# Hannah Marks > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hannah_Marks > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hannah_Marks.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Marks > Source revision: 1356950366 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actress, writer, and director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Hannah Marks | image_size = | image = Hannah Marks by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Marks at the 2017 [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|13}} | birth_place = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles_County%2C_California), [California](/source/California), U.S. | occupation = {{flat list| * Actress * writer * director}} | years_active = 2005–present | website = {{URL|hannahmarks.com}} | signature = Hannah Marks' signature.png | relatives = [Ernie Ball](/source/Ernie_Ball) (maternal grandfather)
[Ernest Ball](/source/Ernest_Ball) (maternal great-great grandfather) }} '''Hannah Marks''' (born April 13, 1993){{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/04/todays_top_celebrity_birthdays_196.html|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list (April 13, 2018)|work=[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer)|first=Mike|last=Rose|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2020}} is an American actress, writer, and director.{{cite web|url=https://blog.womenandhollywood.com/sxsw-2018-women-directors-meet-hannah-marks-shotgun-d730afaa5ee3 |title=SXSW 2018 Women Directors: Meet Hannah Marks—"Shotgun"|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2018|work=Women and Hollywood|first=Sophie |last=Willard}} She is best known for directing the films ''[After Everything](/source/After_Everything_(2018_film))'' (2018), ''[Don't Make Me Go](/source/Don't_Make_Me_Go_(film))'' (2022), and ''[Turtles All the Way Down](/source/Turtles_All_the_Way_Down_(film))'' (2024); as well as co-starring and executive producing the cult hit ''[Dinner in America](/source/Dinner_in_America)'' (2020). She also played Amanda Brotzman on the television series ''[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](/source/Dirk_Gently's_Holistic_Detective_Agency_(TV_series))'' (2016–2017). ==Early life== Hannah Marks was born in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles),{{cite news|url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/tv/article179769186.html|title=She grew up in SLO. Now she's starring on one of TV's weirdest shows |work=[The Tribune](/source/The_Tribune_(San_Luis_Obispo))|first=Sarah|last=Linn|date=October 19, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2020}} the daughter of Robin Marks and Nova Ball, a former actress, and grew up in [San Luis Obispo, California](/source/San_Luis_Obispo%2C_California). Hannah's maternal grandfather was entrepreneur and musician [Ernie Ball](/source/Ernie_Ball), and one of her maternal great-great-grandfathers was composer [Ernest Ball](/source/Ernest_Ball).{{cite news| url= http://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article39206505.html |publisher= SanLuisObispo.com | work= The Tribune| location= San Luis Obispo, California| title= Hannah Marks, who grew up in SLO, lands role in new 'Spider-Man' movie| date= June 28, 2012| access-date= January 9, 2016}}{{cite web |date=October 8, 1993 |title=Person Page 2669 |url=http://www.newenglandballproject.com/g2/p2669.htm#i66721 |access-date=June 13, 2013 |website=The New England Ball Project}} ==Career== Marks appeared in the 2006 feature film ''[Accepted](/source/Accepted_(film))'' as Lizzie Gaines. She has guest-starred in [television program](/source/television_program)s such as ''[Ugly Betty](/source/Ugly_Betty)'' and ''[Weeds](/source/Weeds_(TV_series))''. She was featured in the cover story of the June 4, 2006, issue of ''[The New York Times Magazine](/source/The_New_York_Times_Magazine)'' with her friend [Liana Liberato](/source/Liana_Liberato).{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/magazine/04actors.html | title=Hollywood Elementary | first= Adrian Nicole |last= LeBlanc | work=[The New York Times Magazine](/source/The_New_York_Times_Magazine) | date=June 4, 2006 | access-date=February 5, 2012}} Marks played Tammy in ''[The Runaways](/source/The_Runaways_(2010_film))'', a 2010 [biographical film](/source/biographical_film) about the 1970s [all-girl rock band](/source/all_woman_band) [of the same name](/source/The_Runaways).