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Mark Valley

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Biography

Recent Role:
Oliver Richard on Harry's Law
Gender:
Male
Born:
12-24-1964
Birthplace:
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Mark Thomas Valley
AKA:
Marc Valley, Mark Thomas Valley
Mark Valley earned a degree in math from West Point. He was then stationed in Germany for five years and became fluent in German. During this time, he also served his country and was part of Operation Desert Storm.

His acting career began when he was discovered by an agent in Berlin. His first role was working in John Schlesinger's The Innocent, which starred Anthony Hopkins and was filmed in Germany. He continued

More working abroad and appeared in several more productions before returning to the United States to pursue his career further.

Mark Valley, or Brad Chase to Boston Legal fans, began in U.S. television with appearances in soap opera shows as Another World, playing the handsome Father Pete, as well as taking over the popular role of Jack Devereaux in the long-running Days of Our Lives.

Valley made an impact on television viewers with his lead role as Robert Greeley in the short-lived FOX series Pasadena, as well as in recurring roles on ER and Once and Again. He did guest roles in several other shows before becoming part of the ensemble cast of the ABC legal drama Boston Legal between 2004 and 2007.

In 2008, Mark got another big break as he was cast in a starring role on the J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama Fringe co-starring Aussie newcomer Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson.

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  • Best Mark Valley Character?

    Christopher Chance? (Human Target) John Scott? (Fringe) Brad Davis? (Swingtown) Brad Chase? (Boston Legal) Eddie Arlette? (Keen Eddie) I am partial to Chance and Eddie because they are fun, over-the-top characters, but easy to invest in. I was disappointed in how underused in anyMore important way the character of Chase was in BL, I didn't watch Swingtown and I didn't like him as a bad guy in Fringe. But the bottom line here, is that they were all good, well executed characters and now I think its time that "Chance" gets the chance to stick around!

    1 comments, last one Mar 13, 2010
  • Who think's Mark is easy on the Eyes?

    I think he truly is the Hottest Guy to walk on the earth!   

    4 comments, last one Feb 4, 2010
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    10 Perfect
    Is this hot guy a good actor? Perhaps he can take off his shirt while I decide. hide show

    I have to agree with others who have posted here that Human Target is Valley's greatest role to date. The series is developing nicely and I can't wait for season 2. It is a puzzlement as to why he was even on BL or Fringe. He was so underused you'd think it was just to keep him off of anything else! He was a bright spot on both series but I had to go back to Keen Eddie to get any sense of his acting. Besides the fact that he is very handsome and all, he gives hints of being able to handle more difficult material. Now whether he can get all that done on Human Target is unknown. I wrestle with my desire to have him just take off his shirt a lot and my desire to see him really show some emotion. Perhaps he can take of his shirt and get emotional about it. Seriously, love the guy and hope HT goes the distance. I'll be watching.

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    Again, a small frame of reference really, but... hide show

    ..."John Scott" (Fringe) and "Christopher Chance" (Human Target) are pretty darn good references, I think!

    I never really know what to think of the character, "John Scott" on Fringe, other than he was great to look at; even with transparent skin made of chicken cutlets and aloe. I was going to say, that in the end I was glad to see the character go, but with Fringe, one never really knows if someone or something actually went away or just found it's parallel place to hang out until the next portal opens...

    I do love Human Target and the ever evolving character of Christopher Chance. I think Mark was all over this character from the get-go and in a very short period of time, has made him a true TV hero: with action, humour, good character traits and all to be taken with a very liberal grain of salt.

    Good choice! Keep it coming FOX...

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    What an actor. His role on "boston legal" is the perfect one for him. He can develop his acting and skills and will certainly be offered many other roles once his contract is over.

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