Mark Sheppard | |
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| File:Mark A. Sheppard by Gage Skidmore.jpg Mark Sheppard at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011. | |
| Born | Mark Andreas Sheppard 30 May 1964 |
| Other names | Mark A. Sheppard Mark A Sheppard |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Jessica Sheppard (March 6, 2004-present) |
Mark Andreas Sheppard (born 30 May 1964) is an English actor and musician, born in London of an Irish-German background. He is often credited as "Mark A. Sheppard". Lately, Sheppard is best known for playing the demon Crowley in the TV series Supernatural.
Personal life[]
Mark Sheppard is the son of actor W. Morgan Sheppard.[1] He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Jessica and two sons, Max and Will. Mark Sheppard stated recently on his Twitter account (17/01/2012) that he is 22 years sober. [citation needed]
Career[]
Music[]
At 15, he became a professional musician and enjoyed many years as a recording and touring artist with bands including Robyn Hitchcock,[2] the Television Personalities[2] and the Irish group Light a Big Fire. Mark played drums on Light a Big Fire's second album.[3] As a session musician, he recorded albums for many groups throughout Europe,[citation needed] and eventually moved to the United States.
Stage[]
Sheppard was invited to audition for the American production of the play Cock and Bull Story (directed by Midnight Express author Billy Hayes), for which he won numerous awards, including the 1992 L.A. Drama Critics' Circle award and the LA Weekly and Dramalogue awards.
Television[]
His television work includes the "Fire" episode of The X-Files, a year on the Jerry Bruckheimer action series Soldier of Fortune, guest-starring and recurring roles on The Practice, The Invisible Man, Special Unit 2, JAG, Star Trek: Voyager, The Chronicle, Monk, Las Vegas, CSI: NY, Chuck and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, among others. Mark played a demon named Arnon on an episode titled "Witches in Tights" on the TV series Charmed . He played Badger, a semi-comical cockney-style crime boss in the short-lived Joss Whedon show Firefly and later cast again in another Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse as Paul Ballard's dismissive FBI superior. He has appeared as a villain in season five of the Fox show 24 and as Patricia Arquette's serial-killer nemesis on Medium.[4] He appeared as Romo Lampkin in seasons three and four of Battlestar Galactica, and had a recurring role as Manservant Neville in ABC Family's short-lived cult hit The Middleman. He has been seen as Anthony Anthros on Bionic Woman,[5][6] as Sterling the nemesis character on Leverage,[7] as the King of Hell Crowley on Supernatural, and as a bank robber on an episode of Burn Notice. He appeared in the pilot episode of the USA series White Collar as a villainous master forger and in NBC's Chuck as the Director of the Ring criminal organisation. Most recently, he appeared in the SyFy series Warehouse 13 as Regent Benedict Valda. He appears in the 2011 Doctor Who episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the Moon" playing a character called "Canton Everett Delaware III"[8]
Film[]
His film credits include the Jim Sheridan film In the Name of the Father, starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson as Guildford Four member Patrick Armstrong; the romantic comedy Lover's Knot; the Russian historical drama Out of the Cold; the thriller Unstoppable; and with Heather Graham and Jeremy Sisto in the dark independent, Broken. He also starred in Megalodon, and New Alcatraz.
Mark Sheppard directed his father W. Morgan Sheppard in the film Room 101 and co-stars with him in the psychological thriller Nether World, which the younger Sheppard also co-produced.
Video games[]
He voiced the role of protagonist Michael Ford in The Conduit, whose mentor, John Adams, is voiced by his father W. Morgan Sheppard.
Double casting[]
Three times Sheppard has been cast with his father as the same character, each playing different ages. "Canton Everett Delaware III" in the Doctor Who episode "The Impossible Astronaut",[1] "Mr. Pain" in the NCIS episode "Broken Bird", and "Captain Nemo" in the 2010 film Mysterious Island, which Sheppard also directed.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992, 1993 | Silk Stalkings | Eric (1992) Eddie Bryce (1993) |
Episode: "In Too Deep" (1992) Episode: "Schemes Like Old Times" (1993) |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | Paddy Armstrong | |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Bob the Caretaker / Cecil L'Ively | Episode: "Fire" |
| 1995 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | C. Flayton Ruell | Episode: "Spider in the Tower" |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | Nigel Bowles | |
| 1997 | Nether World | California | |
| 1997 | Soldier of Fortune | Christopher 'C.J.' Yates | TV movie |
| 1997–1998 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Christopher 'C.J.' Yates | 20 episodes |
| 1998 | Sliders | Jack | Episode: "Net Worth" |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold | Fang | |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Clay Sullivan | Episode: "Thieves Among Thieves" |
| 1999 | The Practice | Eddie Wicks | Episode: "Day in Court" |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Leucon | Episode: "Child's Play" |
| 2000 | JAG | Younger Parker | Episode: "A Separate Peace: Part 2" |
| 2001 | The Invisible Man | Yuri Gregorov | Episode: "Diseased" |
| 2001 | Lady in the Box | Doug Seeney | |
| 2001 | Farewell, My Love | M.J. | |
| 2001 | The Chronicle | Nitro | Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns" |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 | The Chameleon | Episode: "The Skin" |
| 2001 | Lost Voyage | Ian Fields | TV movie |
| 2001 | New Alcatraz | Yuri | |
| 2001, 2002 | V.I.P. | Nero | Episode: "A.I. Highrise" (2001) Episode: "48 1/2 Hours" (2002) |
| 2002 | UC: Undercover | Mitchell Reeves | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 2002 | Megalodon | Mitchell Parks | Direct-to-Video |
| 2002 | Charmed | Arnon | Episode: "Witches in Tights" |
