Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981) is an American filmmaker and actor.
He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary Catfish, and co-directed Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Nerve (2016) and Project Power (2020) with Henry Joost.
Career Schulman has directed the movies Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve alongside Henry Joost. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts' film program in 2004.Schulman and Joost, along with Catfish producers, Marc Smerling and Andrew Jarecki, are executive producers of Catfish: The TV Show. Schulman and Joost founded the production company Supermarché.
In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Fox. In 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets, the film along with numerous video game based movies in development at Fox were cancelled. However, this turned out to be untrue, with Capcom confirming that the film was still in development. In 2020, it was revealed that Mattson Tomlin had been hired to help co-write the screenplay.
In 2018, Schulman co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Joost from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.
Personal life His younger brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish. They are both of German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Polish-Jewish, and Romanian-Jewish descent.
Filmography (with Henry Joost) Film Year Title Director Writer 2011 Paranormal Activity 3 2012 Paranormal Activity 4 2016 Nerve Viral 2020 Project Power 2022 Secret Headquarters TBA Untitled Weezer film
Documentary film Year Title Director Producer DoP Himself Notes 2010 Catfish A comprehensive guide to every dating term you'll ever need to know — in alphabetical order, thisisinsider.com, July 15, 2018 2011 Metropolis II Documentary short 2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari 2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Television Year Title Director Writer ExecutiveProducer Notes 2011 3x3 TV movie 2012–2016 Catfish: The TV Show
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes 2005 The Adventures of Slaters's Friend SlaterShort 2006 If You See Something, Say Something Commuter2007 Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Jerry Ruis Tight Shots TV series 2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed Boyfriend 2009 Family Tree Short 2024 Queer Tom Weston
References
External links
Ariel Schulman at the Music Television