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. Duplass has written and directed films, including The Puffy Chair (2005), Baghead (2008), Cyrus (2010), Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012). Duplass played the role of Pete Eckhart in the FX television series The League (2009–2015). He was also one of the stars of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012).
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Born | Mark David Duplass (1976-12-07) December 7, 1976 (age 45) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Organization | Duplass Brothers Productions |
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Children | 2 |
Relatives | Jay Duplass (brother) |
Duplass co-wrote the horror film Creep (2014) and its 2017 sequel, and starred in both films. He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series Room 104 (2017–2020). Duplass has also appeared in Humpday (2009), Greenberg (2010), The Mindy Project (2012–2014), Tammy (2014), The One I Love (2014), The Lazarus Effect (2015), Togetherness (2015–2016), Blue Jay (2016), Tully (2018), Goliath (2018–2019), Paddleton (2019), Bombshell (2019), and Language Lessons (2021).
For The Morning Show (2019–present), Duplass received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.[1]
Duplass was born on December 7, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Duplass.[2][3][4] He was raised as a Roman Catholic,[5][6] and attended Jesuit High School, University of Texas at Austin, and City University of New York-City College. His ancestry includes French Cajun, Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German.[7][8]
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[9] 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.[10] Their films Jeff, Who Lives at Home and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon were released in 2012.[11][12] In 2014, Mark co-wrote, produced and starred in the horror film Creep alongside Patrick Brice, appearing in the film as Josef.[13] In May 2016, it was announced that there would be a sequel to Creep.[14] 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.[15] In 2015, both Mark and Jay Duplass via their Duplass Brothers Television banner signed a two-year overall deal with HBO.[16]
In 2018, Duplass was in a Wealthsimple commercial, he appeared in Tully and Duck Butter, and released his debut book Like Brothers alongside Jay Duplass.[17] 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,[18] in which he was also a co-writer and executive producer.
Duplass was the lead singer of the indie rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!![19] He also co-wrote the autobiographical book Like Brothers in 2018 with Jay Duplass.[20][21]
Duplass is married to his The League and The Puffy Chair co-star, Katie Aselton.[22] They have two daughters, Ora (born 2007) and Molly (born 2012).[23]
Year | Title | Credited as | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | ||
2005 | The Puffy Chair | Uncredited | Yes | Yes |
2008 | Baghead | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Cyrus | Yes | Yes | No |
2011 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | Yes | Yes | No |
2012 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2012 | Black Rock | No | Yes | Executive |
2014 | Creep | No | Yes | Yes |
2016 | Blue Jay | No | Yes | No |
2017 | Table 19 | No | Story | No |
Creep 2 | No | Yes | No | |
2018 | Unlovable | No | Yes | Executive |
2019 | Paddleton | No | Yes | Executive |
2021 | Language Lessons | No | Yes | Executive |
Executive producer only
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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2014 | Wedlock | No | Yes | No | |
2015–16 | Togetherness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-creator, writer 16 episodes, director 15 episodes |
2016–18 | Animals. | No | Yes | No | |
2017–20 | Room 104 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-creator, writer 27 episodes, director 3 episodes |
2018 | Co-Ed | No | Yes | No | |
Evil Genius | No | Yes | No | Documentary series | |
Wild Wild Country | No | Yes | No | ||
2019 | On Tour with Asperger's Are Us | No | Yes | No | |
Shook | No | Yes | No | ||
2021 | The Lady and the Dale | No | Yes | No | Documentary series |
Sasquatch | No | Yes | No | ||
Cinema Toast | No | Yes | No |
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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1996 | Connect 5 | No | Yes | No | |
2002 | The New Brad | No | Yes | Yes | |
2003 | This Is John | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2004 | Scrapple | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2005 | The Intervention | No | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Kevin | No | Yes | No | Documentary short |
2020 | The Ride | No | Executive | No |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The New Brad | Brad | |
2003 | Brighter Days | Jonathan | |
2004 | Scrapple | Todd | |
2005 | The Puffy Chair | Josh | |
The Intervention | Mark | ||
2007 | Hannah Takes the Stairs | Mike | |
2009 | Other People's Parties | Doug Rhineau | |
True Adolescents | Sam | ||
Humpday | Ben | ||
2010 | Greenberg | Eric Beller | |
Mars[24] | Charlie Brownsville | ||
2011 | Your Sister's Sister | Jack | |
2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Kenneth Calloway | |
Darling Companion | Bryan Alexander | ||
People Like Us | Ted | ||
Zero Dark Thirty | Steve | ||
2013 | Parkland | Kenneth O'Donnell | |
2014 | Tammy | Bobby | |
Convention | Paul | ||
Creep | Josef | ||
The One I Love | Ethan | ||
Mercy | Uncle Lanning | ||
2015 | The Lazarus Effect[25] | Frank Walton | |
2016 | Blue Jay | Jim Henderson | |
2017 | Creep 2 | Aaron | |
2018 | Tully | Craig Freehauf | |
Duck Butter | Mark | ||
Love Sonia | Man in LA | ||
2019 | Paddleton | Michael Thompson | |
Bombshell | Douglas Brunt | ||
2021 | Language Lessons[26] | Adam | |
7 Days | Daddy (voice) | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2015 | The League | Pete Eckhart | 84 episodes |
2012–2017 | The Mindy Project | Brendan Deslaurier | 22 episodes |
2013 | Maron | Himself | Episode: "A Real Woman" |
2015–2016 | Togetherness | Brett Pierson | 16 episodes |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Mark Duplass Wears a Striped Sweater and Jeans" |
2016–2017 | Animals. | Various voices | 3 episodes |
2017 | Comrade Detective | Todd (voice) | Episode: "Two Films for One Ticket" |
Manhunt: Unabomber | David Kaczynski | 5 episodes | |
2017–2020 | Big Mouth | Val Bilzerian / Clerk (voice) | 8 episodes |
2018–2019 | Goliath | Tom Wyatt | 9 episodes |
2019–present | The Morning Show | Charlie "Chip" Black | 10 episodes |
2020 | When the Streetlights Go On | Mr. Carpenter | 4 episodes |
Room 104 | Graham Husker | Episode: "The Murderer" | |
2021 | Calls | Patrick (voice) | Episode: "Pedro Across the Street" |
2022 | Pretzel And The Puppies | Pretzel (voice) | 8 episodes |
Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | The Morning Show | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | [27] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [28] | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2018 | Wild Wild Country | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Won | [29] |
2020 | The Morning Show | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2019 | Wild Wild Country | Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television | Nominated | [30] |
Satellite Awards | 2019 | Goliath | Best Supporting Actor – Television Series | Nominated | [31] |
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