Mark Friedman
Birth Name:
Mark Friedman
Profession
Writer, Producer, Sound department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Has written for Disney, ESPN, Fox, HBO, Sony Pictures and others
- The Johns Hopkins University alumnus earned his BA/MA History in 1991 and MA Writing Seminars in 1999
- Quote: "From my experience, for a movie to be made is a miracle․ So many things have to happen․ And for it to be good? That's like a double, triple miracle․"
- Screenwriter, producer whose work includes TV's "The Forgotten " and the "Home of the Brave" film (2006)
- Hired by Columbia Pictures to adapt a children's book to the screen on the day he was accepted into the University of Virginia, where he planned to study law
- His novel, "Columbus Slaughters Braves," was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2001
- Taught screenwriting to undergraduates at Johns Hopkins
Awards
- 2022Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2023Independent Spirit Award - Best New Scripted Series:Nominated
- 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2023Bradbury Award - Outstanding Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 2023WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Winner
- 2023WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Winner
- 2025Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2026Norman Felton Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2026WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated