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Mark Steven Johnson

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  • Producer
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Mark Steven Johnson
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Mark Steven Johnson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing the hit Marvel films "Daredevil" and "Ghost Rider" as well as writing "Grumpy Old Men" and its successful sequel "Grumpier Old Men." Johnson recently wrote, directed or produced "Love Guaranteed," "Love in the Villa," and "Champagne Problems" for Netflix.
BornOctober 30
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BornOctober 30
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Champagne Problems (2025)
    Champagne Problems
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Grumpy Old Men
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1993
    Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Ghost Rider (2007)
    Ghost Rider
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
    Daredevil
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Lucy Boomer
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Champagne Problems (2025)
      Champagne Problems
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Kat Graham and Tom Hopper in Love in the Villa (2022)
      Love in the Villa
      5.5
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Tim Niverth in Childhood Thoughts (2015)
      Childhood Thoughts
      3.3
      TV Series
      • characters
      • 2020
    • Ewan McGregor, Brad Garrett, Jim Cummings, and Nick Mohammed in Christopher Robin (2018)
      Christopher Robin
      7.2
      • story by
      • 2018
    • Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Ghost Rider (2007)
      Ghost Rider
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • screen story
      • 2007
    • Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
      Elektra
      4.7
      • motion picture characters
      • 2005
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston in Jack Frost (1998)
      Jack Frost
      5.5
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 1998
    • Simon Birch (1998)
      Simon Birch
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 1998
    • Big Bully (1996)
      Big Bully
      4.8
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpier Old Men (1995)
      Grumpier Old Men
      6.7
      • characters
      • written by
      • 1995
    • Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
      Grumpy Old Men
      7.0
      • written by
      • 1993

    Director

    • Champagne Problems (2025)
      Champagne Problems
      6.0
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • Kat Graham and Tom Hopper in Love in the Villa (2022)
      Love in the Villa
      5.5
      • directed by
      • 2022
    • Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. in Love, Guaranteed (2020)
      Love, Guaranteed
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2020
    • William Fichtner, Forest Whitaker, Travis Fimmel, and Rachael Taylor in Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
      Finding Steve McQueen
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
      Killing Season
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2013
    • When in Rome (2010)
      When in Rome
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Ghost Rider (2007)
      Ghost Rider
      5.3
      • directed by
      • 2007
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Simon Birch (1998)
      Simon Birch
      6.8
      • Director
      • 1998

    Producer

    • Lucy Boomer
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Champagne Problems (2025)
      Champagne Problems
      6.0
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Kat Graham and Tom Hopper in Love in the Villa (2022)
      Love in the Villa
      5.5
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2022
    • William Fichtner, Forest Whitaker, Travis Fimmel, and Rachael Taylor in Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
      Finding Steve McQueen
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone in Grudge Match (2013)
      Grudge Match
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
      Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
      4.4
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • When in Rome (2010)
      When in Rome
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
      Elektra
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos6

    Champagne Problems
    Demo Reel 2:12
    Champagne Problems
    "Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
    Clip 1:53
    "Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
    "Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
    Clip 1:53
    "Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
    "Dark Dining" from When in Rome
    Clip 2:45
    "Dark Dining" from When in Rome
    "Wedding Scene" from When in Rome
    Clip 2:12
    "Wedding Scene" from When in Rome
    "Personals" from When in Rome
    Featurette 1:57
    "Personals" from When in Rome
    "Kristen & Josh" from When in Rome
    Featurette 1:55
    "Kristen & Josh" from When in Rome

    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 30
      • Hastings, Minnesota, USA
    • Spouses
        Claudine FarrellOctober 13, 2020 - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He is a huge comic book fan since 3rd grade and reads comics every week including Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four.
    • Trademark
      Frequently makes films where the main characters' parents are either absentee or dead. The father in Jack Frost (1998) comes back to life as a snowman; in Simon Birch (1998), Joe's mother dies without telling him the identity of his father; in Daredevil (2003), Matt's father is killed by gangsters, and his mother is absentee.

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