Christopher Markus
Birth Name:
Christopher Markus
Profession
Writer, Producer, Script department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Won a Character and Morality in Entertainment Award for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 2006
- Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Long Form Adapted for "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" in 2006
- Was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the Feature Film Category for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 2006
- Was nominated for two Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation, one for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 2006 and one for "Captain America: The First Avenger" in 2012
- Earned his Master's in Creative Writing from the University of California at Davis, where he first met Stephen McFeely
- Had early success with his screenplay for "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" in 2004
- Quote: "(On becoming a comic book reader): "Increasingly as it becomes justifiable for my job․ And people will be like, 'What the hell are you doing lying on the couch?' And it's like, 'I'm working․'""
- Quote: "In a weird way, we got into the fantasy side of things because we were good with true characters․ We met ['Chronicles of Narnia' writer-producer] Andrew Adamson because he liked our Peter Sellers script․"
- Has written all of his screenplays collaboratively with fellow writer Stephen McFeely
- Best known as the screenplay writer of "The Chronicles of Narnia" series and the "Captain America" series
Awards
- 2004British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2006Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2006CamieWinner
- 2006Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2006Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
- 2006WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adapted:Winner
- 2012Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2012Bradbury AwardNominated
- 2015Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2015Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2016Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Nominated
- 2017Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
- 2018Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Nominated
- 2018Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2019Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Winner
- 2019Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
- 2019HCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2019Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2019Odyssey Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2020Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
- 2020Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2020Bradbury Award - Outstanding Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 2026Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated