- Born
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Mark Petrie traveled to the US after winning a scholarship to study film scoring at Berklee College of Music. Chosen as one of the recipients of the Pete Carpenter Fellowship, he moved to Los Angeles to learn from the TV music icon Mike Post.
Since moving to Los Angeles, Mark has scored over fifty films, notably Unconditional, an uplifting family drama starring Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy; Apron Strings, a New Zealand drama that screened at the Toronto Film Festival; A Dangerous Place, an action thriller starring Kristen Dalton; Farmhouse, a horror starring Kelly Hu and Steven Weber; and Jay and Seth vs The Apocalypse, a dark comedy starring Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen.
In addition to his work in film, Mark's music is heard every day in trailers, documentaries, TV shows, political campaigns and major sporting events worldwide.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- Moved to the US in 1999 to study music at Berklee College of Music
- Went to boarding school for 8 years
- Had periodic hearing loss in early childhood.
- Winner of 2004 Pete Carpenter Fellowship which involved working in the studio of legendary composer Mike Post.
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