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Mark Webber (actor)

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Mark Webber
Webber in June 2014
Born
Mark Allen Webber

(1980-07-19) July 19, 1980 (age 44)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children5
MotherCheri Honkala

Mark Allen Webber (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Snow Day (2000), The Laramie Project (2002), Weapons (2007), and as Stephen Stills in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

Early life

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Webber was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he spent the first nine years of his life. His mother, Cheri Lynn Honkala, is a noted advocate for the homeless in Philadelphia,[1][2] and was the vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party in the 2012 presidential election.[3] He is of Cheyenne descent through his maternal grandmother and of Finnish descent through his maternal grandfather.[4]

In 1989, he and his single mother moved to Philadelphia, where they spent time homeless, living in cars and abandoned buildings, and struggling to survive during the harsh winters.[5][6]

Career

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Webber began his acting career in 1998. He favors "offbeat independent productions and challenging roles that involve intense characterization."[5]

In March 2019, Webber was cast as Grey McConnell in the ABC crime drama series Stumptown which was written by Jason Richman.[7] After the series was ordered, Webber was replaced and the role was recast with Jake Johnson.[8]

Personal life

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Webber was formerly in a relationship with actress Frankie Shaw, with whom he has a son. The end of their relationship inspired Webber to create his film The End of Love, which starred himself and his son and premiered at Sundance in January 2012.[9] Webber and Shaw share joint custody of their son.[10]

In September 2012, Webber began dating Australian actress Teresa Palmer after she contacted him via Twitter. They became engaged in August 2013,[11] and married on December 21, 2013, in Mexico.[12] They have four children: a son (b. February 2014),[13] a second son (b. December 2016),[14] a daughter (b. April 2019),[15] and a second daughter (b. August 2021).[16] As of 2013, they reside in the Beachwood Canyon community of Los Angeles.[17]

Webber and his mother are longtime outspoken advocates for the homeless. They have organized protest walks, helped educate voters, and volunteered to provide food and shelter to the urban poor in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Honkala ran for Sheriff of Philadelphia in 2011 with the Green Party on a "no evictions" platform.[18]

He is a long-time vegan.[19]

Filmography

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Webber at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Laramie Project Aaron McKinney TV movie
2008 T Takes The Guest in Room 207 Episode: "Room 207"
2010 Medium Blond Man / Man in Fireproof Suit Episode: "Native Tongue"
2010 Gift of the Magi Jim Young TV movie
2017–2019 SMILF Father Eddie 3 episodes
2018 L.A. Confidential Bud White Unsold TV pilot
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Stephen Stills Voice role; main cast[20]
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Evil Within Ralph
1998 Edge City Johnny
1999 Jesus' Son Jack Hotel
1999 Whiteboyz Trevor
1999 Drive Me Crazy Dave
2000 Animal Factory Tank
2000 Snow Day Hal Brandston
2000 Boiler Room Kid
2001 The Rising Place Will Bacon
2001 Storytelling Scooby Livingston Segment: "Non-Fiction"
2001 Chelsea Walls Val
2002 Hollywood Ending Tony Waxman
2002 People I Know Ross
2002 Bomb the System Anthony 'Blest' Campo
2004 Winter Solstice Pete Winters
2005 Dear Wendy Stevie
2005 Broken Flowers The Kid
2006 Just Like the Son Daniel
2006 The Hottest State William Harding
2007 Weapons Sean
2007 The Good Life Jason Prayer
2007 The Memory Thief Lukas
2008 Good Dick Derek
2008 Explicit Ills Picket Crowd Member Uncredited
2009 Shrink Jeremy
2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown Ridley/Gabrielle
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Stephen Stills Also singer
2011 The Lie Tank
2012 The End of Love Mark
2012 Save the Date Jonathan
2012 For a Good Time, Call... Sean
2013 Goodbye World Benji Henry
2013 Welcome to Willits: After Sundown Brock Short film
2014 Laggies Anthony
2014 Happy Christmas Kevin
2014 13 Sins Elliot Brindle
2014 The Ever After Thomas
2014 Jessabelle Preston Sanders
2015 Uncanny David Kressen
2015 Green Room Daniel
2016 Antibirth Gabriel
2017 Inheritance Ben / Mara's brother
2017 Flesh and Blood Mark
2017 The Scent of Rain and Lightning Chase
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Mike
2018 Spivak Jesse Mueller
2019 The Place of No Words Mark
2020 Clover Jackie
2022 Another Country Father Short film
2024 Trigger Warning Jesse

Directing credits

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References

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  1. ^ Abbott, Karen (July 31, 2000). "Unwelcome in America". Salon.
  2. ^ "Social Movement Leader Bio". appstate.edu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Steinmetz, Katy (July 11, 2012). "The Green Team: Jill Stein's Third-Party Bid to Shake Up 2012". TIME. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Hakala, Jenni (October 14, 2011). "Cheri Honkala, Amerikan köyhien sisukas puolustaja". KU (in Finnish). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Mark Webber movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography…". Archive.is. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Kramer, Gary M. (November 9, 2017). "Forgiving yourself and rebuilding the world that broke you, in Mark Webber's "Flesh and Blood"". Salon. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (March 11, 2019). "'Stumptown': Michael Ealy & Mark Webber To Star In ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2019). "New Cobie Smulders ABC Series Recasts A Male Lead, Departing Mark Webber Calls Treatment "Degrading"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Kaufman, Amy (January 25, 2012). "Sundance 2012: Mark Webber's unsuspecting castmate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  10. ^ Cohn, Beverly (March 21, 2013). "Mark Webber Discusses "The End Of Love"". Santa Monica Mirror. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  11. ^ Galla, Brittany (August 3, 2013). "Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies Star, Engaged to Mark Webber!". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  12. ^ Eggenberger, Nicole (December 21, 2013). "Teresa Palmer Marries Mark Webber in Mexico Wedding Before Baby Arrives". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Eggenberger, Nicole (February 18, 2014). "Teresa Palmer Welcomes Baby Boy With Husband Mark Webber". Us Weekly. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  14. ^ Marquina, Sierra (December 12, 2016). "Teresa Palmer Gives Birth to Baby Boy Forest Sage - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Teresa Palmer Welcomes Third Child, A Daughter". People. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  16. ^ Christie, Erin (August 20, 2021). "Teresa Palmer welcomes baby number four!". Who. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  17. ^ Christie, Joel (March 11, 2013). "A day in the life of Teresa Palmer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Philly Sheriff Candidate Would Turn Selective Enforcement on its Head". Thiscantbehappening.net. April 27, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  19. ^ "Mark Webber, Filmmaker (And an announcement!)". YouTube. May 31, 2024.
  20. ^ "'Scott Pilgrim' Netflix Anime Series Reunites Film's Cast, from Michael Cera to Chris Evans". March 30, 2023.
  21. ^ "Indigenous Aussie History to be Captured in New Mark Webber Film".
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