| Mark Schwahn | |
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| Occupation | Director Producer Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997-present |
Mark Schwahn is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known as creator, head writer and executive producer of The CW Network drama series One Tree Hill.
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Schwahn has co-written Coach Carter (2005), The Perfect Score (2004), Whatever It Takes (2000) and 35 Miles from Normal (1997). In addition, he is creator of the TV series One Tree Hill, for which he also writes and directs.
He served as producer for Whatever It Takes and One Tree Hill. He was also directed 35 Miles from Normal, which he filmed in his hometown of Pontiac, Illinois.
He emerged as a top candidate to write a planned spinoff of Melrose Place shortly after the network and CBS Paramount Television announced it in late October 2008. Schwahn signed a two year deal with CPT in early October 2008, but it had not started until June 2009. Until then, he was under a pact with Warner Bros. Television, where he runs One Tree Hill. His agreement with Warner Bros. calls for him to continue as executive producer and showrunner on One Tree Hill returning for the ninth and final season in January 2012. The move to tap Schwahn to conceive a contemporary version of Melrose Place resembles The CW and CPT's decision to have Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas pen the original script for 90210.[1] In early 2009, it was announced Schwahn would not be working on the project.[2]
Schwahn was born in 1966 and grew up in Pontiac, Illinois. He attended film school at the University of Maryland, and is also a member of the Writers Guild of America.
Schwahn's film 35 Miles from Normal was nominated for Grand Jury Award and won the Special Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival.
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| Year | Film | Distributor | Credit | Notes |
| 1997 | 35 Miles from Normal | Independent | Writer and director | Independent film |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Columbia Pictures | Writer and producer | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Paramount Pictures | Writer | |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Paramount Pictures | Writer | |
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| Year | Title | Network | Credit | Notes |
| 2003–present | One Tree Hill | The WB (2003-2006) The CW (2006-pres.) |
Series creator; Writer, director and executive producer |
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| 2010 | Spy School for Girls | The CW | Series co-creator; Writer and executive producer |
Series production canceled; Based on the book Spy School for Girls by Larry Kolb |
| Nashville | The CW | Co-writer and executive producer | Series production canceled; Co-produced by Brad Paisley |
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1997 | Colin Fitz Lives! | Venice Beach Fan | ||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2006–2008 | One Tree Hill | Max | 3 episodes | |