Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts

History

Mark Roberts is an accomplished Producer and show-runner, who has began his career in Hollywood as a Universal Tour Guide. His experience consists of over 20 years in television, film and digital media. Mark launched Roberts David Films with the producer/director Lorena David and produced over a dozen films including The Cover Up with Gabriel Mann and Eliza Dushku, Danika with Marisa Tomei and Poor White Trash. Prior to that, Roberts built a sought after casting company for television and film series, specials and live events. At ITV Studios America, Roberts was developing and show running unscripted series and pilots, which resulted in series sales of My Ride Rules for Speed Channel and Ghostly Lovers for Travel Channel. In partnership with 3 Arts Entertainment, Roberts created Tequila Kings, a workplace doc series sold to NUVOtv. Most recently, Roberts was recruited to add his creative touch as Executive Producer and show-runner of Mexico's Next Top Model in its fifth season on Sony's premiere international channels. The series was produced in Mexico City and Los Angeles under Roberts' bilingual leadership. He also produced Water and Power, a critically acclaimed film he developed from a Mark Taper Forum theatrical production, through a Sundance fellowship with creator/director Richard Montoya of the legendary comedy troupe Culture Clash. A Sundance alumni, Roberts was also responsible for Strangers With Candy which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Profile

Mark Roberts

Movies

Holiday in Santa Fe
Executive Producer
Sparks fly when a greeting card executive arrives in Santa Fe to acquire a tight-knit family company that creates ornaments inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions.
Naked Singularity
Executive Producer
When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.
John and the Hole
Executive Producer
While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.
The Assistant
Executive Producer
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Maudie
Executive Producer
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
Extreme Dating
Producer
In this action-comedy, four twenty-something friends are looking for love and having no luck. While on a ski trip, one of them finds passion with a beautiful girl after a random accident on the icy slopes. The others quickly conclude that the extreme circumstances of the accident were what caused love to bloom. They decide that the path to true love is to purposely set each other up on "extreme dates" with the objects of their affections...
Impressions of Dune
Producer
Documentary about the making of Dune.