Biography
Who is Mark Valley?
Early life and military background
Mark Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York. He attended the United States Military Academy located in West Point, New York. In 1987, he graduated from this institution with a degree in mathematics.
Before pursuing acting full-time, he served in the United States Army. He was stationed in Berlin, Germany, where he played rugby for a military team called The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. Also, he saw action during Operation Desert Storm. He served as a platoon commander, detailed from the 18th Engineer Brigade to the 73rd Engineer Company, 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 7th Transportation Group.
Acting career beginnings
Mark Valley began his acting career while still serving in the U.S. Army. His first role was in the 1993 production The Innocent. That same year, he appeared as Father Pete on the soap opera Another World. He soon moved into a longer-term television role, playing Jack Deveraux on the NBC daytime series Days of Our Lives from 1994 until 1997.
He continued to work in both film and television during the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2000, he appeared in the romantic comedy The Next Best Thing, where he played the on-screen lover of character Rupert Everett. In 2001, he co-starred with Dana Delany in the short-lived series Pasadena. By 2003, he took on the role of Detective Eddie Arlette in the series Keen Eddie, portraying an American police officer working in London.
Major television roles
Mark Valley is perhaps best known for his work in television dramas. He played Brad Chase on the series Boston Legal, which was a spinoff of The Practice. His performance in this ensemble earned him multiple Screen Actors Guild Award nominations between 2006 and 2008. He also appeared as Richard Lockhart on the long-running medical drama ER.
In 2008, he joined the cast of the Fox science fiction series Fringe, portraying FBI Special Agent John Scott. Following this, he played the lead character, Christopher Chance, in the Fox action drama Human Target. In 2012, he joined the cast of the ABC series Body of Proof as a series regular. He played Detective Tommy Sullivan, who served as the love interest for the character Dana Delany.
Personal life and relationships
Mark Valley has a daughter who was born in 1987. In December 2008, he married actress Anna Torv, whom he met while they were co-starring on the television series Fringe. The marriage did not last, and it was reported in April 2010 that the couple had separated some months prior to the announcement. Outside of his acting work, he made a guest appearance on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on September 14, 2016.
Birthday and age
Mark Valley was born on December 24, 1964, which makes Mark 61 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Mark shares the date with 43 other famous people.
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