Mark Steger has devoted his life to working in film, video, live performance and visual art. At the heart of his work is the language of the body, which he sees as a fluid, intelligent, and liminal form.
As an actor, choreographer and director he has worked in feature films, television and live performance, crafting characters with unique physicality and emotional depth that delight, astonish, and scare the bejeesus out of audiences.
Notably, he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of the Demogorgon in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Steger was movement director and choreographer for the popular FX series American Horror Story: Coven, the blockbuster films World War Z, I Am Legend, and the comedy A Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, among others. He has brought his talents to many other productions such as The Pact, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Westworld.
His recent live work includes the solo performances Walls and Covert Agent at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, choreographing Cassils' Powers That Be at the Broad Museum and collaborating on Monique Jenkinson's and Marc Kate's dance/sound performance Girl at Joe Goode Performance Space.
Steger was co-director of the legendary performance group osseus labyrint, which explored the history of the body and navigated a realm where science and art intersect. osseus labyrint's physically challenging work has been witnessed around the world in environments ranging from castle ruins, tree tops and sailing ships to factories and the Los Angeles River. osseus labyrint also toured internationally with the multiplatinum band Tool, performing at venues such as Madison Square Garden and the Coachella Music Festival. They appeared in the band's music video Schism.
Steger continues to explore video and new media. He has directed and choreographed experimental shorts and music videos, and created the first true multimedia online comic book—the hugely popular web adventure, Gearbox.
Among the honors he has received are the Screen Actors Guild Award, a Rockefeller Foundation Grant, the California Arts Council Fellowship, the Durfee Artists Award and repeated recognition in the Los Angeles Times year end “10 Best” performance list.
Steger is currently editing his short film Spider's Web.