Mark Vanis

Mark became interested in acting at the age of seven when he realized a love for entertaining people with story telling, acting out characters, and an overall desire to make people laugh. In high school he participated in choir, took two improvisational theater classes, and acted in an independent made-for-school movie. Mark continued with theater for two years, one production being "The Great Gatsby" which was student directed by writer/director/producer/actress Carolyn Carpenter. During college Mark took a hiatus from acting to focus his energy on obtaining a Masters Degree in Mathematics. It was when Mark moved to Las Vegas that his curiosity was again peaked in regards to entertainment. In March of 2014 he became an intern on the Las Vegas production of Evil Dead the Musical at Planet Hollywood where he worked his way up to being assistant director. Mark also got his first professional acting experience being cast as one of the deadites who was also master of ceremonies for the entire show. In the years following Evil Dead, Mark took a break from acting/show production to focus on his career in professional entertainment lighting as an inventory control manager. In June of 2021, Mark decided it was time try his hand at acting again and auditioned for his first feature film. Mark was cast in one of the lead roles in Death Club. Shortly after Death Club filming wrapped, Mark was cast in a background role for a major motion picture currently filming. Mark's tattoos and overall look also secured him direct placement by the movies director.