Mark David Christenson

Elev8 - 310-734-8688 (Commercial)

Male White

Brown Blue 150lbs 5'2"

M 32" 28" 6 40S


Additional

Vaccinated. Valid passport (exp. 2030). Local Hire LA, NYC SLC, Seattle, Portland, Denver. , Former Mormon. Big Hellboy and comic book fan. Love the Chinwag podcast., Indie Podcast Producer., I always dance to the Love Island theme song when my wife watches the show., 15+ years improvising. Eagle Scout. Was the mascot for the roller derby team Leave It to Cleavers in Salt Lake City.

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Hairpin Bender   Supporting Maureen Bharoocha
Survival of the Fittest   Supporting Joseph Wesley
The New School   Supporting Ryan Darst
Wine Club   Supporting Eric D. Cohen, Matt Hirschhorn
The Tribe Murders   Supporting Dylan Mulick
Yes, Today!   Lead Dmitry Kovalev
Jaded Pictures   Supporting Ariane Andrews, Dash Kennedy
I Am Watching You   Supporting Maureen Bharoocha
Good Morning, Superman   Lead Will Reese
Feeding Mr. Baldwin   Supporting Will Prescott
White On Rice   Supporting Dave Boyle
The RM   Principal Kurt Hale
House of Fears   Supporting Ryan Little
Superpowerless   Supporting Duane Andersen

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend   Co-Star Jack Dolgen
You   Co-Star John Scott
Frosty the Regular Adult Man   Lead Pat O'Brien
Conan   Co-star Todd Levin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!   Co-Star Maureen Bharoocha
Tales of Titans   Co-star Andy Maxwell
Fake Oscar Prank   Lead Ted Marsden
The Sex Lives of College Girls   Co-Star Steven Canals

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Paris Syndrome   French Man/Father/Various Ross Buran
UCB Maude Night   Sketch Performer Kevin Pedersen
UCB Harold Night   Improviser Mel Cowan/Mary Holland
Looking for Good Dick w/ Jackie Clarke & Judy Greer   Intern Jackie Clarke
Squeeze Academy   Officer Christenson Josh Simpson
King Lear   Kent Frank Gerrish
Inherit the Wind   Mr. Meeker John Caywood
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940   Eddie Frank Gerrish
Seinfeld: The Purge   George Costanza Justin Donaldson

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Dir. Paul Cummings   Dir. John Grammatico (conflicts available upon request)
Dir. Andreas Nilsson w/ Reba McIntire   Dir. Gaute Hesthagen Dir. Hamish Rothwell
Dir. Paul Hunter w/ Sean 'Diddy' Combs   Dir. Derek Smith Dir. Jonathan Krisel
 
 

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
Story Pirates Podcast   Various Characters Peter McNerney
 
 
 
 

Music videos

RoleDirectorProduction
He is We   Date # 1 Dylan Mulick Universal
 
 
 
 

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
Homeboyz   Co-Star Mike Fitzgerald
The Novel Chronicles   Lead Timothy Reese
 
 
 

Training

Advanced Commercial Auditioning - Lawless Casting w/ Toby Lawless, On-Camera Technique - Robert D'Avanzo Studio w/ Robert D'Avanzo, On-Camera Auditioning - Annie Grindlay Studio w/ Annie Grindlay, On-Camera Auditioning - JRS Studios w/ Brian R. Norris, Scene Study - John Kirby Studio w/ John Kirby, Improvising for Film and Television - UCB w/ Shira Piven and Tarvis Watson, Voice Over Training - Kalmenson & Kalmenson w/ Scott Holst, On-Camera Auditioning/Self-tape -Mormon Boling Casting w/ Meg Morman & Sunny Boling, Improv - iO West w/ Craig Cackwoski, Commercial Auditioning - Killian' s Workshop w/ Killian McHugh, Meisner based Acting study - FATSTUDIO w/ Frank Gerrish, Advanced Scene Work - John Rosenfeld Studios w/ Ryan Garcia, Advanced Improv Comedy - UCBTLA Training Center w/ Joe Wengert, Suzi Barrett, Ace Your Self Tape Co-Stars - Erica Bream & Cara Chute Rosenbaum, Commercial Auditions - Alyson Horn/Ross Lacy - Jonathan Runyon, Advanced Improv for Commercials - Alyson Horn/Ross Lacy - Jonathan Runyon, Auditioning for Film & TV - Howard Fine Acting Studio - Howard Fine  
 

Other Special Skills

Vaccinated. Valid passport (exp. 2030). Local Hire LA, NYC SLC, Seattle, Portland, Denver. , Former Mormon. Big Hellboy and comic book fan. Love the Chinwag podcast., Indie Podcast Producer., I always dance to the Love Island theme song when my wife watches the show., 15+ years improvising. Eagle Scout. Was the mascot for the roller derby team Leave It to Cleavers in Salt Lake City. 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Intermediate), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Intermediate), Drama (Intermediate), Family (Intermediate), Horror (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Romantic (Intermediate), Sanford Meisner (Intermediate), Science Fiction (Advanced), Sports (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Intermediate), Stella Adler (Intermediate), Suspense (Intermediate), Uta Hagen (Intermediate), War (Intermediate), Western (Intermediate)
 

Athletic

Extreme Sports

CYCLING, GENERAL (Intermediate), SNOWBOARDER (Intermediate)
 

General

BASEBALL (Intermediate), BASKETBALL (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Intermediate), BOWLING (Intermediate), BOXING (Beginner), FISHING (Intermediate), FRISBEE (Intermediate), HIKING (Intermediate), JOGGING (Intermediate), JUMP ROPE (Intermediate), MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Beginner), ROCK CLIMBER (Beginner), ROLLER SKATE (Intermediate), ROLLERBLADE (Intermediate), RUNNING (Intermediate), SCUBA DIVER (Beginner), SNORKELER (Intermediate), SNOW SKI (Beginner), SNOWMOBILE (Beginner), SOCCER (Intermediate), TRAMPOLINE (Intermediate), WEIGHT LIFTER (Intermediate)
 

Swimming

SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Fighting and Weapons

Stage Combat

SWORDS (Beginner)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), LONG FORM (Advanced), SHORT FORM (Beginner), SKETCH (Advanced), UCB (Advanced)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Intermediate), COCKNEY (Intermediate), IRISH (Intermediate), NEW YORK / BRONX (Intermediate), RUSSIAN (Beginner), SCANDINAVIAN (Beginner), SCOTTISH (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Intermediate)
 

Languages

SPANISH (Beginner)
 

Other

Driving Skills

4WD (Intermediate), STICK SHIFT (Beginner)
 

Licenses

CLASS C (Intermediate)
 

Miscellaneous

HOSTING (Intermediate), IMPRESSIONIST (Beginner), STAND-IN EXPERIENCE (Intermediate), TELEPROMPTER (Intermediate), VIDEO GAMES (Intermediate), WHISTLER (Beginner), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Stunts

PRAT FALLS (Intermediate)
 

Possessions