Mark Borchardt

Mark Borchardt

Known for
Acting
Born
August 20, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Mark Borchardt is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and writer best known as the cult DIY filmmaker featured in the acclaimed documentary American Movie, which chronicled the making of his horror short Coven. A longtime icon of Midwest indie cinema, he most recently served as the narrator for the indie film Once Upon a Time in Carroll County, Iowa.

Known For

Filmography

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Legal ThreaT

Legal ThreaT

Movie · as Reese Kelly

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I Am An Alien

I Am An Alien

Movie · as Himself

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Once Upon a Time in Carroll County, Iowa poster

Once Upon a Time in Carroll County, Iowa

Movie · as Narrator

2026
Miracle Whip poster

Miracle Whip

Movie · as Rathke's Dad

2022
Bitcon poster

Bitcon

Movie · as Damon

2021
Who Is Bill Rebane? poster

Who Is Bill Rebane?

Movie · as Self

2020
Small Town Wisconsin poster

Small Town Wisconsin

Movie · as Store Clerk

2020
Faith Based poster

Faith Based

Movie · as Mark

2019
Black Licorice poster

Black Licorice

Movie · as Martin Milo

2019
The Field poster

The Field

Movie · as Cashier

2019
At the Park by the Creek poster

At the Park by the Creek

Movie · as Radio Show Host

2018
Lycanimator poster

Lycanimator

Movie · as Spencer Del Graves

2018
Through the Eye Root poster

Through the Eye Root

Movie · as Mouth / Bugleman

2017
California Dreams poster

California Dreams

Movie · as Mark

2017
Silently Steal Away poster

Silently Steal Away

Movie · as Narrator

2017
The Dundee Project poster

The Dundee Project

Movie · as Himself

2016
Here Comes Rusty poster

Here Comes Rusty

Movie · as Oren

2014
Hamlet A.D.D. poster

Hamlet A.D.D.

Movie · as Gravedigger

2011
The Hagstone Demon poster

The Hagstone Demon

Movie · as Douglas Elmore

2011
The Amateur Monster Movie poster

The Amateur Monster Movie

Movie · as Mr. Englan

2010
Modus Operandi poster

Modus Operandi

Movie · as Dallas Deacon

2010
Dozers poster

Dozers

Movie · as Gawker

2009
Tapioca

Tapioca

Movie · as Harve

2009
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever poster

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

Movie · as Herman

2009
Living Arrangements poster

Living Arrangements

Movie · as Paul

2007
The Devil's Muse poster

The Devil's Muse

Movie · as Floyd

2007
Mutilated Movies poster

Mutilated Movies

Movie

2006
Night of the Living Dead: Live from Wisconsin - Hosted by Mark & Mike poster

Night of the Living Dead: Live from Wisconsin - Hosted by Mark & Mike

Movie · as Self

2005
Horror Business poster

Horror Business

Movie · as Himself

2005
The Godfather of Green Bay poster

The Godfather of Green Bay

Movie · as Skeeter

2005
Zombie Island

Zombie Island

Movie · as Al, the drunk at the bar

2003
Abby Singer poster

Abby Singer

Movie · as Mark Borchardt

2002
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees poster

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

Movie · as Self

2002
Britney, Baby, One More Time poster

Britney, Baby, One More Time

Movie · as Dude Schmitz

2002
Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li poster

Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li

Movie · as Self

2001
The One poster

The One

Movie · as Cesar

2001
The Tunnel poster

The Tunnel

Movie · as Lincoln

1999
American Movie poster

American Movie

Movie · as Filmmaker

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Mark Borchardt · 1 ep

1997
Coven poster

Coven

Movie · as Mike

1982
I Blow Up poster

I Blow Up

Movie · as Dave