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Mark A. Altman

Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born October 29, 1966 (57 years)
MARK A. ALTMAN is a showrunner/executive producer, director and writer.

His bestselling two-volume book, The 50 Year Mission: The Complete Uncensored History of Star Trek, was released by St. Martin's Press in 2016 in hardcover to unanimous critical acclaim including raves in The Wall Street Journal, Booklist and Publishers Weekly. His oral history of the James Bond films, Nobody Does It Better, was released in 2020 in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio by Macmillan as well as Secrets Of The Force in 2021 chronicling the entire Star Wars saga and, most recently, They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog about the John Wick films and gun-fu which debuted in Summer 2022.

In 2019, Altman launched the Electric Surge video podcast network with producer Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate). These popular podcasts include The 4:30 Movie and Inglorious Treksperts (which Trek Movie called "The Best Star Trek Podcast of 2021,") which he co-hosts, along with Best Movies Never Made, as well as several others including the Leverage After Show and is also available on the streaming OTT platform, Electric Now, as well as through traditional audio podcast providers.

Altman is also a former journalist as well. In the past, Altman has contributed to such newspapers and magazines as The Boston Globe, Written By, L'Cinefage, The Guardian, The Boston Edge, Cult TV, Computer Player, Geek, Brandeis Magazine and many others, including Cinefantastique for which he launched their independent film division, CFQ Films, which produced numerous successful genre features for DVD and VOD release.

Altman has spoken at numerous industry events and conventions, including ShowBiz Expo as well as the Variety/Final Draft Screenwriters Panel at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also been a frequent guest and panelist at Comic-Con held annually in San Diego, CA and a two-time juror for the Comic-Con Film Festival. In addition to being a graduate of the Writers Guild of America Showrunners Training Program, he is a member of the Television Academy.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • House of the Dead
  • The Librarians (2014)
  • Room 6
  • Free Enterprise
  • The Thirst
  • The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
  • Wedding Swingers
Known For
  • House of the Dead
  • Pandora (2019)
  • House of the Dead 2
  • Room 6
  • The Specials
  • DOA: Dead or Alive
  • Femme Fatales
  • The Librarians (2014)
  • Free Enterprise
  • Dead & Deader
  • All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
  • Agent X
  • The Darkroom
  • The Thirst
  • Necessary Roughness
  • Caught on Tape
  • 50 Years of Star Trek
  • Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint
  • 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
  • Earthquake: (Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake

Filmography

2022
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2019
Pandora (2019) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2016
50 Years of Star Trek · as Executive Producer
2013
Caught on Tape · as Executive Producer
2011
2011
Femme Fatales (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2009
Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Co-Producer
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2003
House of the Dead · as Executive Producer
2000
1998

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