Hannah Marks, Actress and Filmmaker
Hannah Marks is an actress, writer, and director who has starred in features like Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Runaways, Dawn, Necessary Roughness, Weeds, and The Amazing Spider-Man. She’s been named one of Rolling Stone's 25 under 25 Artists Changing the World, a Forbes 30 under 30 2020 honoree, and one of Wall Street Journal’s 10 Biggest Rising Stars. Her latest project is Banana Split, a movie she co-wrote, produced, and starred alongside Dylan Spouse and Liana Liberato, which released just this past Thursday to 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Her next project is directing John Green’s next adaptation, Turtles All The Way Down, which she will be one of the youngest female to ever direct a major studio production. In this episode, Hannah and I talk through how we are in the midst of coronavirus, her evolution as a young actress to directing studio films, and the stories she’s itching to tell right now.