Shaun Paul Piccinino

Shaun Paul Piccinino is an award winning Film and Television Director who currently has 6 feature films on Netflix with 3 of them reaching the Top 3 most watched movies in the world for the platform. "A California Christmas" and “A California Christmas: City Lights” both hit the top of the charts at number 1 and number 2 respectively (worldwide) for over 2 weeks in December of 2020 and 2021.  Piccinino’s latest Netflix hit, “That’s Amor” reached the number 3 position in the world and remained in the  top ten for 14 days straight. Shaun’s 3 global hits garnered over 250 million watched hours on the  streaming giant.  

In 2022 the Piccinino directed movie, "Holiday Harmony" starring Brooke Shields jumped up the charts for HBOMax and stayed in the Top 10 globaly for over 4 weeks in a row. Grabbing the number 2 spot at it's height. 

Piccinino's latest film release, "The Island" also hit the top of the charts, at the coveted number 1 spot, for the  Starz streaming platform. The film stars Michael Jai White and Jackson Rathbone for Saban Films. This  marks the 5th chart topping movie for Shaun. 

Over the past 6 years Shaun has directed 10 feature films and 2 television series (directing on multiple  episodes each series). His projects have been distributed by Netflix, HBO, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate, Amazon Prime, Crackle, Tubi and more. Shaun is also known for his extensive experience in  action/stunts and visual effects. Earlier achievements include the hit television series "Deadliest Warrior", directing, stunt coordinating and also portraying Scottish hero William Wallace, the "Call of Duty"  Franchise, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Robot Chicken, Star Wars Specials (editing and visual effects) and The Lackey (an award winning feature film made for a meager $7,200). 

Piccinino has been pursuing his passion of entertaining through the lens of a true fan of movies and film  making. Since his move to Los Angeles from Northern California in 2001, he has worked in every aspect of  the business from acting, editing, visual effects, script writing, stunts, producing and of course directing. 

His training began early in life on stage as he was classically trained by his father, Barry Piccinino, a renowned drama professor and stage director in his own right. With a gift for creativity and a thirst to entertain others, Shaun has developed a solid reputation for creativity, sincerity, and staying on budget. Shaun utilizes the time he has on set efficiently to achieve the best version of any project.