Mark has been blessed with a successful career, marked by a string of fortunate events. His first agent signed him without a SAG card, and just three months later, he landed his first national spot for McDonald's. This was the beginning of a long run of national commercials for prominent brands such as Folger's Coffee, Irish Spring, Tartar Control Crest, American Airlines, and many more.
On the episodic side of television, Mark has had the privilege of working with some of the most esteemed actors and actresses in Hollywood, including James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Ron Leibman, Patrick O'Neal, Dick O'Neil, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Forsythe, Ted Danson, Robyn Wright, Diedre Hall, Kelsey Grammer, and Craig T. Nelson, to name just a few.
Throughout his life, Mark has brought a unique blend of personal intensity and passion to every endeavor he undertakes. Whether he was playing football on an NCAA scholarship at Penn State, delivering sermons at his local church, or honing his acting skills, Mark has always approached his pursuits with unwavering dedication.
As an actor, Mark has developed a profound appreciation for the craft, and his passion for acting has only grown stronger over the years. He has been drawn to a wide range of activities outside of acting, including cooking Chinese food, racing stock cars on quarter-mile dirt tracks, flying, and writing country songs and singing them in the shower. However, acting remains his true calling.
Sometimes, it's not talent or passion that leads to success, but rather the little things. Mark's ability to sing the Mickey Mouse Cartoon Time theme song for the 100th Anniversary spot for Disneyworld, directed by Academy Award-winning director John Madden, is a prime example of this.
In his personal life, Mark is a self-proclaimed lover of the holidays and has been known to go to great lengths to celebrate them. One of his greatest achievements was keeping his living Christmas tree up past Valentine's Day. He is also an avid fan of the TV show Battlestar Galactica and has adopted the term "frakk" as a substitute for a certain expletive, much to the dismay of his daughter. Mark believes that Aaron Sorkin's dialogue is akin to Shakespearean masterpieces and cites William Shatner as one of his role models, although he often defaults to Joseph Cotton as his primary inspiration.
