Sean McNamara
For decades, Sean McNamara has been developing programming for the preteen market, and, by the end of the 2000s, his résumé included dozens of directing and producing credits. Much of his early work was in television, with a big boost coming from the mid-1990s superhero series "The Secret World of Alex Mack." After producing and directing several episodes of the show, which was aimed at young viewers, he closed out the decade with movies for a similar audience, most notably the action flick "3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain." Having found his niche, subsequent years brought a barrage of preteen and family-friendly television work. He directed episodes of the comedy "That's So Raven" and the surf drama "Beyond the Break," but these were dwarfed by his executive producing credits, which included numerous scripted series, as well as video sequels to films such as "Legally Blonde" and "Bring It On." At certain times during his career, McNamara wore all three hats of director, producer, and writer; those projects included "Beyond the Break" (which he also co-created), and the comedy show "Even Stevens," which aired from the late '90s to early '00s and starred a young Shia LaBeouf. Amidst all this, he found time to direct the musical romance "Raise Your Voice" and the toy-based live-action feature "Bratz," and expanded his audience with 2011's "Soul Surfer," an emotional drama about a young shark-attack survivor.
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Sean McNamara
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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18% |
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Reagan | Director | $26.5M | 2024 |
14% |
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Vindicta | Director | - | 2023 |
16% |
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On a Wing and a Prayer | Director | - | 2023 |
0% |
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Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders | Director | - | 2022 |
20% |
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The King's Daughter |
Director, Producer |
$1.5M | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moonrise | Producer | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Evie Rose | Producer | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Swipe | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Sister Swap: Christmas in the City | Director | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday | Director | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Aliens Stole My Body |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
11% |
|
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
52% |
|
Mighty Oak | Director | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sand Angels | Producer | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy | Director | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa | Director | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Orphan Horse |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2018 |
53% |
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The Miracle Season | Director | $10.2M | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Aliens Ate My Homework |
Plink (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pretty Outrageous | Executive Producer | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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The Swap | Executive Producer | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Love in Paradise | Director | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Just in Time for Christmas |
Director, Producer |
- | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Hoovey |
Director, Producer |
- | 2015 |
58% |
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Spare Parts |
Director, Executive Producer |
$3.6M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Field of Lost Shoes | Director | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt | Director | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Robosapien: Rebooted |
Captain Dylan Patrick (Character), Director |
- | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Space Warriors |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Baby Genius 3: Baby Squad Investigators |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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The Suite Life Movie | Director | - | 2011 |
45% |
|
Soul Surfer |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$43.9M | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | Producer | - | 2009 |
17% |
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Into the Blue 2: The Reef | Producer | - | 2009 |
10% |
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Bratz | Director | $10.0M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Bratz Kidz Sleep-Over Adventure | Director | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold | Director | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Abe & Bruno | Director | - | 2005 |
16% |
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Raise Your Voice | Director | $10.4M | 2004 |
50% |
|
The Even Stevens Movie |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2003 |
71% |
|
Race to Space |
Director, Producer |
- | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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P.U.N.K.S. | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Treehouse Hostage | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Wild Grizzly |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1999 |
17% |
|
Casper Meets Wendy | Director | - | 1998 |
0% |
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3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain |
Director, Screenwriter |
$308.1K | 1998 |
0% |
|
Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Director | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Adventures of Galgameth |
King Henryk (Character), Director |
- | 1995 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lab Rats: Bionic Island | Director | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A.N.T. Farm | Director | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That's So Raven | Executive Producer | 2003-2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just for Kicks | Executive Producer | 2006 |