Mark Valley is an actor known for his roles in film and television. He starred in such projects as Disappearing Son 4, Pasadena, Kin Eddie, Living Target, Body Investigation, etc. Now his filmography includes about 80 films and series. Apparently, Mark is not going to stop there. The article will focus on his acting career.
Mark Valley: personal life
Mark Thomas Valley was born in 1964 in the small town of Ogdensburg (New York). After graduating from the West Point Military Academy in 1987 and receiving a bachelor's degree in engineering and mathematics, Mark served for some time in Berlin, and was also a member of the Persian Gulf War.
Upon returning home, Mark firmly decided to become an actor. Moreover, this was not a spontaneous decision, because even in childhood he participated in school theater productions. And since then his interest in this craft has not died away. Moreover, he had talent, and filmmakers immediately began to notice it.
Carier start
Mark Valley got his first role in 1993 in one episode of the NBC television soap opera The Other World (1964-1999). In the same year he took part in the filming of John Schlesinger’s drama “Innocent”. A year later, he played one of the main characters in the action movie John Nicolell "Disappearing Son 4". And in 1997 he received small roles in the biographical drama of John Frankenheimer "George Wallace" and the comedy of Lawrence O`Neill "The Implants."
In 1998, the actor played a police officer in the comedy drama Rory Kelly, Something About Girls. The FBI agent Mike Johansen was in the thriller Edward Zwick's Siege (1998). The role of a cardiologist he got in the comedy drama John Schlesinger's "Best Friend" (2000). And the role of Jericho - the man wanted for the murder of a sheriff and a robbery, he played in the Western of Merlin Miller's "Jericho" (2000).
Villa Gluck, Judy Brooks' lover, Mark Valley played in the ABC television series Again and Again (1999-2002). Over the course of 13 episodes, he played Robert Greely, the main character of the American soap opera of the FOX channel Pasadena (2001). And the role of the trusting, but professional detective of the New York police, Eddie Arletta played in the serial comedy action movie Jay H. Wyman "Kin Eddie" (2003-2004).
Lawyers of the city of swingers
Between 2004 and 2007, the actor played in the legal drama by David E. Kelly, Boston Lawyers (2004-2008). He got the role of Bred Chase - a former Marine, whose services are indispensable in performing physically challenging tasks. He then played in three episodes of Mike Kelly's drama series City of Swingers (2008). Also, from 2008 to 2009, the actor in the role of John Scott, partner and lover of Olivia Dunham, took part in the filming of 12 episodes of the science fiction series "The Edge" (2008-2013).
From 2010 to 2011, the American television channel FOX broadcast a live episode of the Living Target project, based on DC comics. In the film, Mark Valley played Christopher Chance - a former killer who now assists those (of course, not for free) who need her.
In the legal drama by David E. Kelly, “The Law of Harry” (2011-2012), the actor appeared in the image of lawyer Oliver Richard. Then, along with Nicholas Cage starred in the crime action movie Simon West "Medallion" (2012). And Tommy Sullivan, a former police detective, played in the ABC medical drama “Body Investigation” (2011-2013).
Future projects
In 2014, the actor tried on the image of CIA Director Gabe Weidner in the detective series Rand Ravitch's "Capture." Two years later he received a small role in the comedy drama Marty Papazyan "Crazy About Love." He played in the third season of Todd A. Kessler's “Pedigree” (2015-2017) and in the comedic action movie Simon West “Obnoxious Macho” (2017).
As for future projects, Mark Valley will appear in Matthew Weiner's drama The Romanoffs (2018 - ...), which is already being shot. And even earlier, this actor’s game can be seen in Thomas Hennessy’s fantastic drama “Another Time” (2017), the production of which has already been completed.