8.6
TV
Directing
Ken Kwapis
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 41 titles
Biography
Ken Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. He specialized in the single-camera sitcom in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and He's Just Not That Into You.
Signature work
Known For
8.6
TV
8.5
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
6.6
Movie
He's Just Not That Into You
8.0
TV
Parks and Recreation
6.5
Movie
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
7.8
TV
ER
5.7
Movie
License to Wed
8.2
TV
Freaks and Geeks
6.5
TV
Space Force
7.4
TV
Santa Clarita Diet
6.1
Movie
A Walk in the Woods
6.7
Movie
Big Miracle
8.0
TV
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
6.7
Movie
The Beautician and the Beast
5.4
Movie
Dunston Checks In
7.5
TV
Amazing Stories
5.9
Movie
He Said, She Said
6.8
TV
Outsourced
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Film | Self |
| 1979 | Jerry Lewis At The Palladium Film |
Crew credits 39
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair TV | Executive Producer, Director (4 ep) |
| 2026 | We Are The Shaggs Film | Director |
| 2025 | The Paper TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Space Force TV | Director, Executive Producer (7 ep) |
| 2020 | #blackAF TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2018 | The Dangerous Book for Boys TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 2016 | One Mississippi TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods Film | Director |
| 2015 | HAPPYish TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2012 | Big Miracle Film | Director |
| 2010 | Outsourced TV | Director, Producer (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You Film | Director |
| 2007 | License to Wed Film | Director |
| 2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Film | Director |
| 2005 | The Office TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 2005 | Sexual Life Film | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | Watching Ellie TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show TV | Director, Producer (11 ep) |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle TV | Director, Producer (19 ep) |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1999 | Border Line Film | Director |
| 1998 | Noah Film | Director |
| 1998 | Ghosts of Fear Street Film | Director |
| 1997 | The Beautician and the Beast Film | Director |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In Film | Director |
| 1994 | ER TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said Film | Director |
| 1988 | Vibes Film | Director |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird Film | Director |
| 1984 | The Beniker Gang Film | Director |
| 1984 | Summer Switch Film | Director |
| 1982 | For Heaven's Sake Film | Director, Screenplay |