Mark Sheppard

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Mark Sheppard
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Sheppard at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Mark Andreas Sheppard

London, England
Other namesMark A. Sheppard
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1992–present
Spouses
Jessica Sheppard
(m. 2004;div. 2014)
Sarah Louise Fudge
(m. 2015)
Children3
Parent

Mark Andreas Sheppard is an English actor and musician. Sheppard is known for playing the demon/King of Hell Crowley on Supernatural and for his recurring roles as lawyer Romo Lampkin on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, Interpol investigator James Sterling on Leverage , and small-time crime lord Badger on Joss Whedon's Firefly .

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Early life

Mark Andreas Sheppard was born in London, England, the son of actor W. Morgan Sheppard and Regina Lisa ( née Scherer) Sheppard. [1] He is of Irish and German descent. [2]

Career

Music

Sheppard became a drummer as a teenager, enjoying many years recording and touring with artists including Robyn Hitchcock, [3] the Television Personalities, [3] the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, [3] and the Irish group Light a Big Fire. [3] Mark played drums on Light a Big Fire's second album. [2]

Television

Sheppard's television work includes the following: the "Fire" episode of The X-Files , [4] a year on the Jerry Bruckheimer action series Soldier of Fortune , guest-starring and recurring roles on The Practice , The Invisible Man , Special Unit 2 , JAG , [4] Star Trek: Voyager , [4] The Chronicle , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , [4] CSI: NY , Monk , and Las Vegas , among others. He played a demon named Arnon on an episode titled "Witches in Tights" on the TV series Charmed . He played Badger, a semi-comical cockney-style crime boss in the short-lived Joss Whedon show Firefly [4] and later cast again in another Whedon show, Dollhouse as Paul Ballard's dismissive FBI superior. He appeared as a villain in season five of the Fox show 24 and as Patricia Arquette's reincarnated Jack the Ripper-style serial killer nemesis on Medium . [5] He appeared as Romo Lampkin in seasons three and four of Battlestar Galactica , and had a recurring role as Manservant Neville in ABC Family's short-lived The Middleman . He has been seen as Anthony Anthros on Bionic Woman , [6] [7] as Sterling the nemesis character on Leverage , and as the King of Hell Crowley on Supernatural . [4]

He appeared in the pilot episode of White Collar [4] as a villainous master forger and as the Director of the Ring criminal organisation in Chuck . He appeared in the SyFy series Warehouse 13 as Regent Benedict Valda. He appears in the 2011 Doctor Who episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the Moon" playing the character Canton Everett Delaware III. [8] In October 2013, Sheppard returned to White Collar , reprising his 2009 role as master forger Curtis Hagen. [4]

Film

His film credits include the Jim Sheridan film In the Name of the Father , [4] starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson as Guildford Four member Patrick Armstrong; the romantic comedy Lover's Knot; the Russian historical drama Out of the Cold; the thriller Unstoppable ; [4] and with Heather Graham and Jeremy Sisto in the dark independent, Broken . [4] He also starred in Megalodon and New Alcatraz . [4]

Mark Sheppard directed his father, actor W. Morgan Sheppard. [9] in the film Room 101, and co-starred with him in the psychological thriller Nether World, which the younger Sheppard also co-produced. The elder Sheppard played the older version of his son's character in the aforementioned Doctor Who and NCIS episodes. [4]

Video games

He voiced the role of protagonist Michael Ford in The Conduit , whose mentor, John Adams, was voiced by W. Morgan Sheppard.

Double casting

Sheppard was cast with his father (who died in 2019) as the same character on three occasions, each playing the character at different ages:

In the Macgyver reboot episode, "Cigar Cutter", which first aired 14 April 2017, he plays an assassin who assumes the identity of murder victim "Dr. Zito", [10] a role his father played in the original series, except "Dr. Zito" was the name of the killer.

Voice

Since 2011, Mark Sheppard has been "The Voice" of BBC America promos and announcements. [11]

Personal life

Sheppard and his first wife, Jessica, married on 6 March 2004, and have two sons, Max and Will. They divorced on 23 December 2014. On 9 November 2015, Sheppard married Australian heiress Sarah Louise Fudge. [12] [13] They celebrated their union in a private ceremony a year later on 19 November 2016 in Malibu, California. [13] On 1 March 2016, their daughter, Isabella Rose, was born. [12]

On 1 December 2023, Sheppard suffered a total of six heart attacks at his home in Los Angeles. He needed to be resuscitated by first responders. Doctors discovered a complete blockage in his left anterior descending artery. [14] [15]

