Mark Duplass
Encyclopedia
Mark David Duplass is an American film director
, film producer, actor
, and screenwriter
.
Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the brother of director and writer Jay Duplass
. He is married to his co-star on The League
, Katie Aselton
. Duplass is considered to be one of the founders of the mumblecore
aesthetic. He is also the lead singer of the rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!
.
.
In 2005 he wrote and produced The Puffy Chair
with his brother, in addition to acting as one of the main characters. According to IMDB, he also directed the film with his brother although he was not credited.
The two brothers later wrote, directed, and produced the films Baghead
(2008) and Cyrus
(2010) together. Their new films Jeff Who Lives At Home and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon are scheduled for release in 2011.
Duplass has also acted in a number of other productions. He currently stars in the FX comedy television series The League
with his wife Katie Aselton
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film producer, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the brother of director and writer Jay Duplass
Jay Duplass
Lawrence Jay Duplass is an American film director. He is best known for his debut film The Puffy Chair and most recent film Baghead. His brother Mark Duplass has worked with him on both films....
. He is married to his co-star on The League
The League
The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:...
, Katie Aselton
Katie Aselton
Katie Aselton is an American film director, producer, and actress from Milbridge, Maine. She is married to her co-star on The League, Mark Duplass. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010...
. Duplass is considered to be one of the founders of the mumblecore
Mumblecore
Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose at the turn of the 21st century. Filmmakers associated with the movement include Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, and Barry Jenkins....
aesthetic. He is also the lead singer of the rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!
Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!
Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! was an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York . The band's name was reportedly inspired by the Tom Hanks film Joe Versus the Volcano, though the band has never revealed the inspiration for the name.-History:The band's beginnings can be traced back to 1998...
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Career
Duplass has written, directed, and produced a number of feature films with his brother Jay DuplassJay Duplass
Lawrence Jay Duplass is an American film director. He is best known for his debut film The Puffy Chair and most recent film Baghead. His brother Mark Duplass has worked with him on both films....
.
In 2005 he wrote and produced The Puffy Chair
The Puffy Chair
The Puffy Chair is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. It screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement...
with his brother, in addition to acting as one of the main characters. According to IMDB, he also directed the film with his brother although he was not credited.
The two brothers later wrote, directed, and produced the films Baghead
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Its limited release began on 25 July 2008.-Plot:Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers...
(2008) and Cyrus
Cyrus (film)
Cyrus is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass and starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.-Plot:...
(2010) together. Their new films Jeff Who Lives At Home and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon are scheduled for release in 2011.
Duplass has also acted in a number of other productions. He currently stars in the FX comedy television series The League
The League
The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:...
with his wife Katie Aselton
Katie Aselton
Katie Aselton is an American film director, producer, and actress from Milbridge, Maine. She is married to her co-star on The League, Mark Duplass. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010...
.
As director, producer, and writer
| Year | Film | Type | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 2011 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | Feature Film | |||
| 2011 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | Feature Film | |||
| 2010 | Cyrus Cyrus (film) Cyrus is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass and starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.-Plot:... |
Feature Film | |||
| 2008 | Baghead Baghead Baghead is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Its limited release began on 25 July 2008.-Plot:Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers... |
Feature Film | |||
| 2005 | The Intervention | Short Film | |||
| 2005 | The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. It screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement... |
Feature Film | Uncredited | ||
| 2004 | Scrapple | Short Film | |||
| 2003 | This is John | Short Film | |||
| 2002 | The New Brad | Short Film | |||
| 1996 | Connect 5 | Co-Producer | |||
As actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Darling Companion | Bryan Alexander |
| 2011 | Your Sister's Sister | Jack |
| 2010 | Mars | Charlie Brownsville |
| 2010 | Greenberg Greenberg (film) Greenberg is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. The film stars Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans and Jennifer Jason Leigh... |
Eric Beller |
| 2009 | The League The League The League is an American sitcom that premiered on FX on October 29, 2009. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.-Synopsis:... |
Pete Eckhart |
| 2009 | Mars | Charlie Brownsville |
| 2009 | Humpday Humpday Humpday is a 2009 American comedy film starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore; and directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance film festival. International distribution rights have been purchased by Magnolia Pictures for a mid-six figure sum... |
Ben |
| 2009 | True Adolescents | Sam |
| 2009 | Other People's Parties | Doug Rhineau |
| 2007 | Hannah Takes the Stairs Hannah Takes the Stairs Hannah Takes the Stairs is a 2007 independent mumblecore film by Joe Swanberg.-Synopsis:The movie tells the story of Hannah, a recent college graduate living in Chicago who works as an intern at a production office, as she begins to develop crushes on Matt and Paul, two scriptwriters she works with... |
Mike |
| 2005 | The Intervention | Mark |
| 2005 | The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair The Puffy Chair is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. It screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement... |
Josh |
| 2004 | Scrapple | Todd |
| 2003 | Brighter Days | Jonathan |
| 2002 | The New Brad | Brad |
| 2003 | This is John | Jon Ashford |