Directed credits
36
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Ken Kwapis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 20All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 29009
IMDb ID: nm0477129
Known for: Directing
Born: August 17, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q1738629
Frequent jobs
Director (36)Executive Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ken Kwapis.
6.1
A Walk in the Woods
Director
2015 Movie
6.7
Big Miracle
Director
2012 Movie
6.6
He's Just Not That Into You
Director
2009 Movie
5.7
License to Wed
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Director
2005 Movie
4.6
Sexual Life
Director
2005 Movie
4.0
Border Line
Director
1999 Movie
5.4
Noah
Director
1998 Movie
6.7
The Beautician and the Beast
Director
1997 Movie
5.4
Dunston Checks In
Director
1996 Movie
5.8
He Said, She Said
Director
1991 Movie
5.7
Vibes
Director
1988 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
Director
1985 Movie
5.8
The Beniker Gang
Director
1984 Movie
Summer Switch
Director
1984 Movie
Thelma
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ken Kwapis.
7.1
The Paper
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.5
Space Force
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
5.8
#blackAF
Director • 3 eps
2020 Series
6.0
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.4
Santa Clarita Diet
Director • 5 eps
2017 Series
6.9
One Mississippi
Director • 4 eps
2016 Series
6.7
HAPPYish
Director • 4 eps
2015 Series
6.8
Outsourced
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Parks and Recreation
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.6
The Office
Director • 13 eps
2005 Series
5.0
Watching Ellie
Director • 3 eps
2002 Series
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
Director • 11 eps
2001 Series
6.8
Grounded for Life
Director • 4 eps
2001 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
Director • 19 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Bakersfield P.D.
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
Director • 13 eps
1992 Series
7.5
Eerie, Indiana
Director • 2 eps
1991 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
Series
Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with Ken Kwapis.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ken Kwapis.
6.7
The Beautician and the Beast
Director
1997 Movie
6.7
Big Miracle
Director
2012 Movie
6.6
He's Just Not That Into You
Director
2009 Movie
6.5
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Director
2005 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
Director
1985 Movie
6.1
A Walk in the Woods
Director
2015 Movie
5.8
He Said, She Said
Director
1991 Movie
5.7
Vibes
Director
1988 Movie
5.7
License to Wed
Director
2007 Movie
5.4
Dunston Checks In
Director
1996 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ken Kwapis.
8.6
The Office
Director • 13 eps
2005 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
Director • 19 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Parks and Recreation
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
Director • 13 eps
1992 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.4
Santa Clarita Diet
Director • 5 eps
2017 Series
6.8
Outsourced
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
6.8
Grounded for Life
Director • 4 eps
2001 Series
6.5
Space Force
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ken Kwapis.
6.6
He's Just Not That Into You
Director
2009 Movie
4.6
Sexual Life
Director
2005 Movie
Thelma
Director
Movie
5.4
Dunston Checks In
Director
1996 Movie
5.7
Vibes
Director
1988 Movie
4.0
Border Line
Director
1999 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
Director
1985 Movie
6.1
A Walk in the Woods
Director
2015 Movie
6.7
Big Miracle
Director
2012 Movie
5.7
License to Wed
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Director
2005 Movie
6.7
The Beautician and the Beast
Director
1997 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ken Kwapis.
8.6
The Office
Director • 13 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Parks and Recreation
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
ER
Director • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
Director • 19 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
Director • 11 eps
2001 Series
7.4
Santa Clarita Diet
Director • 5 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Space Force
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
Director • 13 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Grounded for Life
Director • 4 eps
2001 Series
6.8
Outsourced
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ken Kwapis.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ken Kwapis.