Filmography

Film roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 In the Name of the Father Paddy Armstrong
1996Lover's KnotNigel Bowles
1997Nether World"California"
1999Out of the Cold"Fang"
2000 Farewell, My Love M.J.
2001Lady in the BoxDoug Sweeney
2001 New Alcatraz Yuri Breshcov
2002 Megalodon Mitchell ParksDirect-to-video film
2004 Evil Eyes Peter
2004 Unstoppable Leitch
2006 Broken Malcolm
2010 Xtinction: Predator X Dr. Charles LeBlanc
2012 Jules Verne's Mysterious Island Young Captain NemoAlso director
2012 War of the Worlds: Goliath Sean O'Brien (Voice)
2013Sons of LibertyAckley

Television roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–1993 Silk Stalkings Eric / Eddie BryceEpisodes: "In Too Deep", "Schemes Like Old Times"
1993 The X-Files Bob / Cecil L'IvelyEpisode: "Fire"
1995 M.A.N.T.I.S. C. Flayton RuellEpisode: "Spider in the Tower"
1997Soldier of FortuneChristopher "C.J." YatesTV film
1997–1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Christopher "C.J." YatesMain role (season 1)
1998 Sliders JackEpisode: "Net Worth"
1999 Martial Law Clay SullivanEpisode: "Thieves Among Thieves"
1999 The Practice Eddie WicksEpisode: Day in Court
2000 Star Trek: Voyager LeuconEpisode: "Child's Play"
2000 JAG Deputy Director of Air Operations / Young General ParkerEpisodes: "A Separate Peace: Parts 1 & 2"
2001 The Invisible Man Yuri GregorovEpisode: "Diseased"
2001 The Chronicle "Nitro"Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns"
2001 Special Unit 2 "The Chameleon"Episode: "The Skin"
2001 Lost Voyage Ian FieldsTV film
2001–2002 V.I.P. NeroEpisodes: "A.I. Highrise", "48½ Hours"
2002 UC: Undercover Mitchell ReevesEpisode: "Manhunt"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rod DarlingEpisode: "The Hunger Artist"
2002 Charmed ArnonEpisode: "Witches in Tights"
2002 Firefly "Badger"Episodes: "Serenity", "Shindig"
2003 Fastlane Ronan DennehyEpisode: "Simone Says"
2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle Man In CarTV film
2003 Deep Shock ChomskyTV film
2003 Jake 2.0 HartmanEpisode: "Whiskey – Tango – Foxtrot"
2004 Las Vegas George BeckwahrEpisode: "Degas Away with It"
2004 Monk Chris DowneyEpisode: "Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra"
2005 CSI: NY Kevin HanniganEpisode: "Hush"
2005–2006 Medium Dr. Charles WalkerEpisodes: "Penny for Your Thoughts", "Doctor's Orders", "Blood Relation"
2006 24 Ivan Erwich Recurring role (season 5), 6 episodes
2006 Without a Trace Ioannis "Johnny" PataniEpisode: "Requiem"
2007–2009 Battlestar Galactica Romo Lampkin Recurring role, 7 episodes
2007 Bionic Woman Anthony AnthrosEpisodes: Pilot, "Sisterhood"
2008 Shark Rupert StoneEpisode: "One Hit Wonder"
2008 In Plain Sight RussellEpisode: "To Serge with Love"
2008 The Middleman Neville, The ManservantEpisodes: "The Clotharian Contamination Protocol", "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome"
2008–2012 Leverage James SterlingRecurring role, 10 episodes
2009 NCIS Young Marcin JerekEpisode: "Broken Bird"
2009 Burn Notice Tom PrescottEpisode: "Bad Breaks"
2009 Dollhouse TanakaEpisodes: "The Target", "Man on the Street", "Omega"
2009–2014 White Collar Curtis HagenRecurring role, 6 episodes
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dimitri SadeskyEpisode: "The Lost Girls"
2009–2014 Warehouse 13 Benedict Valda Recurring role, 6 episodes
2009–2017 Supernatural Crowley Recurring role (seasons 5–9); main role (seasons 10-12) [16]
2010 Chuck Ring DirectorEpisodes: "Chuck Versus the American Hero", "Chuck Versus the Other Guy"
2011 Doctor Who Canton Everett Delaware IIIEpisodes: "The Impossible Astronaut", "Day of the Moon"
2011 Prime Suspect "Blackjack" MullinsEpisode: "A Gorgeous Mosaic"
2017 MacGyver Fake Dr. Zito / Jason TennantEpisode: "Cigar Cutter"
2018Mania CityRichard JohnsonRecurring role
2019–2023 Doom Patrol Willoughby Kipling Recurring role, 8 episodes
2022-2023 Walker: Independence Nathaniel Hagan5 episodes

Video game roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Conduit Michael Ford
2021 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Roman "Knight" GreyDLC

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