Mark Atkinson
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| Mark Atkinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | South Kingstown High School |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Rhode Island |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable credit(s) | |
| 🏅 Awards | 2020 Best Supporting Actor World Music & Independent Film Festival |
| Twitter= | |
Mark Atkinson is an American actor and filmmaker who appeared in the show Selena: The Series, the film Kung Fu Ghost and produced the Dick Shawn biopic Leave 'Em Laughing. Atkinson won Best Supporting Actor at World Music & Independent Film Festival for his performance in Skin: The Movie and was nominated at Oceanside International Film Festival for the film Lucky.
Early life[edit]
After graduating from South Kingstown High School in 1997, Atkinson received a bachelor's degree after four years at University of Rhode Island.[1]
Career[edit]
Atkinson took up acting in San Diego, creating several films before landing a small role in Selena: The Series in 2020.[2] Around the same time, he produced the Dick Shawn film Leave 'Em Laughing and The Power Agent.[3]
Atkinson was nominated for his performance in Lucky at the Oceanside International Film Festival in 2019.[4] He has performed in films such as What's The Vig?, Forgotten Hero, Old Aquatics, Dark Harbor[5] and won Best Supporting Actor at World Music & Independent Film Festival for Skin: The Movie in 2020.[6]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | What's The Vig? | Phil |
| 2019 | Dark Harbor | The Restaurant Manager |
| 2020 | Skin: The Movie | Beaver |
| 2021 | Continuance | Homeless Man |
| Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection | Steve Vacation | |
| 2022 | Kung Fu Ghost | Marv |
| The Gools | Hyena (voice) | |
| Last Chance | Tom |
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Director | Screenwriter | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A Quint-mas Carol | Uncle Quint | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | The Patio: A Bad Parody to a Bad Movie | Mark / Tommy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Forgotten Hero | Lieutenant "Pinky" McKellar | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2018 | When Howie Met Ronnie | Ronnie Mund | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 92115 | Craig Kilpatrick | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Lucky | Brad | Yes | No | No | No |
| Old Aquatics | Drew Hunsler | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2020 | Leave 'Em Laughing | Awkward Stagehand | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| The Power Agent | Mark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Pulp Friction | Marty | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sunken Holiday | Unknown | Yes | No | No | No |
Accolades[edit]
| List of awards and nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Year | Award | Film | Result | Ref. |
| Austin Revolution Film Festival | 2022 | Actor of the Year | Pulp Friction | Nominated | |
| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2022 | Indie Spirit Award | Pulp Friction | Won | |
| Best Short Film | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Best Ensemble Cast Short Film | GPS | Nominated | ||
| Best Short Film | The Power Agent | Nominated | |||
| Best Director - Short | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay - Short | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Best Ensemble Cast Featurette | Skin: The Movie | Nominated | ||
| Best Ensemble Cast - Short Film | 92115 | Nominated | |||
| Oceanside International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Lucky | Nominated | [4] |
| World Music & Independent Film Festival | 2020 | Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film | Skin: The Movie | Won | [6] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Lewis, Allie (18 January 2021). "South Kingstown native appears in hit Netflix series". Narragansett Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ Schwab, Dave (2021-01-25). "Local actor, writer snags role in 'Selena: The Series'". The Peninsula Beacon. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2022-06-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Seymour, Bill (14 January 2021). "For SK native, there's no role too small in pursuit of a dream". South County Newspapers. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2019 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ↑ "Mark Atkinson - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2020 WINNERS". World Music & Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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