Mark Roberts (film producer)
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Mark Roberts is an American film and television producer. He co-founded Roberts Media in 2014 and has produced films including Strangers with Candy and Meet Me Next Christmas.
Mark Roberts | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | |
Career
Roberts began his entertainment career at Universal Studios Hollywood. In 1986, he founded Enterprise Casting, an extras casting company that worked on films including The Three Amigos! (1986) and television series such as Blossom, It's a Living, and Empty Nest. In 1990, he sold Enterprise to become a producer for KWHY, a Spanish broadcast station in Los Angeles before co-founding Roberts David Films with Lorena David.[1][2]
Roberts began his producing career with the independent films Plump Fiction (1997)[3] and Poor White Trash (2000).[4] He later produced Strangers with Candy (2005), a Sundance Film Festival selection starring Amy Sedaris.[5][6]
In 2014, he co-founded Roberts Media LLC, a film and television production company. Roberts produced holiday films for Lifetime Television in collaboration with Mario Lopez, including Feliz NaviDAD (2020),[7] Holiday in Santa Fe (2021) and Steppin' Into the Holiday (2022).[8][9] He executive produced Mexico's Next Top Model (Season 5, 2014)[1] and the Netflix series Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020), a series about a Latina teen prodigy.[10]
Roberts also produced the documentary Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019), about Chicano artist, which premiered on Netflix.[11] In 2024, he produced the holiday film Meet Me Next Christmas, starring Christina Milian.[12][13] The film reached the top position on the Netflix global rankings with more than 18 million views.[14]
Selected filmography
Film and TV Movies
| Title | Year | Type | Role |
| Get Him Back for Christmas | 2024 | TV Movie | Producer[15] |
| Once Upon a Christmas Wish | 2024 | TV Movie | Producer[1] |
| Meet Me Next Christmas | 2024 | Netflix Film | Producer[16] |
| Steppin' Into the Holiday | 2022 | TV Movie | Producer[17] |
| Holiday in Santa Fe | 2021 | TV Movie | Producer[8] |
| Feliz NaviDAD | 2020 | TV Movie | Producer[18] |
| Water & Power | 2013 | Feature | Producer[19] |
| The Coverup | 2008 | Feature | Producer[20] |
| Danika | 2005 | Feature | Producer[21] |
| Strangers with Candy | 2005 | Feature | Producer[5] |
| Extreme Dating | 2004 | Feature | Producer[22] |
| Outta Time | 2002 | Feature | Producer[23] |
| Poor White Trash | 2000 | Feature | Producer[24] |
| Eastside | 1999 | Feature | Producer[25] |
Television series
| Title | Year(s) | Episodes | Role |
| Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love | 2020 | 14 | Producer[26] |
| Mexico's Next Top Model | 2014 | 13 | Executive Producer[1] |
| The Car Chasers | 2013 | 8 | Producer[27] |
| My Ride Rules | 2011–2012 | 26 | Executive Producer[28] |
Shorts, Documentaries
| Title | Year | Type | Role |
| Love and Betrayal on the Force | 2020 | Documentary | Writer and Director[29] |
| Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire | 2019 | Documentary | Producer[30] |