---
name: "Mark Verheiden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-verheiden"
fi1m_id: "mark-verheiden"
imdb_id: "nm0894156"
tmdb_id: 20249
wikidata_id: "Q1170303"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "26 March 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T23:46:01.039490+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mark Verheiden

## Identity

Mark Verheiden

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-verheiden
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-verheiden
- **IMDb ID:** nm0894156
- **TMDB ID:** 20249
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1170303
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Verheiden, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1170303, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20249

Writer. Born 26 March 1956 in Portland.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 26 March 1956, Portland
- **Active:** 1994–2015
- **Frequently works with:** [Brad Turner](https://film.one/person/brad-turner.md), [Adam Kane](https://film.one/person/adam-kane.md), [Anne Cofell Saunders](https://film.one/person/anne-cofell-saunders.md), [Anthony Hemingway](https://film.one/person/anthony-hemingway.md), [Greg Beeman](https://film.one/person/greg-beeman.md), [Jeannot Szwarc](https://film.one/person/jeannot-szwarc.md), [Jeff Woolnough](https://film.one/person/jeff-woolnough.md), [Jeph Loeb](https://film.one/person/jeph-loeb.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 68 (2), 2000s 72 (3), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 74 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $481m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Verheiden, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1170303, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20249

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Marvel's Daredevil*](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) (78), [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66)
- **Paramount+:** [*Battlestar Galactica*](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*Heroes*](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Timecop*](https://film.one/film/timecop.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mark Verheiden is an American writer for television, film and comics. Born on 26 March 1956 in Portland, he began writing comics in 1987 with *The American* for Dark Horse Comics and later contributed to *Aliens* and *Predator* series.

His film credits include the screenplay for *Timecop* (1994) and the story for *The Mask* (1994). On television, Verheiden wrote nine episodes of *Battlestar Galactica* (2004) as writer and co-executive producer. He has also written for *Smallville* (2001), *Heroes* (2006), *Falling Skies* (2011), *Daredevil* (2015) and *Swamp Thing* (2019), and served as producer on several of these series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *The Mask* (1994), Fi1m 71, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md)
- *Timecop* (1994), Fi1m 64, Screenplay, Story, Comic Book — [page](https://film.one/film/timecop.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Swamp Thing* (2019), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015), series, Writer
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Constantine* (2014), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Hemlock Grove* (2013), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Writer
- *Caprica* (2010), series, Writer
- *Battlestar Galactica: Razor* (2007), Executive Producer
- *My Name Is Bruce* (2007), Screenplay
- *Heroes* (2006), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Dark Shadows* (2005), Writer
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), series, Writer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), series, Writer, Supervising Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *FreakyLinks* (2000), series, Writer
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, Writer
- *Timecop* (1997), series, Writer
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Screenplay
- *Timecop* (1994), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/timecop.md)
- *The Mask* (1994), Story — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md)
- *Terror Squad* (1988), Story

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Inkpot Award 2007: Inkpot Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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