Director (4 ep)
2011 New Girl TV Director (1 ep)
2011 Game of Thrones TV Director (2 ep)
2011 Happy Endings TV Director (1 ep)
2011 Breaking In TV Director (1 ep)
2010 Outsourced TV Director (1 ep)
2010 Raising Hope TV Director (1 ep)
2010 The Good Guys TV Director (2 ep)
2009 A Very Sunny Christmas Film Supervising Producer
2009 The Good Wife TV Director (7 ep)
2009 The Nightman Cometh: Live Film Director
2009 Hung TV Director (1 ep)
2008 Childrens Hospital TV Director (2 ep)
2007 Chuck TV Director (1 ep)
2007 Mad Men TV Director (1 ep)
2007 The Riches TV Director (1 ep)
2006 Ugly Betty TV Director (3 ep)
2006 Brothers and Sisters TV Director (3 ep)
2006 Men in Trees TV Director (1 ep)
2006 Psych TV Director (5 ep)
2006 Windfall TV Director (1 ep)
2006 What About Brian TV Director (1 ep)
2005 Inconceivable TV Director (1 ep)
2005 Everybody Hates Chris TV Director (2 ep)
2005 Kitchen Confidential TV Director (1 ep)
2005 Weeds TV Director (1 ep)
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV Director (43 ep)
2004 House TV Director (5 ep)
2004 Huff TV Director (1 ep)
2004 Boston Legal TV Director (1 ep)
2004 Summerland TV Director (1 ep)
2003 One Tree Hill TV Director (1 ep)
2003 Oliver Beene TV Director (3 ep)
2002 Everwood TV Director (4 ep)
2001 Six Feet Under TV Director (1 ep)
1999 Once and Again TV Director (1 ep)
1999 Judging Amy TV Director (1 ep)
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