Biography
Who is Mark Moses?
Early life and education
Mark Moses was born in New York City on February 24, 1958. He attended Evanston Township High School in Illinois, where he played as quarterback for the varsity football team. Following high school, he enrolled at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, to major in English. After studying there for a year, Mark left the institution to travel.
He later pursued further education at New York University, where he successfully graduated with a degree in theater. This academic background in drama laid the groundwork for his future acting pursuits on both stage and screen.
Career beginnings and film work
Mark began his professional career with a brief appearance in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 1983. During the same year, he performed in the Broadway production of The Slab Boys Trilogy alongside actors Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn. He also portrayed a young Ulysses S. Grant in the ABC miniseries North and South and made guest appearances on television programs such as Family Ties, The Golden Girls, and Matlock.
Throughout his film career, Mark appeared in multiple projects directed by Oliver Stone, including Platoon in 1986, Born on the Fourth of July in 1989, and The Doors in 1991. Additional film credits feature supporting roles in movies like Gettysburg in 1993, Deep Impact in 1998, Big Momma's House 2 in 2006, Swing Vote in 2008, Cesar Chavez in 2014, and Bombshell in 2019. His only leading film role occurred in the 1997 romantic comedy-drama Just in Time, directed by Shawn Levy.
Television success
In 2004, Mark joined the cast of the ABC mystery comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Paul Young, the disturbed husband of Mary Alice Young. He remained a regular cast member for the initial two seasons and returned for later episodes, ultimately receiving two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2006 along with his castmates.
By 2007, Mark took on a recurring role as Herman Duck Phillips in the AMC period drama series Mad Men. His work on this show earned him another Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009. He continued taking on prominent television roles in subsequent years, appearing in programs such as The Killing, Homeland, The Last Ship, and Deputy.
Birthday and age
Mark Moses was born on February 24, 1958, which makes Mark 68 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Mark shares the date with 52 other famous people.
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