Mark Laing

Screenwriter
Screenwriter, Photographer (Still) and Voice Actor

Los Angeles, California

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About Mark

Screenwriter, SAG actor and photographer based in Los Angeles. Videographer, photographer, Unit photographer.

I have four completed screenplays and “The Thief of Dubai” was the No.1 most requested script on Virtual Pitch Fest in November while “May September” was the No.1 most requested script in October. “Box Canyon,” was No.2 in October AND September. Lost Causes" was No.1 in January.

“The Thief of Dubai” is with "May September", one of the top 20 most requested scripts for 2022 on Virtual PItch Fest's Hotlist (2022 scripts with the most yes responses for the entire year!)

Unique traits: Weird British accent.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 10"

Weight:
175

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Receding

Hair color:
Salt/Pepper

Eyes:
Hazel

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Loglines

The Thief of Dubai Budget: $10M - $30M | Action ⋄ Fantasy A thief who sees himself as a smart antiquities collector finds himself in a fantastical place when he unearths a magic lamp and a genie inside that holds secrets of his past and present.
May September. Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A 23-year-old black actress, who’s gone mysteriously offline and sworn off dating writers, falls in love with a white 46-year-old screenwriter who lives his life completely online.
Box Canyon Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller An LAPD cop digs into the truth behind a body in a barrel and finds himself right in the middle of a conspiracy involving a nuclear power plant in 1959. Based on a true story.
Lost Causes. Budget: $1M - $5M | Action ⋄ Thriller Reeling from the death of his brother from a climbing accident, a neuroscientist creates a memory-altering spray only for it and his wife to fall into the hands of a sinister technocrat.

Credits

J. Edgar (2011)
Film (Biography, Crime, Drama and Romance) Actor Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files. Written by garykmcd
Cornered! (2009)
Film (Horror) Actor In Los Angeles, a serial-killer with unknown identity is slaughtering clients in convenience stores. He steals the surveillance tapes and the police department offers a US$ 500,000 reward for him. In a trashy convenience store, the owner Steve, his clients, phone sex worker Mona, and the whore Jess, his employee Donny Donut and his junky nephew Jimmy discuss with the carrier Morty what they would do with the serial-killer if they caught him. Out of the blue, they are attacked by a masked killer during a night of terror. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beyond the Call (1993)
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