Mark Ezra

Mark Ezra
Occupation Film writer, producer, director, actor, children's author
Years active 1978–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.

Film work

Ezra's horror movie, Slaughter High (1986) (originally April Fools 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 Devine (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 festival. His film House Swap (2010) won at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1978 The Odd Job[1] Unit Publicity
1985 April Fool's Day (Slaughter High)[2] Screenplay
1989 Hold My Hand, I'm Dying[3] Screenplay
1990 Living Doll[4] Screenplay
1995 Savage Hearts[5] Director/Script
1998 Waking Ned[6] Co-associate Producer
2002 $teal[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 Doormouse[21] Gavin Rowe[22]
1998 The Frightened Little Owl[23] Gavin Rowe[24]

References

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