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Shaun Paul Piccinino

Shaun Paul Piccinino

Director, actor, producer, writer and editor

Shaun Paul Piccinino (Peach-ah-nino) is an award winning Filmmaker and Television Director. He has been pursuing his passion of entertaining through the lens of a true fan of film & television. Since his move to Los Angeles from Northern California in 2001, he has worked in just about every aspect of the business. From acting, to action coordinating, from script writing to producing, from editing to visual effects, all the way to feature film directing. Shaun has become an extremely well rounded filmmaker. This gives Shaun a special understanding of most departments, what they do, the intricacies, as well as their day to day struggles and how to over come them. This really helps in team building and reacting appropriate to problems should they arise on set. A very important key, to a smooth show. A few early achievements include the hit Spike TV series, "Deadliest Warrior", where Shaun not only directed many episodes, he also portrayed Scottish hero William Wallace. Shaun has also performed in many projects, from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (video game), "UFC Undisputed 1, 2, & 3" (video game)..."Spider-Man: Web of Shadows" (video game) and "The Lackey" (Award Winning Feature Film). As well as dozens of Visual Effects projects with ACME Film Works and the hit Cartoon Network Series, "Robot Chicken" with Seth Green. He has trained in Martial Arts, is an AAU National Champion in Martial Arts, a 4th degree Black Belt Shaolin Kung Fu and 1st Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Karate. Shaun was able to use these skills in films, television and 37 action video games to date and even partaking in a shootout atop a moving train on ABC's hit show, "Revolution".

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Works as
Director, actor, producer, writer and editor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Shaun Paul Piccinino's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Survival
17%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
6
Hopeful
6
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Shaun Paul Piccinino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shaun Paul Piccinino'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

27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Double Trouble(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Casa Grande(2026)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Island(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Get the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Charlie Boy

  • Casa Grande(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Holiday Harmony(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • That's Amor(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Salvage Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A California Christmas: City Lights(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A California Christmas(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Wheels of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • American Fighter(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lady Driver(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Roped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • When the Fever Breaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as George

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Assistant Camera · Producer · Second Unit Director · as Dr. Henry Jekyll

  • Jinn(2014)

    as Shaun Paul Piccinino

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Agent Bryce

  • Halloween Hell(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Platinum Illusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor · as Detective Statham

  • Deadliest Warrior(2009)

    Show as William Wallace

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Open Door(2008)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Moral Orel(2005)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Bloodletting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer · as Derek

  • Dark Harvest(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jinn (2014)

$553K worldwide

Highest rated

Moral Orel (2005)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

  • 2014Screen debut· Jinn

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 23: 5 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting14 of 23: 11 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting3 of 23: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 23: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 23: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 23: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

23 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s5 · 5 acting · 2 crew2020s15 · 2 acting · 13 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.

How do Shaun Paul Piccinino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Double Trouble (2026)

99th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Moral Orel (2005)

Midcredits 89th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 41/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Shaun Paul Piccinino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shaun Paul Piccinino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ali Afshar shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles