Mark Ezra

Mark Ezra
Occupation(s)Film writer, producer, director, actor, children's author
Years active1978–present

Mark Ezra is a film writer, producer, director, actor and published children's author. He is most noted for films such as Slaughter High, Steal, and Waking Ned.

Early life

Mark is the son of Captain Peter and Italian language coach Gabriella Ezra. He was educated at Ampleforth College and went on to study film production at the University of Westminster.

Film work

Ezra's horror movie, Slaughter High (1986) (originally April Fool's Day), was picked up by Vestron at the Cannes Film Festival for ten times its production costs. He has directed several films, including Savage Hearts (1995), which featured Richard Harris, Julian Fellowes, and Jerry Hall.

Waking Ned (1998), which he co-produced, was picked up by Fox Searchlight and grossed over $100 million.

He wrote the screenplay for Steal (2002), which opened in the number 1 spot in France during the Cannes Film Festival.

His film House Swap (2010) won at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood in the United States.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1978 The Odd Job[1] Unit Publicity
1986 Slaughter High[2] Screenplay
1989 Blind Justice[3] Screenplay
1990 Living Doll[4] Screenplay
1995 Savage Hearts[5] Director/Script
1998 Waking Ned[6] Co-associate Producer
2002 Steal[7] Written by
2010 House Swap Director/Writer
Television
Year Title Role
2000 King of the Woods[8] Director
2000 Deadly Assassin[9] Director
2000 Spellbound[10] Director
2000 Gamesmaster[11] Director
Actor
Year Title Role
1977 The Grand Inquisitor[12] acolyte
1980 Q9[17/06/80][13] cast member
1982 Oil[14] cast member

Writing

The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier includes a chapter on Ezra's Doctor Who script The Return to Varnax.

Author
Year Title Illustrated by
1994 Bertie's Uncle Basil[15] S.Lewis
1994 The Bumbles[16] Mike Dodd
1996 The Prickly Hedgehog[17] Gavin Rowe[18]
1996 The Hungry Otter[19] Gavin Rowe[20]
1997 The Sleepy Dormouse[21] Gavin Rowe[22]
1998 The Frightened Little Owl[23] Gavin Rowe[24]

References

  1. ^ "The Odd Job". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "April Fool's Day (Slaughter High)". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Hold My Hand, I'm Dying". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Living Doll". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Savage Hearts". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Waking Ned". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Steal". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  8. ^ "King of the Woods". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Deadly Assassin". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Spellbound". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Gamesmaster". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. ^ "The Grand Inquisitor". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Q9[17/06/80]". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Oil". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.. Bfi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Bertie's Uncle Basil".. Alibris.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. ^ "The Bumbles]".. Alibris.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  17. ^ "The Prickly Hedgehog".. Lookupbyisbn.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Gavin Rowe".. Illustrationcupboard.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  19. ^ "The Hungry Otter".. Lookupbyisbn.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Gavin Rowe".. Illustrationcupboard.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  21. ^ "The Sleepy Doormouse".. Lookupbyisbn.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Gavin Rowe".. Illustrationcupboard.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  23. ^ "The Frightened Little Owl".. Lookupbyisbn.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Gavin Rowe".. Illustrationcupboard.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.