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Mark Duplass

American actor and director (born 1976)

American actor and director (born 1976)

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  • University of Texas at Austin
  • City College of New York

Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996, for which they wrote and directed The Puffy Chair (2005), Baghead (2008), Cyrus (2010), Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012).

Duplass co-wrote and starred in the horror film Creep (2014) and its sequel Creep 2 (2017), as well as the television spin-off The Creep Tapes (2024). He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series Room 104 (2017–2020). His other acting credits include Humpday (2009), The League (2009–2015), Greenberg (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), The One I Love (2014), The Lazarus Effect (2015), Togetherness (2015–2016), Blue Jay (2016), Tully (2018), Goliath (2018–2019), Paddleton (2019), and Language Lessons (2021).

For his portrayal of Charlie "Chip" Black in The Morning Show (2019–present), Duplass received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was also the lead singer of the indie rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!

Early life

Duplass was born on December 7, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Duplass. He was raised Catholic, and attended Jesuit High School, University of Texas at Austin, and City College of New York. His ancestry includes French Cajun, Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German roots.

Career

Duplass has written, directed, and produced several feature films with his brother Jay Duplass. In 2005, he wrote and produced The Puffy Chair with his brother, in addition to portraying one of the main characters.

The two brothers later wrote, directed, and produced the films Baghead (2008) and Cyrus (2010) together and have a unique style which consists of a great deal of ad-libbing off of the original script, shooting a number of takes, and editing scenes down 15 to 20 times. Their films Jeff, Who Lives at Home and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon were released in 2012. In 2014, Duplass co-wrote, produced and starred in the horror film Creep alongside Patrick Brice, appearing in the film as Josef. In May 2016, it was announced that there would be a sequel to Creep. Creep 2 was released in October 2017 which Duplass again co-wrote and starred in.

In 2009, Duplass starred in the FX comedy television series The League, with his wife, Katie Aselton. In 2015, the HBO series Togetherness debuted, which was created by and stars Duplass. That same year, Duplass co-starred with Evan Peters and Olivia Wilde in David Gelb's thriller film The Lazarus Effect. In 2015, both Mark and Jay Duplass via their Duplass Brothers Television banner signed a two-year overall deal with HBO.

In 2018, he appeared in Tully and Duck Butter, and released his debut book Like Brothers alongside Jay Duplass. He also starred as real estate developer Tom Wyatt in Season 2 of the Amazon Video series Goliath.

In 2019, Duplass starred in the Netflix comedy film, Paddleton, in which he was also a co-writer and executive producer.

Duplass was named the 2022-2023 Frank Sinatra Artist-in-Residence at Santa Clara University on July 22, 2022.

Other ventures

Duplass was the lead singer of the indie rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! He also co-wrote the autobiographical book Like Brothers in 2018 with his brother Jay Duplass.

Personal life

Duplass is married to his The League and The Puffy Chair co-star, Katie Aselton. They have two daughters, Ora (b. 2007) and Molly (b. 2012).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2005The Puffy Chair
2008Baghead
2010Cyrus
2011Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
Black Rock
2014Creep
2016Blue Jay
2017Table 19
Creep 2
2018Unlovable
2019Paddleton
2021Language Lessons
2022Biosphere
2025Magic Hour

Executive producer only

  • Bass Ackwards (2010)
  • The Freebie (2010)
  • Lovers of Hate (2012)
  • Your Sister's Sister (2012)
  • Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
  • Bad Milo (2013)
  • The One I Love (2014)
  • The Skeleton Twins (2014)
  • Adult Beginners (2014)
  • The Lazarus Effect (2015)
  • The Bronze (2015)
  • Tangerine (2015)
  • 6 Years (2015)
  • Manson Family Vacation (2015)
  • Asperger's Are Us (2016) (Documentary)
  • Take Me (2017)
  • Outside In (2017)
  • Duck Butter (2018)
  • The MisEducation of Bindu (2019)
  • Horse Girl (2020)
  • Young Hearts (2020)
  • As of Yet (2021)
  • Not Going Quietly (2021) (Documentary)
  • Drought (2021)
  • 7 Days (2021)
  • Last Stop Larrimah (2023) (Documentary)
  • Jazzy (2024)

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
ProducerWriterCreatorNotes
2014Wedlock
2015–2016TogethernessWrote 16 episodes, directed 15 episodes
2016–2018Animals
2017–2020Room 104Wrote 27 episodes, directed 3 episodes
2018Co-Ed
2019Shook
2021Cinema Toast
2024Penelope8 episodes
2024–presentThe Creep Tapes12 episodes

Documentary series

Executive producer

  • Evil Genius (2018)
  • Wild Wild Country (2018)
  • On Tour with Asperger's Are Us (2019)
  • The Lady and the Dale (2021)
  • Sasquatch (2021)
  • American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (2024)

