Markus Redmond

Markus William Redmond (born February 5, 1971) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter.

In 2016, Redmond directed and starred in the independent film, The 6th Degree, a psychological thriller that he also wrote and co-produced. The cast included Redmond, Mackenzie Astin and Turkish actress Fadik Atasoy. The film was eventually released worldwide on Amazon Prime.[citation needed ]

In 2017, Redmond wrote and directed the comedy horror short film Allen + Millie: A Short Romance starring Scream Queen Brooke Lewis and Courtney Gains. The short garnered awards from such festivals as the Los Angeles Film Awards and the Sicily International Film Festival.[citation needed ]

In 2000, Redmond, along with Ivy Williams, sold the college thriller I Would Die for You to Columbia Pictures. The film was never made.[citation needed ]

In 2007, Redmond wrote and starred in the independent film If I Had Known I Was a Genius. The cast included Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, Keith David, and Tara Reid. The film premiered January 23, 2007, at the Sundance Film Festival.

Redmond's films include the independent black ensemble film, The Inkwell (1994); K-11 (2012); Jeff Abugov's The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999); and the 2000 comedy, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, alongside Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright.

Redmond acted in two more television series, first in the recurring role of Officer Lucas on NYPD Blue (1993-1994), and then as Mark Washington in two season of Murder One (1995-1996).

In 1999, Redmond starred as series regular Phil on the sitcom Family Rules, starring Greg Evigan. His other television credits include 21 Jump Street (1990), Family Matters (1990), the 1995 revival series Get Smart (1995), Mad About You (1997), Vengeance Unlimited (1999), Angel (1999, 2000), and The Drew Carey Show (2003. (2005).

In 2012 Redmond published the erotic e-book, Poker Night.

Redmond has been a featured guest of Reddit Q&As and numerous entertainment podcasts.[10][11] Since 2015, Redmond has been a recurring interviewee on the YouTube filmmaking vlog channel, Film Courage.[12]

On August 2, 2008, Redmond married movie caterer Isis Heuser in Las Vegas.[citation needed ]