Markus von Groot

Markus von Groot, a character in the Red Carpet Diaries series, is a Dutch director. He makes his first appearance in Book 1, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Markus has long neck-length brown hair, hazel eyes and pale skin. He wears an olive green blazer with a red pocket square over an orange button-up shirt.

Background
Originally from the Netherlands, Markus is regarded among the best in the European film industry. You also mention in Chapter 3 that he is the most famous European director. He came to America with hopes of continuing his directing success in Hollywood.

Personality
Unique in both his manner of speaking and perspectives on subjects from cuisine to fashion, it is a belief of his own and his fans that this eccentricity is what makes his films so extraordinary. However being both stoic and blunt, he is indifferent to the unrealistic expectations he has of his coworkers. He dwells little on insignificant matters or conversation. He often speaks in butchered American idioms.

Teja Desai
Teja was Markus's assistant director of whom he was very demanding of. She described her job of being his Assistant Director as 90% babysitting. They had already worked together on a film called Obscura in a tiny European town and he demanded to enlarge the streets. They also worked on the film Tender Nothings together before his dramatic exit. He mainly asked her to run errands for him, such as getting him a pulled pork sandwich, or extravagant tasks with little to no notice.

Matt Rodriguez
Matt was one of the actors cast for a role in Markus' film, Tender Nothings. He looked down on Matt and didn't expect him to bring what he needed to the movie due to Matt's past in action films and relative inexperience in drama.

Your Character
Your Character was one of the actors vying for the opportunity to be in his first American film, Tender Nothings. Although your audition lands you the part, your nerves get the best of you and with one chance left, you're able to impress Markus with your talent. You quickly become his favorite, albeit that is short-lived. As you have told Seth, he is like a Dutch Voldemort.

Victoria Fontaine
Similar to Matt, Markus did not have high expectations for Victoria in Tender Nothings, seeing her as old news much like the rest of Hollywood was beginning to. She calls him the Mad Dutchman.

Susanna Mireille
Susanna is Markus's ex-wife. She starred in the movie 5 O'Clock Shadows. According to the tabloids, it was a messy breakup.

Trivia

 * Markus von Groot's name implies that he has Dutch ancestry.
 * He is described to be middle-aged and to have a thick Dutch accent.
 * He confuses the movies Star Wars and Shrek.
 * He strongly resembles Ted Levine's character Jame Gumb a.k.a. Buffalo Bill from the psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs (1991).
 * He has created at least two movies under the alias Mark Groth: Puppy Preparatory and The Puplympic Games.
 * He makes an appearance in Book 2, Chapter 3.
 * He appears to be a parody of Tommy Wiseau, who acted in and directed "The Room", due to sharing similarities such as being demanding and eccentric.