PATRICK MARKEY (Producer) combines his academic and production background to become something of a rarity these days among producers: a creative filmmaker who can also master the challenges of day-to-day production. Armed with this diversified production experience, Markey is now focusing upon directing.
Markey also develops numerous projects through his Fostoria Film Company. He is adapting Out of the Woods, a character-driven mystery set in a remote Appalachian mountain community with acclaimed Kentucky novelist Chris Offut. Plans call for Markey to direct the feature next year. This fall, Markey will join Whoopi Goldberg to produce screenwriter Jim Hart's ("Hook") directorial debut, "The Enchanted Cottage."
Markey's recent producer credits include Touchstone Pictures' "The Associate," Warner Bros.' "Bogus," Hollywood Pictures' "The Tie That Binds," TriStar's "The Quick and The Dead," Hollywood Pictures' "The Joy Luck Club" and Columbia's "A River Runs Through It."
The eldest son in a family of fourteen children, Markey was born in West Virginia and raised in Ohio. He began acting in high school and received a degree in theatre arts from Ohio State University. After graduating, he was hired as a consultant to the Ohio Film Commission, where he met Robert Redford during production of "Brubaker." He continued his working relationship with Redford by serving as location manager on "Ordinary People." In 1984, Markey moved to Los Angeles, where he again teamed with Redford as a production executive on "The Natural."
For the next several years, Markey concentrated his producer skills on independent feature films, including "Thief," Michael Mann's first feature as director, "Death of an Angel," "Stacking," "Deepstar Six," "House" and "The Dark Wind," the latter with first time feature director and noted documentarian Errol Morris. In 1990, Markey was reunited with Redford, sharing producing duties on "A River Runs through It." Markey next produced "The Joy Luck Club" with Ron Bass, Amy Tan, Oliver Stone and Wayne Wang, who also directed the critically acclaimed drama based upon Tan's best-selling book.
Markey serves on the board of the Dactyl Foundation, a NYC-based arts organization that grants funds to emerging artists. He is also a panelist for the Masters Thesis Oral Examination at The Peter Stark Program of the USC School of Cinema-Television. In addition, Markey is an adjunct professor of film at Montana State University and owns a successful restaurant in Houston. In his spare time, he enjoys teaching his 2-year-old to fly fish at their home on the Yellowstone River.
