Marcos Siega
About
Biography
Biography
Although Marcos Siega got his start in show business as a founding member of the late 1980s New York City-based punk band Bad Trip, by the new millennium he emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after director-producers. Siega, a native New Yorker, led Bad Trip for eight years, releasing two full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the United States By the '90s, using connections made in the music industry, he began directing music videos, working with such notable acts as Anthrax, Weezer, and Blink-182. Siega made his feature film directorial debut with the well-received 2005 dark comedy "Pretty Persuasion," earning a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Festival. Siega went on to work primarily on TV, directing for such acclaimed series as "True Blood," "Cold Case," and, most notably, "The Vampire Diaries," for which he also produced. Siega made a return to feature films with 2008's "Chaos Theory," founding the production company Prospect Pictures the same year.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Post Production (Feature Film)
Life Events
2002
TV directing debut, FOX's "Fastlane"
2002
Created (also directed and executive produced) VH1¿s "Rock The House"
2003
Formed the film and TV production company, Prospect Pictures with Matthew Weaver and Carl Levin
2004
Directed episodes of UPN¿s critically acclaimed "Veronica Mars"
2005
Feature film debut, "The Underclassman" starring Nick Cannon and Shawn Ashmore
2005
Directed the comical satire, "Pretty Persuasion" starring Evan Rachel Wood
2007
Directed episodes of the CBS legal drama, "Shark" starring James Woods
2007
Directed multiple episodes of the Showtime drama, "Dexter"
2008
Directed "Chaos Theory" starring Ryan Reynolds
