Directed credits
34
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: 18All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 29009
IMDb ID: nm0477129
Known for: Directing
Born: August 17, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q1738629
Frequent jobs
Director (34)Executive Producer (2)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.
Director
We Are The Shaggs
2026 • Movie
Director
A Walk in the Woods
2015 • Movie
Director
Big Miracle
2012 • Movie
Director
He's Just Not That Into You
2009 • Movie
Director
License to Wed
2007 • Movie
Director
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005 • Movie
Director
Sexual Life
2005 • Movie
Director
Border Line
1999 • Movie
Director
Noah
1998 • Movie
Director
The Beautician and the Beast
1997 • Movie
Director
Dunston Checks In
1996 • Movie
Director
He Said, She Said
1991 • Movie
Director
Vibes
1988 • Movie
Director
Follow That Bird
1985 • Movie
Director
The Beniker Gang
1984 • Movie
Director
Summer Switch
1984 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ken Kwapis.
Director • 1 eps
The Paper
2025 • Series
Director • 3 eps
#blackAF
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Dangerous Book for Boys
2018 • Series
Director • 5 eps
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 • Series
Director • 4 eps
One Mississippi
2016 • Series
Director • 4 eps
HAPPYish
2015 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Outsourced
2010 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
Director • 13 eps
The Office
2005 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Watching Ellie
2002 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Grounded for Life
2001 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Freaks and Geeks
1999 • Series
Director • 2 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 • Series
Director • 13 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Eerie, Indiana
1991 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ken Kwapis.
Director
The Beautician and the Beast
1997 • Movie
Director
Big Miracle
2012 • Movie
Director
He's Just Not That Into You
2009 • Movie
Director
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005 • Movie
Director
Follow That Bird
1985 • Movie
Director
A Walk in the Woods
2015 • Movie
Director
He Said, She Said
1991 • Movie
Director
License to Wed
2007 • Movie
Director
Vibes
1988 • Movie
Director
Dunston Checks In
1996 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ken Kwapis.
Director • 13 eps
The Office
2005 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Freaks and Geeks
1999 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026 • Series
Director • 2 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Director • 13 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Eerie, Indiana
1991 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
Director • 5 eps
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Paper
2025 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Outsourced
2010 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ken Kwapis.
Director
He's Just Not That Into You
2009 • Movie
Director
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005 • Movie
Director
A Walk in the Woods
2015 • Movie
Director
License to Wed
2007 • Movie
Director
Dunston Checks In
1996 • Movie
Director
Big Miracle
2012 • Movie
Director
The Beautician and the Beast
1997 • Movie
Director
Follow That Bird
1985 • Movie
Director
He Said, She Said
1991 • Movie
Director
Sexual Life
2005 • Movie
Director
Vibes
1988 • Movie
as Self
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ken Kwapis.
Director • 13 eps
The Office
2005 • Series
Director • 2 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Director • 19 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
Director • 13 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Paper
2025 • Series
Producer • 104 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Grounded for Life
2001 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Freaks and Geeks
1999 • Series
Director • 5 eps
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 • Series
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ken Kwapis.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ken Kwapis.
