Mark Helfrich

📖 Biography

Mark Helfrich is an acclaimed American film editor and director, and an elected member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Helfrich shaped the comedic rhythm, high-stakes action pacing, and narrative flow for Sony Pictures' smash-hit global franchise reboots Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). With a career spanning over four decades in Hollywood, his classic editing filmography features major blockbusters including the entire Rush Hour trilogy starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, John McTiernan's seminal action classic Predator (1987), Marvel's X-Men: The Last Stand, Scary Movie, and Red Dragon, alongside his feature directorial debut Good Luck Chuck (2007).