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American film director and writer
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Male
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Birth:
30 October 1964(Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Mark Steven Johnson (born October 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.
Johnson was born in Hastings, Minnesota and graduated from California State University, Long Beach. He has written and directed the two comic book based films Daredevil and Ghost Rider as well as the film Simon Birch. His early writing credits are for the film Grumpy Old Men and its sequel Grumpier Old Men. Most recently he produced the critically panned Grudge Match for Warner Bros., which was released on Christmas 2013.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Director | Producer or Executive Producer |
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| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Yes | ||
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men | Yes | ||
| 1996 | Big Bully | Yes | ||
| 1998 | Simon Birch | Yes | Yes | |
| Jack Frost | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Daredevil | Yes | Yes | |
| 2005 | Elektra | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | When in Rome | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Killing Season | Yes | ||
| Grudge Match | Yes | |||
| 2017 | Finding Steve McQueen | Yes | ||