Gary Marcus

Biography

Career Overview

Gary Marcus has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Forgetting Sarah Marshall Universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Hidden Figures, Little Fockers, Mr. Deeds. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

71

Known For

• 

  Hidden Figures
• 

  Little Fockers
• 

  Mr. Deeds
• 

  2 Guns
• 

  Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• 

  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Forgetting Sarah Marshall Universe (2 titles)
• Meet the Parents (1 titles)
• Fast & Furious (1 titles)
• The Fast and the Furious Collection (1 titles)
• Like Mike Collection (1 titles)
• Austin Powers (1 titles)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Trula M. Marcus (2 collaborations)
• Brandon Molale (2 collaborations)
• Taraji P. Henson (1 collaborations)
• Octavia Spencer (1 collaborations)
• Janelle Monáe (1 collaborations)
• Kevin Costner (1 collaborations)
• Kirsten Dunst (1 collaborations)
• Jim Parsons (1 collaborations)
• Mahershala Ali (1 collaborations)
• Glen Powell (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (61 credits)

  • Wonder Man

    - Callback (2026) ... first assistant director directing

    - Found Footage (2026) ... first assistant director directing

    - Self-Tape (2026) ... first assistant director directing

    - Matinee (2026) ... first assistant director directing
    2026
  • Ironheart

    - We in Danger, Girl (2025) ... first assistant director directing

    - Will the Real Natalie Please Stand Up? (2025) ... first assistant director directing

    - Take Me Home (2025) ... first assistant director directing
    2025
  • Parish

    - Pilot (2024) ... first assistant director directing
    2024
  • Ms. Marvel

    - Time and Again (2022) ... first assistant director directing

    - Seeing Red (2022) ... first assistant director directing

    - Destined (2022) ... first assistant director directing

    - Crushed (2022) ... first assistant director directing
    2022
  • Antebellum

    first assistant director

    directing
    2020
  • Stuber

    first assistant director

    directing
    2019
  • The Mandalorian

    - Chapter 16: The Rescue (2020) ... first assistant director directing

    - Chapter 15: The Believer (2020) ... first assistant director directing

    - Chapter 12: The Siege (2020) ... first assistant director directing
    2019
  • Budding Prospects

    first assistant director

    directing
    2017
  • Hidden Figures

    first assistant director

    directing
    2016
  • Westworld

    - Akane No Mai (2018) ... first assistant director directing
    2016
  • Beautiful & Twisted

    first assistant director

    directing
    2015
  • Black or White

    first assistant director

    directing
    2015
  • Bosch

    - The Four Last Things (2017) ... first assistant director directing

    - The Smog Cutter (2017) ... first assistant director directing

    - Everybody Counts (2016) ... first assistant director directing
    2015
  • Bad Words

    first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • Jobs

    first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • 2 Guns

    second unit first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • Likeness

    first assistant director

    directing
    2013
  • What's Your Number?

    first assistant director

    directing
    2011
  • Little Fockers

    first assistant director

    directing
    2010
  • Get Him to the Greek

    first assistant director

    directing
    2010
  • State of Play

    first assistant director

    directing
    2009
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    first assistant director

    directing
    2008
  • The Grand

    first assistant director

    directing
    2007
  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

    first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • The Skeleton Key

    first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Nomad: The Warrior

    first assistant director

    directing
    2005
  • Homeland Security

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • The Big Bounce

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • Like Mike

    first assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • Mr. Deeds

    first assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • Just Visiting

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • The Wedding Planner

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • Timecode

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    first assistant director

    directing
    1999
  • The Pentagon Wars

    first assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • The Rainmaker

    first assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • One Night Stand

    first assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • Jack

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Kazaam

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Sunset Park

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • Leaving Las Vegas

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Vanya on 42nd Street

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Wes Craven's New Nightmare

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Wagons East!

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Passenger 57

    first assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Strictly Business

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • The Linguini Incident

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • A Kiss Before Dying

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • Miller's Crossing

    first assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • End of the Night

    assistant director

    directing
    1990
  • The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Eight Men Out

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Call Me

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • The Big Blue

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Just Like America

    first assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Sweet Lorraine

    first assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Eat and Run

    first assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Willy/Milly

    second assistant director

    directing
    1986
  • Forever, Lulu

    first assistant director

    directing
    1986
  • Alphabet City

    second assistant director

    directing
    1984

• production (10 credits)

  • The Girlfriend Experience

    executive producer

    production

    - Integration (2021) ... executive producer production

    - State of Mind (2021) ... executive producer production

    - A Set of Lies Agreed Upon (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Black Box (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Embrace (2021) ... executive producer production
    2016
  • Bad Words

    co-producer

    production
    2013
  • The Grand

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Big Bounce

    associate producer

    production
    2004
  • CQ

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Timecode

    co-producer

    production
    2000
  • The Virgin Suicides

    co-producer

    production
    2000
  • The Rainmaker

    associate producer

    production
    1997
  • Rhythm Thief

    associate producer

    production
    1994
  • End of the Night

    associate producer

    production
    1990