Ken Kwapis

Ken Kwapis

Known for
Directing
Born
August 17, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2026
We Are The Shaggs poster

We Are The Shaggs

Movie · Director

2026
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair poster

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

TV · Director · 4 eps

2025
The Paper poster

The Paper

TV · Director · 1 ep

2020
Space Force poster

Space Force

TV · Director · 7 eps

2020
#blackAF poster

#blackAF

TV · Director · 3 eps

2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys poster

The Dangerous Book for Boys

TV · Director · 1 ep

2017
Santa Clarita Diet poster

Santa Clarita Diet

TV · Director · 5 eps

2016
One Mississippi poster

One Mississippi

TV · Director · 4 eps

2015
A Walk in the Woods poster

A Walk in the Woods

Movie · Director

2015
HAPPYish poster

HAPPYish

TV · Director · 4 eps

2012
Big Miracle poster

Big Miracle

Movie · Director

2010
Outsourced poster

Outsourced

TV · Director · 2 eps

2009
He's Just Not That Into You poster

He's Just Not That Into You

Movie · Director

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · Director · 1 ep

2007
License to Wed poster

License to Wed

Movie · Director

2005
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants poster

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Movie · Director

2005
Sexual Life poster

Sexual Life

Movie · Director

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · Director · 13 eps

2002
Watching Ellie poster

Watching Ellie

TV · Director · 3 eps

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · Director · 11 eps

2001
Grounded for Life poster

Grounded for Life

TV · Director · 4 eps

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · Director · 19 eps

1999
Border Line poster

Border Line

Movie · Director

1999
Freaks and Geeks poster

Freaks and Geeks

TV · Director · 2 eps

1998
Noah poster

Noah

Movie · Director

1998
Ghosts of Fear Street

Ghosts of Fear Street

Movie · Director

1997
The Beautician and the Beast poster

The Beautician and the Beast

Movie · Director

1996
Dunston Checks In poster

Dunston Checks In

Movie · Director

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · Director · 2 eps

1993
Bakersfield P.D. poster

Bakersfield P.D.

TV · Director · 3 eps

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · Director · 13 eps

1991
He Said, She Said poster

He Said, She Said

Movie · Director

1991
Eerie, Indiana poster

Eerie, Indiana

TV · Director · 2 eps

1988
Vibes poster

Vibes

Movie · Director

1985
Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird

Movie · Director

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · Director · 1 ep

1984
The Beniker Gang poster

The Beniker Gang

Movie · Director

1984
Summer Switch poster

Summer Switch

Movie · Director

1982
For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

Movie · Director