Mark Lindsay Chapman

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Mark Lindsay Chapman
Born (1954-09-08) 8 September 1954 (age 69)
Education Guildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
SpouseCheree Vandoren (divorced)
Children3

Mark Lindsay Chapman (born 8 September 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film Titanic (1997), as John Lennon in the film Chapter 27 (2007) and as Dr. Anton Arcane on the USA Network TV series Swamp Thing from 1990 to 1993.

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Career

He attended the Guildford School of Acting where he studied ballet, speech, drama, and fencing.

His television credits include: Max Headroom , Dallas (as Brett Lomax), Falcon Crest , Baywatch , Murder, She Wrote , Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , JAG , Charmed , The Young and the Restless , Swamp Thing , [1] and The Langoliers . He played Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde in the 1997 film Titanic . A Paramount internal memo dated from 1987 has revealed that Chapman was once considered for the part of Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation . [2]

The similarity between his name and that of John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, prevented him in 1985 from playing Lennon in John and Yoko: A Love Story , a biographical film produced by NBC; Yoko Ono had been deeply involved in the production and had herself been initially impressed with his audition and approved his casting prior to discovering his full name was Mark Lindsay Chapman. She then nixed his casting on the grounds it was "bad karma", and a great deal of press attention was given to his having almost got the role [3] (Chapman changed his name to Lindsay when he joined Equity, as there was already a Mark Chapman in the union). The role went instead to Mark McGann.[ citation needed ] Chapman's full name surfaced again when the story was published in Britain, and reporters began making inquiries about the actor, who was then working as a bricklayer [ why? ] with his father.

Eventually Lindsay did portray Lennon, in the 2007 film Chapter 27 , which had Mark David Chapman as the lead character. [4]

Personal life

Lindsay was arrested in March 2018 for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Tara Pirnia, after she ended their five-year relationship. According to an affidavit obtained from the Travis County Sheriff's office, he flew into a "violent rage" after she asked him to delete intimate material of her on his cell phone. She filed a restraining order afterward. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Separate Lives Keno Sykes
1997 Titanic Henry Tingle Wilde
1998Legend of the MummyDaw
2001 Beethoven's 4th Johnnie Simmons
2007 Chapter 27 John Lennon
2012Steve Jobs: iGeniusNarrator
2013 Abner, the Invisible Dog AbnerVoice
2014Christmas in Palm SpringsRees
2015FutbolAnnouncer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983The Third Part of King Henry VISecond CompanyTelevision film
MacbethMurdered
1986AssassinHotel Clerk
1987 Max Headroom Paddy AshtonEpisode: "Dream Thieves"
ThrobChauffeurEpisode: "Last Night at the Fire Station: Part 1"
1987–1995 Murder, She Wrote Various roles5 episodes
1987–2004 Days of Our Lives Agent Spector / Trevor Lodge24 episodes
1988 Dallas Brett Lomax5 episodes
1989 Nightingales Josh2 episodes
CBS Summer Playhouse Jack MarloweEpisode: "Shivers"
Falcon Crest Charley St. James8 episodes
1990 Night Visions ManTelevision film
1990–1993 Swamp Thing Anton Arcane 72 episodes
1993 Baywatch The Great MaroniEpisode: "Tower of Power"
1994 The Untouchables StadtEpisode: "Stadt"
Valley of the Dolls NickEpisode #1.10
Renegade Michael CovingtonEpisode: "Teen Angel"
1995 The Langoliers Nick Hopewell2 episodes
1995, 1996 Silk Stalkings Nigel Buckley / Steven Bolton
1996 Weird Science WillemEpisode: "Gary & Wyatt's Bloodsucking Adventure"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Jen Mai2 episodes
The Burning Zone Henry LefortEpisode: "Blood Covenant"
1997 JAG Vincent HutchinsonEpisode: "Trinity"
1998 Night Man Andre BarzunEpisode: "Book of the Dead"
Air America Harry FavershamEpisode: "Seller's Market"
1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Dr. Mordecai Church2 episodes
Silk Hope Ted BassTelevision film
1999, 2000 Nash Bridges Brennan / Andrew Storey Mark2 episodes
2000 Charmed Finley BeckEpisode: "Chick Flick"
Walker, Texas Ranger FrankEpisode: "Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 2"
2002Trapped: Buried AliveReno RileyTelevision film
2006 The Young and the Restless Mystery Man / Roland Burke3 episodes
2011 Supah Ninjas Sir Nigel WicketEpisode: "Kickbutt"
Masters of the HouseRobert Delaney6 episodes
Holly's HolidayLivingstonTelevision film
2012All About Christmas EveGavin Jones
2015Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story Piers Morgan
OminousThe Stranger
A Prince for Christmas Geoffrey
2017 The Twin Dr. Rubin

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  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation details, lettersofnote.com, August 2010.
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