Marcus Nispel (born 15 April 1963 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a German-American film director, and producer.

Biography

German-born Marcus Nispel started his career in advertising as an art director for Young & Rubicam in Frankfurt, Germany. He came to America on a Fulbright scholarship in 1984 at the age of 20 and made his directing debut in 1989 with a series of music videos for C&C Music Factory.