Mark Roper
1st AD
International Filming:
USA / CANADA / SOUTH AFRICA / SPAIN / MEXICO / CUBA / BULGARIA / ROMANIA / UK
Member of Directors Guild of America as Director & Assistant Director
Dual Nationality British & South African
Features
GETAWAY After Dark Films
 1st AD
& 2nd Unit Director
Featuring Ethan Hawk
CONAN THE BARBARIAN Lionsgate &
Millenium Films
 1st AD
Directed by Marcus Nispel
 Featuring Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols,
Rose McGowan & Jason Momoa
DOUBLE IDENTITY Nu Image &
Millenium Films
 1st AD
Directed by Dennis Dimster
 Featuring Val Kilmer & Izabella Miko
COMMAND
PERFORMANCE 		Thor Pictures
 1st AD
Directed by Dolph Lundgren
 Featuring Melissa Smith & Dolph Lundgren
THICK AS THIEVES
AKA THE CODE 		Nu Image & Millenium
 1st AD
Directed by Mimi Leder
 Featuring Morgan Freeman
& Antonia Banderas
TRAIN Nu Image / Bulgaria
 1st AD
& 2nd Unit Director
Directed by Gideon Raff
WAR INC New Crime Productions
 1st AD
& Associate Producer
Featuring John Cusack, Hilary Duff,
Marisa Tomei & Sir Ben Kingsley
TILL DEATH Signature Pictures
 2nd Unit Director
UNDISPUTED 3 Nu Image
 2nd Unit Director
THE MECHANIK Nu Image
 2nd Unit Director
Action feature shot in Bulgaria - 35mm
Featuring Dolph Lundgren & Ben Cross
SUBMERGED Nu Image
2nd Unit Director
Action adventure shot in Bulgaria
Featuring Steven Segal - 35mm
VOLCANO Nu Image & Millennium
 Director
Action feature filmed in Romania - 35mm
AVALANCHE Nu Image & Millennium
 Director
Action feature film shot in Bulgaria - 35mm
MARINES Millennium & HBO
Director
Action feature film shot in Bulgaria
Featuring Brant Cotton - 35mm
SEA WOLF GFT Entertainment
Director
Action adventure
Shot on location in Cuba
Featuring Thomas Ian Griffiths
& Gerrit Kling - 35mm
DEATH, DECEIT & DESTINY ON BOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS IIF & Towers Of London
 Director
Shot on location in Bulgaria
Featuring Romina Mondello,
Gotz Otto, Nicky Henson
& Richard Grieco - 35mm
QUEENS MESSENGER Italian Int Films
 Director
Action feature film shot in Bulgaria
Featuring Gary Daniels,
Christof Waltz, John Standing
& Romina Mondello - 35mm
SHADOWCHASER:
THE GATES OF TIME 		Tri-Star & Nu Image Project
Director
Shot in South Africa
Featuring Todd Jensen
& Frank Zagarino - 35mm
TV
ULTIMATE FORCE III & IV Bentley Productions
 Director
Drama series - S16mm
Featuring Ross Kemp
ROCKFACE –
(2ND SERIES) 		Union, BBC &
Columbia Tristar
 Director
Produced by Neil Zeigler
Shot in Scotland - 2 eps.
3 & 4 - Hi def
ADVENTURE INC Bright Films & Fireworks
 Director
Produced by Wendy Grean
 Multi episodic drama - S35
Shot in Bristol & the West
RELIC HUNTER Fireworks Entertainment
 Director
Teenage adventure series - Ep 318
Shot in Seville, Spain
Featuring Tia Carrera
- S16mm
PEAK PRACTICE Carlton Television
 Director
Drama Series – Ep 5,7,11,13
Shot in Derbyshire
Featuring Simon Shepherd,
John-Rhys Davies & Eva Pope
- S16mm
JULES VERNE Talisman & Filmline
 Director
Period costume drama
Shot in Montreal, Canada
Featuring Michael Praed,
David Warner & John-Rhys Davies
CLEAR TARGET Nu Image & HBO Premier

 Director
Submarine drama shot in South Africa
Featuring Bryan Genese
& Jim Fitzpatrick - 35mm
CONAN THE
ADVENTURER 		Keller & Western USA Comm
Director
Shot in Mexico
Episodes 6,8,10,12,14,16
Featuring Ralph Moeller - S16mm
TARZAN-THE EPIC
ADVENTURES 		Keller & Siegel USA
 Director
Shot in South Africa
Episodes 10,14,18,20
Featuring Joe Lara
- S16mm
HIGH ADVENTURE GFT Entertainment
Director
Family adventure shot in Bulgaria
Featuring Thomas Ian Griffiths,
Anja Kling & Gotz Otto - 35mm
CITY OF FEAR Towers Of London & Nu Image
 Director
Martial arts/action shot in Sofia, Bulgaria
Featuring Gary Daniels - 35mm
DEEP FAULT
(DELTA FORCE IV)
Nu Image & BFP
 Director
Action-drama shot in Bulgaria
Featuring Greg Collins,
Joe Lara & Justin Williams - 35mm
WARHEAD Nu Image (USA)
 Director
Action drama in a missile silo
Shot in South Africa
Featuring Frank Zagarino - 35mm
HUMAN TIMEBOMB Nu Image (RSA)
 Director
Action drama shot in South Africa
Featuring Bryan Genese & Joe Lara - 35mm
Commercials
GARNIER Directed by Marcus Nispel
Other Credits
TAKE THAT 'Kids'
(Promo) 		Directed by Eran Creevy
PREVIOUS FILM CREDITS
AS DIRECTOR 		UCATV2-HERE AND THERE-DIRECTOR/PROD
MMPTV-TOMORROW’S STARS-PROD/DIRECTOR
NU IMAGE-MAYDAY / CRITICAL MOVE / DANGER ZONE
2nd Unit Director
FILM CREDITS AS WRITER
Nu Image-Orion’s Key (Shadowchaser III)
Keller/Siegel-Rites Of Manhood
Tarzan-The Epic\Adventures
Image Films-Darkness Amongst Friends
TV CREDITS AS WRITER
SABC TV1 - Hot Snow (Drama M.O.W.) / Trucking -
Drama 12 Eps / Timber - Drama 8 Eps
MMPTV-WORLD OF RUGBY-WRITER
NU IMAGE-MARINES-WRITER
TALKING WITH DOG-WRITER