Sean McNamara (filmmaker) explained

Sean McNamara
Birth Date:	1962 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Burbank, California, U.S.
Spouse:	Christina Lambert
Years Active:	1984–present
Known For:	Soul Surfer The Miracle Season

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

McNamara was born in Burbank, California. He is best known for his feature films Soul Surfer and The Miracle Season. In the pre-teen film market he 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, The N, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. He collaborated with Shin Sang-ok to make Galgameth and , 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". McNamara also had a cameo appearance on That's So Raven, appearing as a plumber in the episode "Out of Control".

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

Filmography

Films

• Hollywood Chaos (1989)
• Galgameth (1996)
• (1997)
• Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
• (1998)
• P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
• Treehouse Hostage (1999)
• Race to Space (2001)
• The Even Stevens Movie (2003)
• Raise Your Voice (2004)
• (2006)
• Bratz (2007)
• (producer) (2009)
• (producer) (2009)
• The Suite Life Movie (2011)
• Soul Surfer (2011)
• (2013)
• Space Warriors (2013)
• Field of Lost Shoes (2014)
• Spare Parts (2015)
• Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)
• The Miracle Season (2018)
• Mighty Oak (2020)
• Aliens Stole My Body (2020)
• (2020)
• Sister Swap (2021)
• The King's Daughter (2022)
• On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)
• Reagan (2024)^{[2] [3] [4]}
• On Fire (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) (2006–2009)
• Cake (executive producer, director) (2006)
• Dance Revolution (executive producer, director) (2006–2007)
• Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
• Zeke and 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)

Personal life

McNamara is Catholic.^[5] He's the godfather of actress Christy Carlson Romano.

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2005	That's So Raven	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program		^[6]
2022	The King's Daughter	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture		^[7]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/seanmcnamara.html Interviews: Sean McNamara – Christianity Today Movies
2. Web site: Ronald Reagan Biopic Draws 'Soul Surfer' Director Sean McNamara. 23 August 2016. Variety. July 28, 2017.
3. Web site: Dennis Quaid is playing Ronald Reagan in a biopic, confirms director Sean McNamara - Metro US.
4. Web site: Reagan star Dennis Quaid on the challenges and 'honor' of bringing 40th President to the screen. Entertainment Weekly.com. Lauren. Huff. January 22, 2021. January 22, 2021.
5. Web site: Usselmann. Sister Nancy. FSP. Catholics in Hollywood Franciscan Media. 2021-08-14. www.franciscanmedia.org. en.
6. Web site: Outstanding Childrens Program Nominees / Winners 2005 . 2023-05-14 . Television Academy . en.
7. Web site: RAZZ NEWZ . 2023-05-14 . The Razzies! . en.