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Mark Valley

Mark Valley

American actor (born 1964)

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.

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Early life

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.

Career

Military service

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]

Acting

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

Boston Legal role
Keen Eddie role
Human Target role

Radio and podcast appearances

  • Valley appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on September 14, 2016.

References

  1. [1]
    Rochlin, Margy. "The Man Without the Prosthetic Nose", The New York Times, January 10, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Thomas, Jennifer (January 30, 2009). "Mark Valley of 'Fringe' talks about playing dead as John Scott". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009.
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    Hollywood Reporter article referencing Valley
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    Andreeva, Nellie (July 28, 2012). "Mark Valley To Join 'Body Of Proof' As New Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
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    Jay Bobbin (February 19, 2013). "'Body of Proof': Dana Delany reunites with Mark Valley for Season 3". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
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    Dos Santos, Kristin. "Anna Torv and Mark Valley Married!" E! Online, February 2, 2009.
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    Jordan, Julie (April 9, 2010). "Anna Torv and Mark Valley Split". People. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  8. [8]
    D'Zurilla, Christie (April 12, 2010). "Divorce in bulk: Kate Walsh, Anna Torv and Mark Valley -- and birds". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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