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Mark Herman (1954-) is an English film director and screenwriter from Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He lived for some time in Bridlington.

Mark Herman was later entering the film industry; at 27 he was making cartoons at art college before then getting involved in drama by studying film at Leeds college. Then he trained as an animator at the National Film School in London.

He moved away from animation and continued studying directing. Via writing lyrics for The Christians. Herman’s first feature-length project was Blame it on the Bellboy (1992), a comedy of mistaken identity starring Dudley Moore and Brian Brown.

Next, Herman wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Brassed Off (1996), following the members of a colliery brass band - still struggling to survive a decade after the miners' strike.

In Little Voice (1998), adapted by Herman from Jim Cartwright's play 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice', Jane Horrocks reprises the title role of a harried young woman whose only escape lies in the memory of her father and in imitating the singers he admired. This film gave Michael Caine the opportunity for his best peformance to date.

Purely Belter (2000), adapted by Herman from Jim Tulluch's novel The Season Ticket, is the story of two teenage boys trying to get together enough money for a couple of Newcastle United season tickets.

Hope Springs (2003), is an adaptation of New Cardiff.

Mark Herman is a fellow of Film and Television Production, York St John University, York, England

Mark Herman is a notable writer; however, he eschews modern technology and has one of the largest pencil collections in the UK.

• Brassed Off (1996)
• Little Voice (1998)
• Purely Belter (2000)
• Hope Springs (2003)