Markus Redmond
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File:Markus Redmond 2020.jpg Redmond in 2020 | |
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Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer, Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | Doogie Howser, M.D., Fight Club, The Inkwell,NYPD Blue, Murder One, If I Had Known I Was a Genius |
Spouse | Isis Heuser (married 2008–present) |
Markus Redmond (born February 5, 1971 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is best known for his pivotal role as hospital orderly "Raymond Alexander," in 71 episodes of the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D., co-created by legendary television producer, Steven Bochco; and for the famous police station scene it the cult classic Fight Club.
Early life
Redmond was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1985, he moved with his family to Ventura County in Los Angeles and began taking acting lessons.
Career
Directing-Acting-Producing
In 2016, Redmond directed and starred in the independent film, The 6th Degree, a psychological thriller that he also wrote and co-produced. The cast included Redmond, Mackenzie Astin (The Facts of Life, Scandal, Homeland), Jessica Morris (One Life to Live, Role Models), and the award-winning Turkish actress Fadik Sevin Atasoy in her first American role (Blue Lodge, Usta). The film's original jazz score was composed by music veteran Shie Rozow, who's credits include Avengers: Age of Ultron (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Dark Shadows (2012) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). During the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the film was picked up for distribution and was eventually released worldwide on Amazon Prime.
In 2017, Redmond wrote and directed the comedy horror short film Allen + Millie: A Short Romance (2017). Starring Scream Queen Brooke Lewis (iMurders; Slime City Massacre) and Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn; Back to the Future), the short garnered 31 short film awards from such festivals as the Los Angeles Film Awards, the Sicily International Film Festival and more.[1]
Screenwriting-Acting
In 2000, Redmond, along with fellow first-time scribe, Ivy Williams, sold the college thriller “I Would Die for You” to Columbia Pictures for high six-figures.[2] The character-driven thriller set on the U of California, Santa Barbara campus, was set up by producers Jorge Saralegui and Channing Dungey of their then Warner-Bros based production company, Material Films, but the film was never made.
In 2007, Redmond wrote and starred the independent film If I Had Known I Was a Genius.[3] Produced and directed by Dominique Wirtschafter, the cast included Oscar Winner, Whoopi Goldberg as Redmond's mother; Oscar nominee Sharon Stone as his drama teacher; Keith David as Redmond's father; Tara Reid as the love interest and supporting cast members Debra Wilson, Della Reese, Andy Richter , French Stewart, David Denman, Nadia Bjorlin and Julie Hagerty. The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.[4]
Acting (Film)
As a film actor, Redmond is best known for his cameo role as "Detective Kevin" in David Fincher's universal cult classic film, Fight Club (1999). Redmond's other films include the role "Daryl" in Matty Rich's groundbreaking independent black ensemble film, The Inkwell (1994); K-11 (2012), the directorial debut of Jules Stewart's (mother of Twilight star Kristen Stewart) that focused on transgenderism and social inequality; Jeff Abugov's The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999); and the 2000 comedy, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, alongside Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright.
Acting (Television)
In 1990, legendary television producer, Steven Bochco, wanted to add diversity to the national prime-time landscape by hiring actors of color. Handpicked from hundreds of auditioners, Redmond became the first black teenager to star as a series regular on a major network. Redmond joined the cast of Doogie Howser, MD at the start of the show's 2nd season and he remained until the series ended in 1993.
Redmond would go on to work with Bochco on two more prime-time network series; first in the recurring role of "Officer Lucas" on NYPD Blue (1993-1994), and then as "Mark Washington" in two season of Murder One (1995-1996).[5]
In 1999, Redmond starred as series regular "Phil" on the sitcom Family Rules, starring Greg Evigan. His other television credits include 21 Jump Street (1990), Family Matters (1990), the 1995 revival series Get Smart (1995), Mad About You (1997), Vengeance Unlimited (1999), Angel (1999, 2000), The Drew Carey Show (2003), and a cult-like cameo as "Loud Man at Party" in Season 10 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.[5] (2005).[2]
Publishing
In 2012 Redmond published the erotic e-book, Poker Night.[6][7][8][9]
Other Media
Redmond has been a featured guest of Reddit Q&As[10] and numerous entertainment podcasts.[11][12] Since 2015, Redmond has been a popular recurring interviewee on the YouTube filmmaking vlog channel, Film Courage where his candid videos about working in independent film are some of the highest viewed on the channel.[13]
Personal life
On August 2, 2008, Redmond married movie caterer and internet cooking influencer, Isis Heuser, in Las Vegas. In less than 2 years, Heuser's blog, YouTube channel, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram accounts, Chew On This TV have racked up over 100,000 views and likes.[14][15] The couple currently has 1 child and they live in Manhattan Beach, California.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1994 | The Inkwell | Daryl | Theatrical film |
1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Male's Best Friend | Direct-to-video film |
