Marc Fennell
Journalist, Filmmaker, Documentary Storyteller & MC
An award-winning journalist, filmmaker and broadcaster, best known as the creator of Stuff the British Stole and host of SBS’s Mastermind. Renowned for his sharp analysis, humour and storytelling, he brings global experience across documentaries, podcasts and live events.
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Marc Fennell is an award-winning Australian journalist, filmmaker, podcast creator and television presenter, widely recognised for his investigative and factual storytelling across television, radio and digital platforms. He is the creator and host of the hit documentary series and podcast Stuff the British Stole, screening on ABC Australia, BBC Select and CBC Canada, and has fronted more than 600 episodes of SBS’s iconic quiz show Mastermind. Marc also hosts ABC’s history-mystery podcast No One Saw It Coming.
One of Australia’s most decorated factual presenters, Marc has received numerous accolades including eight New York Festivals medals, a James Beard Foundation Food Journalism Award, a Canadian Screen Award, an AWGIE, an Asian Academy Creative Award, three AIDC Awards and multiple Webby Honours. The Times (UK) has described him as “the cheerful Aussie version of Louis Theroux”.
His documentary credits include the Logie- and AACTA-nominated The School That Tried to End Racism, The Kingdom, The Mission, the Rose d’Or-shortlisted Framed, Red Flag, the Walkley-nominated Came From Nowhere, as well as The Secret DNA of Us and Tell Me What You Really Think (2025). Marc has also continued to push boundaries in podcasting, creating acclaimed series for Audible including It Burns (2019), Nut Jobs (2020), House of Skulls (2023), This Is Not a Game (2024) and Corked (2025).
A familiar voice on ABC Radio, Marc hosted Download This Show from 2012 to 2024 and was triple j’s long-running “Movie Guy”, reaching more than 3.1 million listeners. His interviews — with figures such as Al Gore, Tom Cruise, Julian Assange and Jennifer Lawrence — have attracted more than 30 million online views.
Marc began his broadcasting career at Sydney’s FBi 94.5 as a film critic, before being recruited at just 19 to SBS’s The Movie Show. He later worked on ABC TV’s journalism experiment Hungry Beast and hosted the world’s largest short film festival, Tropfest, from 2014 to 2016. Alongside journalism, his career has included roles as an art director, web developer and print writer — and, briefly, a hand model.
With decades of experience across television, radio, print and podcasts, Marc Fennell is known for combining sharp analysis, curiosity, humour and empathy to create stories that inform, challenge and entertain audiences around the world.
