Dalton James

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Dalton James
Born (1971-03-19) March 19, 1971 (age 52)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Dalton James (born March 19, 1971) is an American actor. He was born in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

Dalton played the role of Hank Bennett on Passions and the role of Mark Reese on Beverly Hills, 90210 . He was also in the movie My Father the Hero . He was introduced in the last episode of MacGyver as MacGyver's long-lost son. He also played on Crossroads with Robert Urich. In 1999, he played Sunny in the movie Held Up . [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Encino Man Will, Matt's Thug #2
1992 MacGyver Sam Malloy
1994 My Father the Hero Ben
1996Beach HouseDan
1999 Held Up Sonny
2016Thrill KillLarry

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