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Mark is an acclaimed author, screenwriter, director, playwright, and journalist. His documentary, The Hundred Year Old Whale, won the 2017 WGC Award for Best Documentary. His debut feature film, The Green Chain, which he both wrote and directed, was a finalist for a Writers Guild of Canada Award. Mark earned the prestigious Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his first book, Never Shoot a Stampede Queen, which he is currently developing into a TV series. He is in post-production on a documentary adapted from his bestselling non-fiction book, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World.
His television work includes developing Tales from the Crypt as a live-action series aimed at young audiences for Cookie Jar Entertainment and Teletoon; adapting Marvel Comics' Moon Knight into a live-action hour-long drama for No Equal Entertainment; developing the animated series Hood for Disney and Teletoon; and creating The O-Zone (Soapbox Productions/Global TV). He served as story editor for season one of the Lifetime/City TV series Blood Ties and has written for shows such as The Collector, Psi Factor, and the reboot of ReBoot (ReBoot: The Guardian Code) for Netflix.
Mark’s TV writing credits include ReBoot: The Guardian Code (Netflix), Blood Ties (Lifetime), and The Collector (CityTV). His stage plays have been produced across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia. His play Shylock recently concluded a three-year run at Prague’s Divadlo Na Jezerce. His newest play, Bar Mitzvah Boy, has been produced widely in Canada and the US and is published by Playwrights Canada Press. He has also worked as editor of Reel West and reported on the Canadian entertainment scene for The Hollywood Reporter, The Vancouver Sun, The Georgia Straight, and various international publications.
