Mark Kassen (born October 4, 1971) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has appeared in the films Growing Up Brady (2000), The Good Student (2006), Puncture (2011), and Jobs (2013). In July 2020, he and Chris Evans launched A Starting Point, a website that presents both the Democratic and Republican point of view on many issues of importance to Americans.
Career
Theatre In 1994, he made his theatre debut in a New York Off-Broadway play titled Judy at the Stonewall Inn. A few years later, he was cast in a play called Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight, which he appeared on stage totally nude. In 2006, he appeared as Hitler's nephew William Patrick Hitler in the play Little Willy, which he also wrote.
Film and television Kassen has had small parts in television films and TV series such as Another World in 1994, Cybill in 1997, and Third Watch in 1999. In 2006, he produced the television movie Bernard and Doris with Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes, which earned him, along with the other producers, nominations for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for Best Television Film.
In 2011, he appeared in the drama film Puncture, based on the true story of Michael David Weiss (played by Chris Evans), where Kassen played Weiss's law partner and best friend Paul Danziger. Kassen also directed and produced the film with his brother Adam Kassen.
Production company Kassen runs an independent film production company with his younger brother Adam Kassen.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1994Another WorldJerry HochTV series1996ABC Afterschool SpecialsSpencerTV series (Episode: "Through Thick & Thin")1997 The Killing SecretGreg Dunleavy TV film1997 CybillBrad MarksTV series (Episode: "In Her Dreams")1998Looking for LolaMike Greenbaum1999Third WatchLarry FoleyTV series (Episode: "Hell Is What You Make of It")2000Growing Up BradyEddie FontaineTV film2001Trigger HappyAlecAlso producer2004SloganMattTV film; also director, writer and producer2005Hopeless PicturesVarious voicesTV series; also producer2006 The Good StudentPete MacauleyAlso producer2006 Why Not...Short; also director and writer2008Almost HomePaulShort2011PuncturePaul DanzigerAlso director and producer2013JobsJud2014Dark Around the StarsGlen2014Before We GoDanny Also producer 2026 PH-1Senator Payton Burnham Also director 2026 Animals Post-production
As producer YearTitleNotes2001Trigger Happy2003The BugShort2004Slogan2004Looking for KittyCo-producer2005Celebrity CharadesTV series; also director2005Hopeless Pictures2006 The Sasquatch Gang2006 The Good Student2006Bernard and DorisExecutive producer2007The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman TV series (8 episodes)2011Puncture2014Before We Go
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