Biography

Mark Simon's passion for storytelling and art is evident in everything he does. Mark authored 13 best-selling industry books, lectures around the world, regularly contributes to industry periodicals, and creates, produces and sells original content and produces courses for LinkedIn Learning.

Recent productions he has storyboarded include The Walking Dead franchise (9 seasons across 5 shows), Stranger Things, the Dexter franchise, Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Bladerunner 2099, Father of the Bride, Cult of Chucky and many, many more.

In 2012 Mark won a Prime Time Engineering Emmy as part of the Toon Boom software team on the Storyboard Pro software. He was also inducted into the DAVE School (Digital Animation & Visual Effects School) Hall of Fame.

As of 2023, Mark has over 6,000 productions to his credit including feature films, television series, and commercials. He has worked on over 60 feature films as designer and story artist. Mark was the designer on Sony's first U.S. feature, Midnight, starring Tony Curtis and Lynn Redgrave. He has also produced and directed dozens of shorts, all of which have won over 200 awards around the world.

Timmy's Lessons in Nature, a series of animated shorts Mark co-created, directed and produced, won the Grand Prize in Nickelodeon's first ever competition series Nicktoons Film Festival.

Mark was also the creative consultant on Dragon Tales, the Sony/PBS/Sesame Street Workshop animated series, that became the #1 show for kids its first season.

Animation Magazine recognized Mark for his outstanding achievements in 2006 by naming him an Animation Industry Power Player.

Storyboards & Animatics, Inc. provides storyboards, illustrations, cartoons and comic book illustration to the entertainment and print industries, based in Atlanta, GA.

Mark has been a supplier of information, inspiration and resources for the creative community for over 35 years. Many of the books he's written are used by artists the world over. Storyboards: Motion In Art is the standard text used in schools around the world. Producing Independent 2D Character Animation showcases every step of production. Facial Expressions is the best-selling photo reference guide for artists and the sequel, Facial Expressions: Babies to Teens, continues the series.

Mark's latest book is his memoir, Attacked!, about when he was bullied and his family was attacked in their front yard. Mark became the first person in the country to hold parents responsible for the actions of their kids in a court of law.

Mark also developed the storyboard curriculum for the Digital Animation and Visual Effects School located at Universal Studios, and previously taught storyboarding at the University of Central Florida. He lectures around the world at major conferences (ComicCon, Animex, Chinese Cultural Expos, DragonCon, etc), conventions and schools.

Readers have been treated to Mark's articles in Animation Magazine and on Animation World Network where his self-styled portraits always get a laugh.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jeanne Simon