Markus Redmond

Markus William Redmond (born February 5, 1971) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter.

Career In 2016, Redmond directed and starred in the independent film The 6th Degree, a psychological thriller he wrote and co-produced. The cast included Redmond, Mackenzie Astin, and Turkish actress Fadik Atasoy. The film was released on Amazon Prime.

In 2017, Redmond wrote and directed the comedy horror short film Allen + Millie: A Short Romance, starring Brooke Lewis and Courtney Gains. The short film received awards from the Los Angeles Film Awards and the Sicily International Film Festival.

Screenwriting In 2000, Redmond and Ivy Williams sold their college thriller, I Would Die for You, to Columbia Pictures, although the film was not produced.

In 2007, Redmond wrote and starred in the independent film If I Had Known I Was a Genius. The cast included Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, Keith David, and Tara Reid. The film premiered on January 23, 2007, at the Sundance Film Festival.

Acting Redmond's films credits include The Inkwell (1994), K-11 (2012), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999); and How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.

On television, Redmond played recurring roles as Officer Lucas on NYPD Blue (1993-1994) and Mark Washington in Murder One (1995-1996). He also starred as Phil on the sitcom Family Rules (1999). Other television appearances include 21 Jump Street (1990), Family Matters (1990), Get Smart (1995), Mad About You (1997), Vengeance Unlimited (1999), Angel (1999, 2000), and The Drew Carey Show (2003).

Other media Redmond has been a featured guest on Reddit Q&As and various entertainment podcasts. Since 2015, he has been a recurring interviewee on the YouTube filmmaking vlog channel Film Courage.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 1994 The Inkwell Daryl Theatrical film 1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Male's Best Friend Direct-to-video film 1999 Fight Club Detective Kevin Theatrical film 2000 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Cop #3 Theatrical film 2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius Michael Reed - Lead role, also screenwriter Theatrical film 2012 K-11 Precious Theatrical film 2014 Pacific Standard Nolan - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter Short Film 2016 This is Now Michael - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter Theatrical film 2017 Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Nicholas (voice) - Director-producer-screenwriter Short Horror Feature 2019 The 6th Degree A.J - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter Short Horror Feature Pre-production Wine & Whimsy Vaughn Anderson - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter Theatrical film Pre-production After the Horizon Roman - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter Theatrical film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Exile Jackson Television film 1990 Family Matters Bull Episode: "In a Jam" 1990 21 Jump Street Charles Winson Wallace Episode: "Coppin' Out" 1990–1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Raymond Alexander Series regular 1993–1994 NYPD Blue P.O. Lucas Recurring role, 5 episodes 1995 Get Smart Duane Pilot episode 1995–1996 Murder One Mark Washington Recurring role, 29 episodes 1996 Project ALF Sgt. Rhomboid Television film 1997 Mad About You Dr. Kekitch Episode: "Speed Baby" 1999 Vengeance Unlimited Nate Cross Episode: "Legalese" 1999 Family Rules Phil Series regular 1999 and 2000 Angel Griff / Tom Cribb Episodes: "Rm w/a Vu" & "The Ring" 2003 The Drew Carey Show Delivery Guy Episode: "Drew Takes a Guilt Trip" 2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm Loud Man at Party Episode: "The Bowtie" 2015 Dinner and Drinks Vaughn Anderson - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter TV series

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1996 People's Choice Awards Accepted Award for Ensemble - Favorite New TV Drama Series Murder One Won 2018 Accolade Competition Best Short Film, Best Actress, Best Actor Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Won 2018 Hollywood Film Competition Platinum Award - Best Director; Diamond Award, Best Actress Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Won 2018 Los Angeles Horror Competition Diamond Award - Best Short, Best Actress, Best Actor Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Won 2018 Sicily International Film Festival Jury Prize - Best Director, Best Romance, Best Acting Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Won 2018 West Coast International Film Festival Outstanding Directing, Screenplay and Performances Allen + Millie: A Short Romance Won