Mark Ezra

Mark Ezra
Occupation(s)	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.

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.

External links

• Mark Ezra at IMDb