Ken Kwapis
Directing Born Aug 17, 1957 East St. Louis, Illinois, USA 48 credits
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.
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Frequent co-stars
Kristine Kujath Thorp
1 shared title
Henrik Bjelland
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Rolf Kristian Larsen
1 shared title
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
1 shared title
Bjørn Floberg
1 shared title
Anneke von der Lippe
1 shared title
Ane Skumsvoll
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Cengiz Al
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Mathilde Austegard Ypsøy
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Nils Elias Olsen
1 shared title
Career timeline
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair · Executive ProducerMalcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair · DirectorWe Are The Shaggs · Director
The Paper · Director
Space Force · DirectorSpace Force · Executive Producer#blackAF · Director
The Dangerous Book for Boys · DirectorFreaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Santa Clarita Diet · Director
One Mississippi · Director
HAPPYish · DirectorA Walk in the Woods · Director
Big Miracle · Director
Outsourced · DirectorOutsourced · Producer
Parks and Recreation · DirectorHe's Just Not That Into You · Director
License to Wed · Director
The Office · DirectorThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants · DirectorSexual Life · DirectorSexual Life · Writer
Watching Ellie · Director
The Bernie Mac Show · DirectorThe Bernie Mac Show · ProducerGrounded for Life · Director
Malcolm in the Middle · DirectorMalcolm in the Middle · Producer
Freaks and Geeks · DirectorBorder Line · Director
Ghosts of Fear Street · DirectorNoah · Director
The Beautician and the Beast · Director
Dunston Checks In · Director
ER · Director
Bakersfield P.D. · Director
The Larry Sanders Show · Director
Eerie, Indiana · DirectorHe Said, She Said · Director
Vibes · Director
Amazing Stories · DirectorFollow That Bird · Director
The Beniker Gang · DirectorSummer Switch · Director
For Heaven's Sake · DirectorFor Heaven's Sake · Screenplay
Jerry Lewis At The Palladium
Full filmography
- Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026) Executive Producer
- Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026) Director
- We Are The Shaggs (2026) Director
- The Paper (2025) Director
- Space Force (2020) Director
- Space Force (2020) Executive Producer
- #blackAF (2020) Director
- The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018) Director
- Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) as Self
- Santa Clarita Diet (2017) Director
- One Mississippi (2016) Director
- HAPPYish (2015) Director
- A Walk in the Woods (2015) Director
- Big Miracle (2012) Director
- Outsourced (2010) Director
- Outsourced (2010) Producer
- Parks and Recreation (2009) Director
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009) Director
- License to Wed (2007) Director
- The Office (2005) Director
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) Director
- Sexual Life (2005) Director
- Sexual Life (2005) Writer
- Watching Ellie (2002) Director
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001) Director
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001) Producer
- Grounded for Life (2001) Director
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000) Director
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000) Producer
- Freaks and Geeks (1999) Director
- Border Line (1999) Director
- Ghosts of Fear Street (1998) Director
- Noah (1998) Director
- The Beautician and the Beast (1997) Director
- Dunston Checks In (1996) Director
- ER (1994) Director
- Bakersfield P.D. (1993) Director
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) Director
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) Director
- He Said, She Said (1991) Director
- Vibes (1988) Director
- Amazing Stories (1985) Director
- Follow That Bird (1985) Director
- The Beniker Gang (1984) Director
- Summer Switch (1984) Director
- For Heaven's Sake (1982) Director
- For Heaven's Sake (1982) Screenplay
- Jerry Lewis At The Palladium (1979)