Mark Ezra

Mark Ezra is a British 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 Unit Publicity 1986 Slaughter High Screenplay 1989 Blind Justice Screenplay 1990 Living Doll Screenplay 1995 Savage Hearts Director/Script 1998 Waking Ned Co-associate Producer 2002 Steal Written by 2010 House Swap Director/Writer

+ Television Year Title Role 2000 King of the Woods Director 2000 Deadly Assassin Director 2000 Spellbound Director 2000 Gamesmaster Director

+ Actor Year Title Role 1977 The Grand Inquisitor acolyte 1980 Q9[17/06/80] cast member 1982 Oil cast member

Writing

The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier includes a chapter on Ezra's Doctor Who script The Return of Varnax.

+ Author Year Title Illustrated by 1994 Bertie's Uncle Basil S.Lewis 1994 The Bumbles Mike Dodd 1996 The Prickly Hedgehog Gavin Rowe 1996 The Hungry Otter Gavin Rowe 1997 The Sleepy Dormouse Gavin Rowe 1998 The Frightened Little Owl Gavin Rowe