
Mark Connelly Wilson

Multi-Talented
Mark Connelly Wilson is an actor, filmmaker, editor, director, magician, musician, and Emmy award winning music composer with many years experience creating and producing audio and video content for multimedia, radio, television, and film. He began his professional music career while living in Bryan, College Station, Texas in 1980 working as a disc jockey and working in a local recording studio as a session musician writing and recording jingles for local businesses and performing live music in Texas dance halls. In 1993 he became the lead composer for Austin based software developer Human Code Inc. and for the next ten years Mark honed his craft, writing and producing music of many styles, casting and directing talent, and producing voice recordings and acting as voice and on-screen talent for award winning interactive projects for companies like Discovery Multimedia, Disney Interactive, Motorola, Dell, and Creative Wonders.
Mark has appeared in films and on stage, and on television as an actor, magician, and as a musician, performing music as a solo act and working with various musical acts since 1980. Past production and acting credits include award winning software titles and feature films, music videos, radio spots, parody videos, and television shows, including composing music for the Emmy-award winning series on PBS “Daytripper” and acting in the 2014 film “Land Of Leopold” with Ray Wise. In 2025 Mark appeared in the music video “Mary Poppins” by Canadian rapper BABYGOTNO$ which has several million views on YouTube.
Since 1999 Mark has taught audio production, filmmaking and editing in the department of Radio, Television, and Film – and advanced music composition and desktop music production in the department of Music Business and Performance at Austin Community College.
Being a fan of the horror genre since his childhood, Mark wrote, produced and recorded the musical score and theme song for the award winning feature horror films “Virgin Cheerleaders In Chains” and “Gypsy Moon”, appearing in the latter. He also has contributed additional music to the feature film – “Butcher’s Bluff”. In addition to acting and music scoring credits, Mark co-directed and composed the score for the award winning short gothic Western film “Touched”. Other film acting credits include the films “Milf Massacre”, “The Killer Pizza Man” and “Caught In My Eye”.
In addition to his musical and film accomplishments, Mark has been performing magic since his childhood He was the 2010 – 2012 president of the local Austin chapter of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and since 2009 when he won the role of “Merlin The Wise” at Sherwood Forest Faire, each year he continues to entertain the thousands of attendees to the festival with his own unique style of magic, music, and comedy.
45+ Years
Music & Entertainment
Since 1980
Professional Musician
Emmy Award
Winning Composer
15+ Years
Sherwood Forest Faire
2010–2012
IBM Austin President
2009
Became “Merlin the Wise”
25+ Years
Teaching Experience, Audio & Video Production
Multi-Talented
Actor, Filmmaker, Director, Magician, Musician