Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode

writer, music department, actor

Mark Kermode was born on Jul 02, 1963 in UK. Mark Kermode's big-screen debut came with The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' directed by Russell Leven in 2000, strarring Self - host. Mark Kermode is known for Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema directed by Nick Freand Jones, Mark Kermode stars as Self - Presenter and as . The most recent award Mark Kermode achieved is Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. The upcoming new movie Mark Kermode plays is Benjamin which will be released on Mar 15, 2019.

Mark Kermode's trademark intense, often frightening rants about various films which he likes or dislikes has earned him something of a 'cult' following in the UK. He began his career in film journalism and broadcasting in the 1980s after studying English at Manchester University, where he wrote his Ph.D thesis on horror fiction. After starting work as a van driver (he claims he was appointed as a film critic after he crashed the van), he began working for magazines such as City Life, Time Out and the NME and since then has also worked for The Independent, The Guardian, Vox, Empire, Flicks, Fangoria, and Neon among others.In the early 1990s he moved into radio broadcasting, contributing to and presenting various programmes and shows on BBC radio networks. He also worked as film critic and presenter for Channel 4's 'Extreme Cinema' strand, introducing notorious films such as Crash (1996) and C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992), and he wrote and presented many documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC such as On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000), and Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000), The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) and The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) etc.

  • Birthday

    Jul 02, 1963
  • Place of Birth

    Barnet, North London, England, UK

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1 wins & 0 nominations

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
2006
Best DVD Commentary
Winner - Rondo Statuette

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