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Heidi Jo Markel

Heidi Jo Markel

Producer and actor · Born January 12, 1971 (55) · Rolling Hills, California, USA

Heidi Jo Markel was born on 12 January 1971 in Rolling Hills, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Olympus Has Fallen (2013), Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) and Jolt (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 12, 1971 (55)
From
Rolling Hills, California, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 97% in 30 days

What are Heidi Jo Markel's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
20%
Survival
19%
Bonds
15%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 14

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Thrilling
7
Absurd
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Heidi Jo Markel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Heidi Jo Markel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Red Sonja(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Goat(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Bricklayer(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Maybe It's You(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Jolt(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Blackbird(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Late Bloomer(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Spades(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Septembers of Shiraz(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lovelace(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • As I Lay Dying(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Playing for Keeps(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trust(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • As Good as Dead(2010)

    Post Production Supervisor · Producer · as The Investor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • My Mom's New Boyfriend(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bobby Z(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Tenants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Submerged(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Back to You in the Days(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Blind Horizon(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Sex Addict(2001)

    as Kelly May

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Good Advice(2001)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ivans xtc.(2000)

    Co-Producer · as Francesca Knight

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Alternate(2000)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The 4th Floor(1999)

    as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Outside Ozona(1998)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • On the Border(1998)

    as Sherree

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Scar City(1998)

    as Faith

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Passion and Romance: Windows of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tara Dean

  • Expendabelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Idea · Producer

  • Night Has Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Expendabelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 26 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

Trust (2010)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 29: 8 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thWriting1 of 29: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing21 of 29: 18 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thOther crew1 of 29: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

29 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s9 · 4 acting · 6 crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s4 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Heidi Jo Markel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)

81st percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Trust (2010)

Midcredits 71st · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Heidi Jo Markel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles8–83 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles13–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles36–84 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–57 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles45–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Heidi Jo Markel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Heidi Jo Markel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Avi Lerner20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Avi Lerner
  • Trevor Short18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Trevor Short
  • Boaz Davidson16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Boaz Davidson
  • Danny Dimbort12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Danny Dimbort

Mixed roles