Mark Gantt
| Mark Gantt | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mark Gantt winner Best Actor at the 2nd Streamy Awards | |
| Born |
Mark Willingham Gantt IV December 10, 1968 Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer |
| Years active | Since 1997 |
| Website | http://www.markgantt.com/ |
Mark Willingham Gantt IV (born December 10, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. Gantt is best known for his role as Neal Bannen in the Streamy Award-winning web series, The Bannen Way.[1] Gantt grew up in Stockton, California, and comes from a law enforcement family; he drew upon those family experiences as part of the backstory for the title character in The Bannen Way.[2]
Career
Early career
Mark got his start in the entertainment business working in the Art Department, Props and Production on features, TV and commercial projects, while training as an actor and director at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas.[3]
As an actor he has worked with Brad Pitt in Ocean's Eleven and Burt Reynolds in The Hollywood Sign. He has also worked in the TV shows Alias, Without A Trace, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.[4]
The Bannen Way
"Since its January 6 premiere, the action web series The Bannen Way has raked in more than 13 million streams, making it the fastest growing property on Sony's Crackle digital video network. Loaded with crime, gadgets, sexy cars, salacious scenarios and high production costs, the 16-episode series is intended as a vehicle for Crackle to reach a demographic of men 18-34 years old. The Bannen Way also starred, Vanessa Marcil, Michael Ironside, Robert Forster, and Michael Lerner."[5]
"We were tired of waiting for agents to give us a call," said Gantt. "The web allowed us to stretch the boundaries. We got to create a cool show that we wanted to be in that could allow studios to recoup their money."[5]
The Bannen Way was designed as both a 16 episode web series and feature film and has been distributed on VOD, DVD, iTunes, Amazon and Internationally on Cinemax and Sony’s AXN Network.[6]
The Bannen Way Success
The Bannen Way was number six in Mashable's "The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series February 2010" by Visible Measures with 6,576,886 views.[7] The series was nominated for 7 awards for the 2010 Streamy Awards winning Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor (Mark Gantt) and Best Editing.[8] Awarded Groundbreaker Award for The Bannen Way at the 2010 LA Webfest.[9]
Other Works
In 2010 Gantt directed two episodes of the branded series, Suite 7 with Shannen Doherty, Dexter’s Jaime Murray, Warehouse 13's Eddie McClintock[10] and in 2011, the award winning short film Donor starring Trevor Algatt and Alexis Boozer.[11]
Mark also teaches acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse[12] and workshops on developing web series with Creator Up.[13]
Mark has been a speaker on several New Media panels at Banff World Media Festival,[14] Digital Hollywood,[15] NATPE,[16] Tubefilter[17] Writer’s Bootcamp,[18] and X-Summit.[19]
In 2011 Mark hosted the first annual NATPE Digital Luminary Awards in Miami, Florida.[20]
September 2015, Lifetime premiered Mark's feature directorial debut, Murder In Mexico: The Bruce Beresford Redman Story, based on the true story of former Survivor producer Bruce Beresford-Redman who was convicted in Mexico of the murder of his wife, Mónica.[21]
In April 2016 Mark directed Intricate Vengeance for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's New Form Digital studio. It was part of the 2016 Incubator program, a series to showcase and produce original scripted pilots.[22]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Volcano | Rookie Cop |
| 2001 | Straight Right | Fila Man |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Party Boy |
| 2001 | Oceans Eleven | Bartender |
| 2002 | Good For Nothing | Christian Van Dien |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Longshorman |
| 2004 | 29 and Holding | Claude |
| 2005 | Devil's Highway | Vanni |
| 2005 | Pura Lengua | Officer Jamison |
| 2010 | Taken By Force | Stark |
| 2010 | The Bannen Way | Neal Bannen |
| 2012 | Among Friends | Nick First AD |
| 2012 | Meridian | Blake Royce |
| 2013 | Hidden In The Woods | Costello's Accountant |
| 2013 | The Night Visitor | Randy |
| 2014 | Foe | Johan Meyer |
| 2015 | The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story | Randy |
| 2015 | Psychophonia | Rudger |
TV Series/Internet Productions
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Demon |
| 2001 | Arrest and Trial | Donald Newberry |
| 2002 | Days of Our Lives | Officer Mills |
| 2003 | Without A Trace | Bartender |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Actor |
| 2005 | Alias | Balfour |
| 2006 | The Shield | Bar Owner |
| 2006 | What About Brian | Bartender |
| 2010 | The Temp Life | Thomas Clancy |
| 2011 | Leap Year | Sergei |
| 2011 | Dexter | Mills |
| 2011 | Once Upon | Marcus |
| 2011 | The Guild | Chet Grunwald |
| 2012 | Oishi High School Battle | Principal Dave |
| 2012 | Sound Advice | Marco |
| 2013 | The Inn | Jeffrey |
| 2013 | D-Tec | Dobbs |
| 2014 | Bluff | Nick Westin |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Ryan Brooks |
| 2015 | American Horror Story:Hotel | EMT Worker |
| 2016 | Barely Famous | Detective Davis |
| 2016 | The Arrangement | Adam Westfeldt (Recurring) |
Awards
| Year | Award Show | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2nd Streamy Awards | Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series | The Bannen Way | Won |
| Best Dramatic Web Series | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Web Series shared with Jesse Warren | Nominated | |||
| Best Branded Web Series | Nominated | |||
| Best New Web Series | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Webby Award | Best Drama Web Series | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Banff World Media Festival | Best Drama Web Series | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Web Series | Suite 7 | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | First Glance Film Festival Philadelphia | Best Director Short Film | Donor | Won |
| Indie Cinema Series | Best of the Fest | Won |
References
- ↑ "Crackle.com Launches 'The Bannen Way'". Sony Official Website. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Nelson, Lauren (February 5, 2010). "Gantt's Way". Lodi News-Sentinel. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Woods, Mark Dundas. "It takes a thief: Mark Gantt and "The Bannen Way"". Simply Showbiz. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Gantt's Way". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- 1 2 Rowley, Melissa June. "The Future of TV?: The Story Behind Crackle's "The Bannen Way"". Mashable. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Baldwin, Drew. "'The Bannen Way:' A Comedy on HBO?". Tubefilter. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Axon, Samuel. "The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, February 2010". Mashable. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "'Bannen Way,' 'Guild' top online television noms". Variety. March 1, 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "World's First and Only Web Series-Only Festival". LA Web Series Festival. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Cohen, Joshua. "Want to Sleep Better? Shannen Doherty and 'Suite 7' Can Help". Tubefilter. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia 15 Winners". FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "Beverly Hills Playhouse Teachers". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Creator Up Courses". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "BANFF Speakers List". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Digital Hollywood Panelists". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "NATPE Speaker List". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "'The Bannen Way', 'Prom Queen' Light Up Tubefilter Web TV Meetup".
- ↑ "Writer's Bootcamp Business Breakfast" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "X-Summit 2012".
- ↑ "NATPE Announces 2011 Digital Luminary Award Recipients". NATPE. Press Release. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "TV Review: 'Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story'".
- ↑ "New Form Digital Launches Third Wave of Original Scripted Pilots".