| 2002 | Firefly | Badger | Episode: "Serenity" Episode: "Shindig" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rod Darling | Episode: "The Hunger Artist" |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Ronan Dennehy | Episode: "Simone Says" |
| 2003 | Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Man in Car (uncredited) | TV movie |
| 2003 | Deep Shock | Chomsky | TV movie |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Hartman | Episode: "Whiskey - Tango - Foxtrot" |
| 2004 | Evil Eyes | Peter | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2004 | Unstoppable | Leitch | |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | George Beckwahr | Episode: "Degas Away with It" |
| 2005 | Monk | Chris Downey | Episode: "Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Kevin Hannigan | Episode: "Hush" |
| 2005, 2006 | Medium | Dr. Charles Walker / Jack Walker | Episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts" (2005) Episode: "Doctor's Orders" (2006) Episode: "Blood Relation" (2006) |
| 2006 | 24 | Ivan Erwich | Episode: “Day 5: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.” Episode: “Day 5: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.” Episode: “Day 5: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.” Episode: “Day 5: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.” Episode: “Day 5: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.” Episode: “Day 5: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.” |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Ioannis 'Johnny' Patani | Episode: "Requiem" |
| 2006 | Broken | Malcolm | |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Anthony Anthros | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Sisterhood" |
| 2007–2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Romo Lampkin | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" (2007) Episode: "Crossroads Part 1" (2007) Episode: "Crossroads Part 2" (2007) Episode: "Sine Qua Non" (2008) Episode: "Blood on the Scales" (2009) Episode: "Daybreak Part 2" (2009) |
| 2008 | Shark | Rupert Stone | Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Russell | Episode: "To Serge with Love" |
| 2008 | The Middleman | Manservant Neville | Episode: "The Clotharian Contamination Protocol" Episode: "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome" |
| 2008–2011 | Leverage | Jim Sterling | Episode: "The Two-Horse Job" (2008) Episode: "The 12-Step Job" (2009) Episode: "The First David Job" (2009) Episode: "The Second David Job" (2009) Episode: "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job" (2010) Episode: "The Three Strikes Job" (2010) Episode: "The Maltese Falcon Job" (2010) Episode: "The Queen's Gambit Job" (2011) |
| 2009 | NCIS | Young Mr. Pain | Episode: "Broken Bird" |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Tom Prescott | Episode: "Bad Breaks" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Tanaka | Episode: "The Target" Episode: "Man on the Street" Episode: "Omega" |
| 2009 | White Collar | Curtis Hagen | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dimitri Sadesky | Episode: "The Lost Girls" |
| 2009–2010 | Warehouse 13 | Benedict Valda | Episode: "Breakdown" (2009) Episode: "Beyond Our Control" (2010) Episode: "Around the Bend" (2010) Episode: "Buried" (2010) |
| 2009–present | Supernatural | Crowley | Episode: “Abandon All Hope” (2009) Episode: “The Devil You Know" (2010) Episode: “Two Minutes to Midnight" (2010) Episode: "Weekend at Bobby's" (2010) Episode: "Family Matters" (2010) Episode: "All Dogs Go to Heaven" (2010) Episode: "Caged Heat" (2010) Episode: "Mommy Dearest" (2011) Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King" (2011) Episode: "Let It Bleed" (2011) Episode: "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (2011) Episode: "Meet The New Boss" (2011) Episode: "Slash Fiction" (2011) Episode: "Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!" (2011) Episode: "There Will be Blood" (2012) |
| 2010 | Xtinction | Dr. Charles LeBlanc | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Ring Director | Episode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero" Episode: "Chuck Versus the Other Guy" |
| 2011 | Doctor Who Confidential | Himself | Episode: "Breaking the Silence" |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Canton Everett Delaware III | Episode: "The Impossible Astronaut" Episode: "Day of the Moon" |
| 2011 | Mysterious Island | Young Captain Nemo / Director | TV Movie - US Premiere on Syfy : February 11, 2012 |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Blackjack Mullins | Episode: "A Gorgeous Mosaic" |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin, Dan (23 April 2011). "Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut - Series 32, episode 1". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/apr/23/doctor-who-the-impossible-astronaut. Retrieved 24 April 2011. "...the older Canton on the beach is actually Mark Sheppard's dad, William Morgan Sheppard."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hayes Moves in New Direction". Daily News of Los Angeles. 1992-04-03. "They are played by Trevor Goddard, a former pro boxer, and Mark Sheppard, a drummer who has performed with the Barracudas, Robyn Hitchcock and the TV Personalities."
- ↑ "Light a Big Fire". Irish Punk and New Wave Discography.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Rohan, Virginia (2006-02-13). "No Mr. Nice Guy". The Bergen County Record. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-118448464.html.
- ↑ Dodd, Stacy (2007-07-26). "Players: Mark Sheppard". Daily Variety. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32689316_ITM.
- ↑ Owen, Rob (2007-09-26). "TV Review: 'Bionic Woman' dark, but intriguing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07269/820417-42.stm.
- ↑ "IMDb entry on Leverage". Retrieved 2008-12-22.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Casting Update: Mark Sheppard". Doctor Who News Page. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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External links[]
- Mark Sheppard at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Sheppard at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Mark Sheppard at TVGuide.com