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Shane Houghton

Producer, actor, writer and editor · Born September 3, 1985 (41) · Michigan, USA

Shane Houghton is an American television and comic book writer, director, producer, editor, and voice actor. He's most known for co-creating Disney's, Big City Greens along with his brother Chris Houghton. Both Shane and Chris also created and written the comic book, Reed Gunther. He was also a writer and staff writer on Nickelodeon's Harvey Beaks. He has also written for many comic properties such as The Simpsons, Peanuts, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Adventure Time.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 3, 1985 (41)
From
Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer, actor, writer and editor
Titles
6 on Motif · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Shane Houghton's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Society
29%
Self
21%
Morality
7%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Thrilling
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Shane Houghton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Shane Houghton's titles on Motif; 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

12 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation(2024)

    Producer · Writer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as (voice)

  • Summer Shortstacular with Big City Greens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Disney NHL Big City Greens Classic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as (voice)

  • Shortsmas with Big City Greens(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zombi-Thon with Big City Greens(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shortsgiving with Big City Greens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Miss Tilly's Fun Time TV Minute (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · as Self

  • Big City Greens(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Creator · Story · as Driver Construction Worker (voice) · as Long-Beard Bob (voice) · as Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 27 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce(2013)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Everything (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2009 to 2024.

Highest rated

Big City Greens (2018)

Midcredits 72nd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 11: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting1 of 11: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 11: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 11: 4 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 11: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 3 acting · 7 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Is Shane Houghton's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Shane Houghton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shane Houghton's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Houghton shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Mixed roles