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Mark Schwahn (born July 5, 1966) is an American former screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill. His career largely ended in 2018 following widespread sexual harassment accusations.

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Mark Schwahn
Mark Schwahn in 2012
Born	(1966-07-05) July 5, 1966 (age 56)
Occupation	Director, producer, screenwriter
Alma mater	University of Maryland
Notable works	One Tree Hill
Years active	1997–2018

Career

Schwahn has co-written Coach Carter (2005), The Perfect Score (2004), Whatever It Takes (2000) and 35 Miles from Normal (1997). In addition, he was creator of the TV series One Tree Hill, for which he also wrote and directed.

He served as producer for Whatever It Takes and One Tree Hill. He also directed 35 Miles from Normal, which he filmed in his hometown of Pontiac, Illinois.

His last major project was creating the E! scripted series The Royals.

Melrose Place spinoff

He emerged as a top candidate to write a planned spin-off of Melrose Place shortly after the network and CBS Paramount Television announced it in late October 2008. Schwahn signed a two-year deal with CPT in early October 2008, but it had not started until June 2009. Until then, he was under a pact with Warner Bros. Television, where he ran One Tree Hill. His agreement with Warner Bros. called for him to continue as executive producer and showrunner on One Tree Hill returning for the ninth and final season in January 2012. The move to tap Schwahn to conceive a contemporary version of Melrose Place resembles The CW and CPT's decision to have Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas pen the original script for 90210.[1] In early 2009, it was announced Schwahn would not be working on the project.[2]

Sexual harassment allegations

On November 12, 2017, TV writer Audrey Wauchope wrote on Twitter that she and her female writing partner were sexually harassed by Schwahn while working on One Tree Hill.[3][4] Female cast members supported the allegations, and Hilarie Burton and Danneel Harris alleged that they had also been sexually harassed by Schwahn.[5] The male stars of One Tree Hill released their own statements supporting their female co-stars and crew members.[6] Schwahn was also accused by cast members of The Royals.[7] Twenty-five female cast and crew members of the show released their own open letter stating that they, too, had been subjected to sexual harassment by Schwahn throughout the run of the show.[8] In light of the allegations, Schwahn was suspended[5] and ultimately fired from The Royals.[9]

Filmography

Crew

Film

Year	Title	Distributor	Credit	Notes
1997	35 Miles from Normal	Independent	Writer and director	Independent film
2000	Whatever It Takes	Columbia Pictures	Writer and producer
2004	The Perfect Score	Paramount Pictures	Writer
2005	Coach Carter	Paramount Pictures	Writer

Television

Year	Title	Network	Credit	Notes
2003–12	One Tree Hill	The WB (2003–06) The CW (2006–12)	Series creator; Writer, director, and executive producer
2010	Spy School for Girls	The CW	Series co-creator; Writer and executive producer	Series production canceled; Based on the book Spy School for Girls by Larry Kolb
	Nashville	The CW	Co-writer and executive producer	Series production canceled; Co-produced by Brad Paisley
2012	Shelter	The CW	Series creator; Writer and executive producer	Pilot filmed; Set in a holiday inn in Maine.
2015–17	The Royals	E!	Series creator; Writer, director, and executive producer

Cast

Film and Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Colin Fitz Lives!	Venice Beach Fan
2006–08	One Tree Hill	Max	2 episodes

References

External links

• Mark Schwahn at IMDb

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