Roger Craig Zobel is an American filmmaker and actor whose work includes music videos, film, and television. He has directed the films ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2015), and '' The Hunt'' (2020). On TV he has directed episodes of '' The Leftovers'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2021, he directed the miniseries ''

Mare of Easttown ''Mare of Easttown'' is an American crime drama television miniseries created and written by Brad Ingelsby for HBO. Directed by Craig Zobel, the series premiered on April 18, 2021, and concluded on May 30, 2021, consisting of seven episodes. It ...

'' on

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. He also helped to co-create the online animated series ''

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'' with Mike and Matt Chapman, known collectively as

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Early life

Zobel was born in New York and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, later studying film at the

North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a public art school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants a high school diploma, in addition to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina Sc ...

alongside

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and other future collaborators.

Career

After graduation, Zobel worked on Green's first three films — ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'', (2003) and '' Undertow'' (2003), as either co-producer, production manager or second unit director. He also directed '' The Hunt'' (2020). More recently, he reupped his deal with HBO, which was served for three more years.

''Homestar Runner''

'' is an animated internet cartoon which mixes surreal humor with references to pop culture. Zobel co-created the initial concept and some characters for a book with Mike Chapman using the name "Homestar Runner", coined by their mutual friend James Huggins, which later went on to become the animated cartoon by Mike and Matt Chapman. On a day off while Zobel and Chapman were working summer jobs surrounding the

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, a visit to a bookstore prompted them to parody the state of children's books, leading to the creation of the cartoon.

Film career

Zobel has directed, written, and produced several films, including '' Great World of Sound'' and ''

''. In August 2019, the release of Zobel's horror thriller film '' The Hunt'' was postponed by distributor Universal in response to the

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, with the studio cancelling the film's original September 27, 2019, date, and moving it to March 13, 2020.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

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Official website for Homestar Runner
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