Mark Duplass

Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker and actor. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996, for which they wrote and directed the films The Puffy Chair, Baghead (2008), Cyrus (2010), Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012), as well as the television series Togetherness (2015–2016) and Room 104 (2017–2020).

Duplass' 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), Language Lessons (2021), and Backrooms (2026). He 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). 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.

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

Short film Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes 1996 Connect 5 2002 The New Brad 2003 This Is John 2004 Scrapple 2005 The Intervention 2011 Kevin Documentary short 2020 The Ride

Television

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)

Acting roles Film Year Title Role 2002 Brad 2003 Brighter Days Jonathan 2004 Scrapple Todd 2005 Josh Mark 2007 Hannah Takes the Stairs Mike 2009 Other People's Parties Doug Rhineau True Adolescents Sam Humpday Ben 2010 Greenberg Eric Beller Mars 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 Ethan Mercy Uncle Lanning 2015 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 Adam 7 Days Daddy (voice) 2022 Biosphere Billy 2025 Hurricanna Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done The Narrator (voice) 2026 Backrooms Phil 2026 Bad Day

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009–2015 Pete Eckhart 84 episodes 2012–2017 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 2017–2025 Big Mouth Val Bilzerian / Clerk (voice) 14 episodes 2018–2019 Goliath Tom Wyatt 9 episodes 2019–present The Morning Show Charlie "Chip" Black 29 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" 2022–2023 Pretzel and the Puppies Pretzel (voice) 18 episodes 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Himself Contestant 2024-present The Creep Tapes Peachfuzz 12 episodes 2025 Good American Family Michael Barnett Lead role