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Mark Wolper

Mark Wolper

Producer · Born December 27, 1960 (65) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mark Wolper was born on 27 December 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer, known for Bates Motel (2013), Murder in the First (1995) and The Thorn Birds.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 27, 1960 (65)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 31% in 30 days

What are Mark Wolper's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 13

Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 12

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 11

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
4
Other
10

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Cyclical1

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 Mark Wolper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Wolper'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

31 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Salem's Lot(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Bad Seed Returns(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Bad Seed(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Roots(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Bates Motel(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · Consulting Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Sybil(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Snow Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Helter Skelter(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Salem's Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Penn & Teller: Bullshit!(2003)

    Show 89 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Evil Never Dies(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • The Mists of Avalon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • To Serve and Protect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • A Will of their Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Terror in the Mall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Prince for a Day(1995)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Murder in the First(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Without Warning(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Queen(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Dillinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • When You Remember Me(1990)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Plot to Kill Hitler(1990)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Roots: The Gift(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Betty Ford Story(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Associate Producer · Executive Producer · Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • This Is Elvis(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Untitled Richard Simmons Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1985 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing26 of 26: 25 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew1 of 26: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

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.

Awards

8 major nominations and no wins, 1990–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
  2. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  4. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  5. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
  6. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
  7. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
  8. 1990
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Wolper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

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 Mark Wolper's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mark Wolper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Wolper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David L. Wolper shares the most, 11.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers