Ariel Schulman
Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981)[1] is an American filmmaker and actor.[2] He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary Catfish, and co-directed Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Nerve (2016) and Project Power (2020) with Henry Joost.
Career
Schulman has directed the movies Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve alongside Henry Joost. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts' film program in 2004.[3] Schulman and Joost founded the production company Supermarché.
In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Fox.[4] In 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets, the film along with numerous video game based movies in development at Fox were cancelled.[5] However, this turned out to be untrue, with Capcom confirming that the film was still in development.[6] In 2020, it was revealed that Mattson Tomlin had been hired to help co-write the screenplay.[7][8]
In 2018, Schulman co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Joost from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.[9][10] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback.[11] It was released on August 14, 2020.[12]
Personal life
His younger brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish.Template:Cn They are both of German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Polish-Jewish, and Romanian-Jewish descent.[13]
Filmography (with Henry Joost)
Film
- Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
- Nerve (2016)
- Viral (2016)
- Project Power (2020)
- Secret Headquarters (2022) (Also writer)
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | DoP | Himself | Notes |
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| 2010 | Catfish | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | [14] |
| 2011 | Metropolis II | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:No | Documentary short |
| 2012 | A Brief History of John Baldessari | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:No | Template:No | |
| 2021 | Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity | Template:No | Template:No | Template:No | Template:Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3x3 | Template:Yes | Template:No | Template:No | TV movie |
| 2012–2016 | Catfish: The TV Show | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Adventures of Slaters's Friend | Slater | Short |
| 2006 | If You See Something, Say Something | Commuter | |
| 2007 | Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? | Jerry Ruis | |
| Tight Shots | TV series | ||
| 2008 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | Boyfriend | |
| 2009 | Family Tree | Short | |
| 2024 | Queer | Tom Weston |
References
External links
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- Male actors from New York City
- American people of Israeli descent
- Jewish American male actors
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American horror film directors
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- American people of Romanian-Jewish descent