Mark Valley | |
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Born | Mark Thomas Valley December 24, 1964 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1987–1992 |
Rank | First lieutenant |
Unit | 18th Engineer Brigade |
Battles / wars | Gulf War |
Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Brad Chase in the TV drama Boston Legal , Oliver Richard in the NBC drama Harry's Law , FBI Special Agent John Scott in the Fox sci fi series Fringe , Christopher Chance in Fox's action drama Human Target , and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's Body of Proof .
Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York. He is a 1987 graduate from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, with a degree in mathematics.
He served in Berlin, [1] where he played rugby for the U.S. military team, The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. Valley saw action in Operation Desert Storm as platoon leader detailed from the 18th Engineer Brigade to the 73rd Engineer Company, 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 7th Transportation Group. [2]
Valley obtained his first role, on The Innocent (1993), while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany. [1] He landed the role of "Father Pete" on Another World in 1993. He later took over the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1994 to 1997. In 2003, Valley played Detective Eddie Arlette, an American police officer in London, on the short-lived Keen Eddie .
He played Brad Chase on Boston Legal , a spinoff of the television series The Practice . Valley also appeared on the television series ER as Richard Lockhart, Abby Lockhart's ex-husband. In 2008 he appeared on Fringe, as FBI agent John Scott. Valley played the lead in Fox's drama Human Target . [3]
In 2012, Valley joined ABC's Body of Proof as a series regular. He played Det. Tommy Sullivan, Dana Delany's love interest. [4] He also co-starred alongside Delany in her short-lived series Pasadena in 2001. [5]
He has a daughter born in 1987. He married Australian actress Anna Torv, his Fringe co-star, in December 2008. [6] In April 2010, it was reported that the couple had split several months earlier. [7] [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Innocent | Tunnel Technician | |
1997 | Breast Men | Fair Haired Resident | |
1998 | Some Girl | Police Officer | |
1998 | The Siege | FBI Agent Mike Johanssen | |
2000 | The Next Best Thing | Cardiologist | |
2000 | Jericho | Jericho | |
2001 | Big Time | Chazz | |
2007 | Live! | Blair | uncredited |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Cyclops | Voice |
2012 | Stolen | Fletcher | |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | C-130 Pilot | |
2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2 | Clark Kent / Superman | Voice |
2015 | Lost Boy | Greg Harris | |
2017 | Gun Shy | Ben Harding | |
2018 | Garrow | Mr. Bell |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Another World | Father Pete | |
1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Adams | |
1994–1997 | Days of Our Lives | Jack Deveraux #4 | 37 episodes |
1997 | George Wallace | Bobby Kennedy | |
1999 | Brimstone | Barry Ceneazo | |
2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Captain Paul Davis | |
2000 | Running Mates | Dick Tracy | |
2000–2001 | Once and Again | Will Gluck | 5 episodes |
2000–2003 | ER | Richard Lockhart | 5 episodes |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jack Willman | |
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Henry Farst | |
2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Mark Epperson | |
2001–2002 | Pasadena | Robert Greeley | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2002 | Spin City | Joseph | 1 episode |
2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | Detective Eddie Arlette | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | Harry Green | |
2004 | The 4400 | Warren Lytell | 2 episodes |
2004 | I'm with Her | Jack Campbell | |
2004–2007 | Boston Legal | Brad Chase | Series regular, 70 episodes |
2006–2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Reese Callahan | 2 episodes |
2007 | Business Class | Matt | |
2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Keegan | 1 episode |
2008 | Swingtown | Brad Davis | 3 episodes |
2008–2009 | Fringe | John Scott | Series regular, 12 episodes |
2010–2011 | Human Target | Christopher Chance | Series regular, 25 episodes |
2011–2012 | Harry's Law | Oliver Richard | Series regular, 22 episodes |
2013 | Body of Proof | Tommy Sullivan | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2013 | Stuttgart Homicide | John McDuff | 1 episode |
2014 | Crisis | CIA Director Widener | 8 episodes |
2014–2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Private Investigator Daniel Shaw | 8 episodes |
2015–2016 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Dr. Harris | 7 episodes |
2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Special Agent Frank Zagar | 1 episode |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Gary Merrill | 1 episode |
2017 | Bloodline | Mike Gallagher | 1 episode |
2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Dino Hutton, U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1 episode |
2018 | The Flash | Anton Slater | 1 episode |
2018 | Another Time | Ben | |
2018 | ZBurg | Harry Mallette | Pilot |
2018 | The Romanoffs | Steve Lewis | 1 episode |
2019 | Emma Fielding: More Bitter Than Death | Duncan Thatcher | TV movie |
2019 | Blood & Treasure | Patrick McNamara | 3 episodes |
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