1999 | Fight Club | Detective Kevin | Theatrical film |
2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Cop #3 | Theatrical film |
2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Michael Reed - Lead role, also screenwriter | Theatrical film |
2012 | K-11 | Precious | Theatrical film |
2014 | Pacific Standard | Nolan - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | Short Film |
2016 | This is Now | Michael - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | Theatrical film |
2017 | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Nicholas (voice) - Director-producer-screenwriter | Short Horror Feature |
2019 | The 6th Degree | A.J - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | Short Horror Feature |
Pre-production | Wine & Whimsy | Vaughn Anderson - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | Theatrical film |
Pre-production | After the Horizon | Roman - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | Theatrical film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Exile | Jackson | Television film |
1990 | Family Matters | Bull | Episode: "In a Jam" |
1990 | 21 Jump Street | Charles Winson Wallace | Episode: "Coppin' Out" |
1990–1993 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Raymond Alexander | Series regular |
1993–1994 | NYPD Blue | P.O. Lucas | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
1995 | Get Smart | Duane | Pilot episode |
1995–1996 | Murder One | Mark Washington | Recurring role, 29 episodes |
1996 | Project ALF | Sgt. Rhomboid | Television film |
1997 | Mad About You | Dr. Kekitch | Episode: "Speed Baby" |
1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Nate Cross | Episode: "Legalese" |
1999 | Family Rules | Phil | Series regular |
1999 and 2000 | Angel | Griff / Tom Cribb | Episodes: "Rm w/a Vu" & "The Ring" |
2003 | The Drew Carey Show | Delivery Guy | Episode: "Drew Takes a Guilt Trip" |
2005 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Loud Man at Party | Episode: "The Bowtie" |
2015 | Dinner and Drinks | Vaughn Anderson - Lead role, director-producer-screenwriter | TV Series |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1996 | People's Choice Awards | Accepted Award for Ensemble - Favorite New TV Drama Series | Murder One | Won |
2018 | Accolade Competition | Best Short Film, Best Actress, Best Actor | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Won |
2018 | Hollywood Film Competition | Platinum Award - Best Director; Diamond Award, Best Actress | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Won |
2018 | Los Angeles Horror Competition | Diamond Award - Best Short, Best Actress, Best Actor | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Won |
2018 | Sicily International Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Director, Best Romance, Best Acting | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Won |
2018 | West Coast International Film Festival | Outstanding Directing, Screenplay and Performances | Allen + Millie: A Short Romance | Won |
References
- ^ Allen + Millie: A Short Romance - IMDb, retrieved 2020-02-06
- ^ Brodesser, Charles Lyons,Claude; Lyons, Charles; Brodesser, Claude (2000-01-11). "Col heads off to college with Redmond for 'Die'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Vaynar, Kim (February 6, 2007). "Sundance Review: If I Had Known I Was a Genius". Moviefone.com. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ Frilot, Shari (2013). "If I Had Known I Was a Genius". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Markus Redmond Movies & TV". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Poker Night: a novel|NOOK Book". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Markus Redmond". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Poker Night.
- ^ "Ulysses Talks with Freud about the Underworld", All-Night Lingo Tango, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009, p. 47, doi:10.2307/j.ctt5hjqj3.32, ISBN 978-0-8229-9094-9
- ^ "r/IAmA - My name is Markus Redmond and I'm actor and a writer. My "big break" was on Doogie Howser, M.D. back in the day and I wrote and starred in my own film with Whoopi Goldberg. Recently, I published my first novel, Poker Night. AMA!". reddit. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Markus Redmond from The Atomic Podcast". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Interview w/ Markus Redmond Pt. 1, retrieved 2020-02-06
- ^ Welldon, Estela V. (2018-05-08), "Insights gained about female prostitution from Hollywood films", Sex Now Talk Later, Routledge, pp. 95–113, doi:10.4324/9780429479953-8, ISBN 978-0-429-47995-3
- ^ "Isis Heuser". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Isis Heuser (@ChewOnThisTV) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
External links
- Markus Redmond at IMDb
- Markus Redmond on Redditt
- Markus Redmond on Instagram
- Markus Redmond on Twitter
- Markus Redmond: How I Wrote My First Script In 3 Weeks And Sold It To A Hollywood Studio (2015), Film Courage on YouTube
- Murphy, Keith, "From ‘Dawson’s Creek’ to ‘Buffy’ to ‘Frasier’ to ‘Seinfeld’ — what happened to those lone, ‘token’ black actors?", TheUndefeated.com, Feb 26, 2018.
- "10 QUESTIONS WITH…..MARKUS REDMOND", from the blog As I was Saying..., Sep 13, 2013.
- The 6th Degree on Amazon Prime
- Allen + Millie: A Short Romance on Amazon Prime
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American film directors
- American film producers
- American screenwriters
- People from Philadelphia
- African-American film directors
- African-American screenwriters
- American male film actors
- African-American film producers
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- Film producers from California
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Los Angeles