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Matt Shakman

Matt Shakman

Director and producer · Born August 8, 1975 (51) · Ventura, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Shakman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1975 (51)
From
Ventura, California, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Matt Shakman's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Power
24%
Morality
24%
Bonds
16%
Self
8%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Melancholic
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Shakman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Shakman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Consultant(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Chippendales(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Great(2020)

    Show 30 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Angel(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • American Gothic(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Cut Bank(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • You're the Worst(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • GCB(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Endings(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking In(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Outsourced(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Raising Hope(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Very Sunny Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Supervising Producer

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Nightman Cometh: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Hung(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Riches(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Windfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • What About Brian(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Inconceivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Kitchen Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 43 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Beene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Meet the Hollowheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Billy Hollowhead

  • Just the Ten of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 47 episodes · as Graham "J.R." Lubbock, Jr.

  • A Night at the Magic Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Maxfield 'Max' Finch III

  • Growing Pains(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Graham Jr.

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Discretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer

  • The Last Orbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Planet of the Apes Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Wild Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles, 61 of them dated from 1979 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

$522M worldwide

Highest rated

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

  • 1989Screen debut· Meet the Hollowheads

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 65: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting57 of 65: 48 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing10 of 65: 1 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

65 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s27 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
  4. 2018
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Is Matt Shakman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matt Shakman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Shakman's MovieCove titles; Jess Hall shares the most, 2.