Mark Duplass
Introduction '''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, for which they wrote and directed ''The Puffy Chair'' (2005), ''Baghead'' (2008), ''Cyrus'' (2010), ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), and ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012). Duplass co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series ''Room 104'' (2017–2020), and co-wrote and starred in the horror film ''Creep'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel. His other acting credits include ''Humpday'' (2009), ''The League'' (2009–2015), ''Greenberg'' (2010), ''The Mindy Project'' (2012–2014), ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012), ''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 his portrayal of Charlie "Chip" Black in ''The Morning Show'' (2019–present), Duplass received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was also the lead singer of the indie rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited
Early life Duplass was born on December 7, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Duplass. He was raised as a Roman 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.
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, Duplass was in a Wealthsimple commercial, 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.
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 Jay Duplass.
Personal life Duplass is married to his ''The League'' and ''The Puffy Chair'' co-star, Katie Aselton. They have two daughters, Ora (born 2007) and Molly (born 2012).
Filmography ===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''   '''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)===Television=== Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer Creator Notes 2014 ''Wedlock''     2015–16 ''Togetherness''     Wrote 16 episodes, directed 15 episodes 2016–18 ''Animals.'' 2017–20 ''Room 104''     Wrote 27 episodes, directed 3 episodes 2018 ''Co-Ed''    2019''Shook''    2021 ''Cinema Toast''====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)===Short films=== 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''    ===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====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 2017–2022 ''Big Mouth'' Val Bilzerian / Clerk (voice) 11 episodes 2018–2019 ''Goliath'' Tom Wyatt 9 episodes 2019–present ''The Morning Show'' Charlie "Chip" Black 20 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) 18 episodes 2023 ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' Himself Contestant
Bibliography * ''Like Brothers'' (2018) (with Jay Duplass)
Awards and nominations  Award Year Work Category Result  Golden Globe Awards 2022 ''The Morning Show'' Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film   Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series   2024   Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 ''Wild Wild Country'' Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series   2020 ''The Morning Show'' Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series  Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 ''Wild Wild Country'' Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television   Satellite Awards 2019 ''Goliath'' Best Supporting Actor – Television Series   Peabody Awards 2022 ''Somebody Somewhere'' Entertainment
References
External links *** Interview with Jay and Mark Duplass on "Baghead" at IFC.com