Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass is a true multi-hyphenate. An Emmy-winning producer, director, Emmy-nominated actor, screenwriter, and author, he is credited with helping to create the mumblecore film movement. Known for his collaborations with his brother Jay, their work can be seen on HBO's Room 104 and Togetherness, which the two wrote, directed, and produced. Their Emmy-winning Netflix documentary series, Wild Wild Country, depicts the rise of a controversial cult leader and the utopian city he built in the Oregon desert. He stars alongside Jennifer Anniston, Steve Carrell, and Reese Witherspoon in the Apple TV+ series, The Morning Show, a comedy-drama about a sexual misconduct scandal mirroring that of Matt Lauer. For his stellar performance in the show's season finale ("The Interview"), Duplass earned his first Emmy nomination for acting.

After gaining acclaim with such mumblecore films as The Puffy Chair and Baghead, Duplass parlayed his success into an independent acting career by winning starring roles opposite Emily Blunt and Rosemarie Dewitt in Your Sister's Sister. USA Today referred to his performance as "Wonderfully funny," while his performance in the comedy film Tammy was called "Sweetly droll" by Entertainment Weekly. Duplass has also had supporting roles in the award-winning film Zero Dark Thirty, and Peter Landesman's examination of the Kennedy assassination, Parkland. Duplass starred opposite Ray Romano in the dark comedy film Paddleton, which he co-wrote and premiered at Sundance.

While focusing on his burgeoning film career, Duplass simultaneously starred as a series regular for six seasons on FXX's The League, while also managing to become a fan-favorite recurring character on Mindy Kaling's The Mindy Project. Duplass co-wrote and released the memoir Like Brothers about his lifelong partnership with his brother, Jay. According to the New York Times, Like Brothers is "A book that anyone will love."