{{cite news|url=http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/12/15/the-runaways-to-be-released-march-19th.html|title='The Runaways' To Be Released March 19th|date=December 15, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723135012/http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/12/15/the-runaways-to-be-released-march-19th.html|archive-date=July 23, 2011}} She has been nominated twice for a [Young Artist Award](/source/Young_Artist_Award), first for her performance in the film ''Accepted'', and again for her performance in the television series ''[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)''.{{cite web |title=28th Annual Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms28.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627043416/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms28.htm |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |website=YoungArtistAwards.org}}{{cite web |title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808150433/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |website=YoungArtistAwards.org}} Marks starred as Amanda Brotzman in the [BBC America](/source/BBC_America) original ''[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](/source/Dirk_Gently's_Holistic_Detective_Agency_(TV_series))''. In July 2017, Marks was named one of ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'''s 25 Under 25 Artists Changing the World.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/dirk-gently-star-hannah-marks-on-the-female-gaze-aging-in-hollywood-204791/|title='Dirk Gently' Star Hannah Marks: It's Time to Explore the 'Female Gaze'|last1=Scherer|first1=Jenna|date=July 18, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=March 20, 2019}} [[File:John Green and Hannah Marks 2022.png|thumb|Marks with [John Green](/source/John_Green) in a YouTube video about ''[Turtles All the Way Down](/source/Turtles_All_the_Way_Down_(film))'']] In January 2019, she was named as the director for an upcoming [film adaptation](/source/Turtles_All_the_Way_Down_(film)) of the [John Green](/source/John_Green) novel ''[Turtles All the Way Down](/source/Turtles_All_the_Way_Down_(novel))''.{{cite news |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=John Green Adaptation 'Turtles All the Way Down' Finds Director |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-green-adaptation-turtles-all-way-down-gets-director-hannah-marks-1175481 |access-date=January 13, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 11, 2019}} This adaptation was released on May 2, 2024, on the streaming service [Max](/source/Max_(streaming_service)).{{cite news|last1=McNab |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Turtles All the Way Down Movie: Release Date, Cast, Trailer and Everything You Need to Know |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/turtles-all-the-way-down-movie-everything-you-need-to-know |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=TeenVogue |date=February 9, 2024}} In March 2021, she was named as the director for the [Amazon Studios](/source/Amazon_Studios) film ''[Don't Make Me Go](/source/Don't_Make_Me_Go_(film))'' starring [John Cho](/source/John_Cho).{{cite news|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|title=Amazon Studios Boards Hannah Marks-Directed Dramedy 'Don't Make Me Go' Starring John Cho|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/amazon-studios-hannah-marks-dont-make-me-go-john-cho-1234720347/|access-date=December 17, 2021|work=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|date=March 24, 2021}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''[Doll Graveyard](/source/Doll_Graveyard)'' | Sophia | [Direct-to-video](/source/Direct-to-video) |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''[Danika](/source/Danika_(film))'' | Lizzie Geralds | |- | ''[Accepted](/source/Accepted_(film))'' | Lizzie Gaines | |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Runaways|The Runaways (2010 film)}}'' | Tammy | |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Amazing Spider-Man|The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)}}'' | Missy Kallenback | |- | 2014 | ''[1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story](/source/1000_to_1%3A_The_Cory_Weissman_Story)'' | Jess Evans | |- | rowspan="3"|2015 | ''[Anesthesia](/source/Anesthesia_(2015_film))'' | Ella Zarrow | |- | ''[Southbound](/source/Southbound_(2015_film))'' | Ava | Segment: "Siren" |- | ''[Punk's Dead](/source/Punk's_Dead)'' | Penny | |- | 2016 | ''[Hard Sell](/source/Hard_Sell_(film))'' | Lake | |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | ''[After Everything](/source/After_Everything_(2018_film))'' | {{N/A}} | Director and writer |- | ''[Banana Split](/source/Banana_Split_(film))'' | April | Also writer |- | 2019 | ''[Daniel Isn't Real](/source/Daniel_Isn't_Real)'' | Sophie | |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''[Dinner in America](/source/Dinner_in_America)'' | Beth | Also executive producer |- | ''[I Used to Go Here](/source/I_Used_to_Go_Here)'' | April | |- | 2021 | ''[Mark, Mary & Some Other People](/source/Mark%2C_Mary_%26_Some_Other_People)'' | {{N/A}} | Director, writer, and producer |- | 2022 | ''[Don't Make Me Go](/source/Don't_Make_Me_Go_(film))'' | Tessa | rowspan="2"|Also director |- | 2024 | ''[Turtles All the Way Down](/source/Turtles_All_the_Way_Down_(film))'' | Holly |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''You Can't Win'' | Julia | |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''Razzlekhan'' | {{N/A}} | Director and writer |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''Eloise'' | {{N/A}} | Writer |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''[Numb3rs](/source/Numbers_(TV_series))'' | Libby Lamberg | Episode: "In Plain Sight" |- | 2006 | ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)'' | Dalia Nadir | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |- | rowspan="3"|2007 | ''{{sortname|The|Winner|The Winner (TV series)}}'' | Tracy | Episode: "What Happens in Albany, Stays in Albany" |- | ''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(2007_American_TV_series))'' | Lesley Walker | Episode: Pilot |- | ''[Private Practice](/source/Private_Practice_(TV_series))'' | Ruby | Episode: "In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead" |- | 2008 | ''[Ugly Betty](/source/Ugly_Betty)'' | Taylor | Episode: "Zero Worship" |- | 2008–2009 | ''[Weeds](/source/Weeds_(TV_series))'' | [Harmony](/source/List_of_Weeds_characters) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | ''[Hank](/source/Hank_(2009_TV_series))'' | Taylor Kelly | Episode: "Hank's Got a Friend" |- | ''[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)'' | Annabelle Campos | 3 episodes |- | ''[Saving Grace](/source/Saving_Grace_(American_TV_series))'' | Mae Rodriguez | Episode: "I Killed Kristin" |- | 2011–2013 | ''[Necessary Roughness](/source/Necessary_Roughness_(TV_series))'' | [Lindsay Santino](/source/List_of_Necessary_Roughness_characters) | Main role (seasons 1–2); guest role (season 3) |- | 2012 | ''[Grimm](/source/Grimm_(TV_series))'' | Gracie | Episode: "[Organ Grinder](/source/Organ_Grinder_(Grimm_episode))" |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''{{sortname|The|Client List|The Client List (TV series)}}'' | Kim | Episodes: "Wild Nights Are Calling", "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" |- | ''[Kristin's Christmas Past](/source/Kristin's_Christmas_Past)'' | Kristin Cartwell (age 17) | [Television film](/source/Television_film) |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | ''[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))'' | Jordan Gibbs | Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |- | ''[Awkward](/source/Awkward_(TV_series))'' | Gloria | Recurring role (season 4) |- | ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' | Evie Barnes | Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem" |- | 2015 | ''[The Following](/source/The_Following)'' | Marisol Masters | Episode: "Home" |- | 2016–2017 | ''[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](/source/Dirk_Gently's_Holistic_Detective_Agency_(TV_series))'' | Amanda Brotzman | Main role |- | 2016 | ''[The Real O'Neals](/source/The_Real_O'Neals)'' | Mimi Waxberg | Recurring role |- | 2019 | ''[You're the Worst](/source/You're_the_Worst)'' | Mariah | Episodes: "A Very Good Boy", "Magical Thinking", "Pancakes" |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.hannahmarks.com/}} * {{IMDb name|2000954}} {{Hannah Marks}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marks, Hannah}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:21st-century American screenwriters Category:21st-century American women writers Category:Actresses from Los Angeles Category:Actresses from Santa Monica, California Category:American child actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American women film directors Category:American women screenwriters Category:Ball family (show business) Category:Film directors from Los Angeles Category:People from San Luis Obispo, California Category:Screenwriters from California Category:Writers from Los Angeles Category:Writers from Santa Monica, California Category:Actresses from San Luis Obispo County, California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hannah Marks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Marks) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Marks?action=history)). 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