Years active 1978–present | ||
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Occupation Film writer, producer, director, actor, children's author Movies Slaughter High, House Swap, Dark Knight, Blind Justice Books The prickly hedgehog, The Sleepy Dormouse, The hungry otter, The frightened little owl, Bertie's Uncle Basil Similar George Dugdale, Simon Scudda, Evie Brodie, Nathan Nolan, Billy Hartman | ||
Mark Ezra is a film writer, producer, director, actor and published children's author. He is most noted for films such as Slaughter High, Steal, and Waking Ned.
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Film work
Ezra's horror movie, Slaughter High (1986) (originally April Fools 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 Devine (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 festival. His film House Swap (2010) won at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.
Writing
The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier includes a chapter on Ezra's Doctor Who script The Return to Varnax.