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Acting

Shawn Wayans

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, with a break from 2010 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Waynehead
Waynehead
GoodWatch score67/100

Characters

5

The characters Shawn Wayans played, best-known titles first.

Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins
Shawn Wayans as Kevin Copeland
Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins
Shawn Wayans as Ray Wilkins
Shawn Wayans as Shawn Williams

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 6.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shawn Wayans Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    0.9, average 4.7
  • Tension
    2.4, average 5.9
  • Pathos
    1.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Pop Culture Satire 4
  • Absurdist Comedy 3
  • Slasher Parody 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Lowbrow Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
White Chicks 2
White Chicks 2

as Kevin Copeland

2020s

1 title · average score 43
Scary Movie
Scary Movie (2026)
GoodWatch score 43

as Ray

2010s

1 title · average score 22
Scary Movie 5
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
GoodWatch score 22

Characters

2000s

9 titles · average score 45
Dance Flick
Dance Flick (2009)
GoodWatch score 35

as Baby Daddy

Little Man
Little Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 35

as Darryl

Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

Characters

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as Slim (voice)

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street (2006)

as Slim/Cheapie (voice)

White Chicks
White Chicks (2004)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kevin Copeland

Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

Characters

Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ray

Scary Movie
Scary Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ray

1990s

7 titles · average score 56
New Blood
New Blood (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

as Valentine

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ashtray

Waynehead
Waynehead (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Toof (voice)

The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Shawn Williams

The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Itch (voice)

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Dominique

1980s

2 titles · average score 69
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pedestrian

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Robo