Sean McNamara (filmmaker)

Sean Patrick Michael McNamara[1] (born May 9, 1962) is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.

Sean McNamara
McNamara in 2007
Born	Sean Patrick Michael McNamara May 9, 1962 Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
Years active	1984–present
Known for	Soul Surfer The Miracle Season
Spouse(s)	Ellen Ensher (divorced)

McNamara was born in Burbank, California. He is best known for his feature film Soul Surfer, The Miracle Season, and in the preteen film market, having worked with Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, and Raven-Symoné. McNamara and David Brookwell are the founders of the Brookwell McNamara Entertainment production company. McNamara has continued to produce and create shows for MTV's The N, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. He collaborated with Shin Sang-ok to make Galgameth and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, starring Hulk Hogan.

McNamara briefly appeared as the singing cowboy in the Even Stevens musical episode "Influenza: The Musical", and as an alleged alien abductee in the episode "Close Encounters of the Beans Kind". On That's So Raven, McNamara had a cameo appearance as a plumber in the episode "Out of Control".

In 2016, McNamara was hired to direct the upcoming 2022 biopic of President Ronald Reagan titled Reagan.[2]

Crew work

Films

• Hollywood Chaos (1989)
• Galgameth (1996)
• Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
• Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
• 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
• P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
• Treehouse Hostage (1999)
• Race to Space (2001)
• The Even Stevens Movie (2003)
• Raise Your Voice (2004)
• The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
• Bratz (director) (2007)
• The Suite Life Movie (2011)
• Soul Surfer (director) (2011)
• Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels (2013)
• Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
• Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt (2014)
• Field of Lost Shoes (2014)
• Spare Parts (2015)
• Hoovey (2015)
• Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby (2015)
• Just in Time for Christmas (2015)
• Love in Paradise (2016)
• Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)
• The Miracle Season (2018)
• Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)
• Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
• Mighty Oak (2020)
• Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! (2020)
• Reagan (2022)[2][3][4]
• The King's Daughter (TBA)

Television

• Kids Incorporated (producer) (1984)
• The Secret World of Alex Mack (producer, director) (1994)
• Even Stevens (executive producer, director) (2000–2003)
• That's So Raven (executive producer, director) (2003–2006)
• Just for Kicks (executive producer, director) (2006)
• Beyond the Break (executive producer, director) (2006)
• Cake (executive producer, director) (2006)
• Dance Revolution (executive producer, director) (2006)
• Out of Jimmy's Head (2007) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
• Zeke & Luther (director) (2009)
• Shake It Up (director) (2011)
• Kickin' It (director) (2011–2012)
• Jessie (director) (2012)
• A.N.T. Farm (director) (2012)
• Gabby Duran & The Unsittables (director) (2019–present)

References

1. Interviews: Sean McNamara – Christianity Today Movies
2. "Ronald Reagan Biopic Draws 'Soul Surfer' Director Sean McNamara". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
4. Huff, Lauren (January 22, 2021). "Reagan star Dennis Quaid on the challenges and 'honor' of bringing 40th President to the screen". Entertainment Weekly.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

External links

• Sean McNamara's Official Homepage
• Sean McNamara at IMDb
• Sean McNamara's Bio
• Brookwell/McNamara Entertainment