Mark McLaughlin is a versatile creative talent whose work spans commercials, film and video.  Now, Mark is focused like a laser beam on bringing his latest work, SWAT, to the screen.

As a commercial director he's brought over 50 commercials to the small screen including his eye-catching United Airlines spot. Commercials were fun and provided him a solid grounding at telling a story in 60 seconds. He's also produced, written and directed 30 corporate training videos, local cable shows and special interest video projects.  

After spending an unprecedented two months shadowing LAPD detectives on 45 murder scenes, he wrote the screenplay South Bureau Homicide. Mark later adapted it into the award winning 35mm short film which was an audience favorite on the festival circuit. Mark's latest screenplay, SWAT, took several years to write and included over 1,000 hours of research and interviews. 

Mark attended classes at the American Film Institute and industry seminars, including Bob McKee's Story Structure, David Freeman's Beyond Structure and Pitching Workshop, Lillian Chauvin Director's Workshop and Flash Forward Institute.  He's a member of Women in Film and Independent Feature Project West. 

Mark's father is a film, television and stage actor in New York and his mother worked in production for over 35 years. It could be said he grew up in the entertainment business by shadowing his mother around the Paramount, Warner Bros, Universal and CBS stages. At age twelve he wrote a script for the CBS sitcom He & She (Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Jack Cassidy) and they bought it!

He graduated from Rio Hondo College where he directed multi-camera shows and live events. Mark then earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business degree from the University of Redlands.

Mark is a pilot with nearly 1,000 hours of flight time, plays golf  and baseball, and loves music. He resides in Hollywood and has two children, Mark Jr. and Katherine.

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