Short films

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
1996Connect 5
2002The New Brad
2003This Is John
2004Scrapple
2005The Intervention
2011KevinDocumentary short
2020The Ride

Acting roles

Film

YearTitleRole
2002**Brad
2003Brighter DaysJonathan
2004ScrappleTodd
2005**Josh
**Mark
2007Hannah Takes the StairsMike
2009Other People's PartiesDoug Rhineau
True AdolescentsSam
HumpdayBen
2010GreenbergEric Beller
MarsCharlie Brownsville
2011Your Sister's SisterJack
2012Safety Not GuaranteedKenneth Calloway
Darling CompanionBryan Alexander
People Like UsTed
Zero Dark ThirtySteve
2013ParklandKenneth O'Donnell
2014TammyBobby
ConventionPaul
CreepJosef
**Ethan
MercyUncle Lanning
2015**Frank Walton
2016Blue JayJim Henderson
2017Creep 2Aaron
2018TullyCraig Freehauf
Duck ButterMark
Love SoniaMan in LA
2019PaddletonMichael Thompson
BombshellDouglas Brunt
2021Language LessonsAdam
7 DaysDaddy (voice)
2022BiosphereBilly
2025Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever DoneThe Narrator (voice)
2026The Backrooms
TBABad Day

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2015**Pete Eckhart84 episodes
2012–2017**Brendan Deslaurier22 episodes
2013MaronHimselfEpisode: "A Real Woman"
2015–2016TogethernessBrett Pierson16 episodes
2015Comedy Bang! Bang!HimselfEpisode: "Mark Duplass Wears a Striped Sweater and Jeans"
2016–2017AnimalsVarious voices3 episodes
2017Comrade DetectiveTodd (voice)Episode: "Two Films for One Ticket"
Manhunt: UnabomberDavid Kaczynski5 episodes
2017–2025Big MouthVal Bilzerian / Clerk (voice)14 episodes
2018–2019GoliathTom Wyatt9 episodes
2019–presentThe Morning ShowCharlie "Chip" Black29 episodes
2020When the Streetlights Go OnMr. Carpenter4 episodes
Room 104Graham HuskerEpisode: "The Murderer"
2021CallsPatrick (voice)Episode: "Pedro Across the Street"
2022–2023Pretzel and the PuppiesPretzel (voice)18 episodes
2023Celebrity Jeopardy!HimselfContestant
2024The Creep TapesPeachfuzz6 episodes
2025Good American FamilyMichael BarnettLead role

Bibliography

  • Like Brothers (2018) (with Jay Duplass)

Awards and nominations

AwardYearWorkCategoryResultRef(s)Golden Globe AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsProducers Guild of America AwardsSatellite AwardsPeabody Awards
2022The Morning ShowBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2022Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2024
2018Wild Wild CountryOutstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
2020The Morning ShowOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2024
2019Wild Wild CountryOutstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
2019GoliathBest Supporting Actor – Television Series
2022Somebody SomewhereEntertainment

References

References

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  7. (March 2, 2012). "Jay Duplass Talks Moving To The Mainstream At The 2011 Savannah Film Festival". Indiewire.
  8. Lamble, David. "The Bay Area Reporter Online | Now playing & resonating". Ebar.com.
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  10. Dargis, Manohla. (June 17, 2010). "Mommy Dearest, You're Mine Forever".
  11. Needles, Tim. (June 29, 2010). "5 Questions for the cast of the new film Cyrus". Short and Sweet NYC.
  12. Scott, A. O.. (March 15, 2012). "Up From the Basement, Slacker Metaphysics".
  13. Holden, Stephen. (July 5, 2012). "Too Old for Sibling Rivalry? Never, Brothers Say".
  14. "Creep (2014)".
  15. Duplass, Mark. (May 23, 2016). "CREEP 2 discussions have officially begun.".
  16. Holden, Stephen. (July 5, 2012). "The Lazarus Effect".
  17. Wagmeister, Elizabeth. (June 16, 2015). "Duplass Brothers Ink Overall Deal with HBO".
  18. Nordine, Michael. (February 21, 2018). "The Duplass Brothers Shot a Secret Movie With Ray Romano as Part of a Four-Picture Deal With Netflix".
  19. (July 22, 2022). "Emmy-Winning Producer, Actor Mark Duplass Named Sinatra Artist-in-Residence".
  20. "I'm Still Excited Volcano - Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! LP". CD Universe.
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  28. "Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done (2025)".
  29. "Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done".
  30. Thompson, Eliza. (August 25, 2024). "Ellen Pompeo's ''Orphan''-Like Series Gets a Title".
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  32. (January 12, 2022). "SAG Nominations: 'House of Gucci' and 'Power of the Dog' Score Big; 'Succession' and 'Ted Lasso' Lead TV".
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