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Mark Moses
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| Born | February 24, 1958 New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | New York University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie LaRussa |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Burke Moses (brother) |
Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in popular TV shows. You might recognize him as Paul Young from the comedy-drama Desperate Housewives. He also played Herman "Duck" Phillips in the drama series Mad Men. Mark Moses has appeared in many films and television shows throughout his career.
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Early Life and Education
Mark Moses was born in New York City. He grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father worked in advertising, which later helped Mark understand his role as Duck Phillips in Mad Men. When Mark was in high school, his parents moved to St. Louis, Missouri. However, he chose to stay in Evanston with family friends to finish high school there.
Mark attended Evanston Township High School. He was the quarterback for his school's football team. After high school, he went to Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he studied English. He left college after a year to travel. Later, he enrolled at New York University and earned a degree in theater.
Acting Career
Mark Moses started his acting journey in 1983. He appeared in the TV soap opera One Life to Live. That same year, he was in a Broadway play called The Slab Boys Trilogy. He acted alongside famous stars like Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn.
He played young Ulysses S. Grant in the miniseries North and South. Mark also made guest appearances on classic TV shows such as Family Ties, The Golden Girls, and Matlock. He worked with director Oliver Stone on several films. These include Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), and The Doors (1991).
Mark Moses took on supporting roles in many movies. Some of these are Gettysburg (1993), Deep Impact (1998), and Big Momma's House 2 (2006). He had a main role in the romantic comedy-drama Just in Time (1997). He also appeared in TV movies and short-lived sitcoms like Grand (1990) and The Single Guy (1995-96). He guest-starred on many popular shows, including ER, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Desperate Housewives and Mad Men
In 2004, Mark Moses got a big role as Paul Young in Desperate Housewives. His character was important to the show's main mystery. He was a regular cast member for two seasons. He later returned to the show for the 2010–11 season. For his work on Desperate Housewives, he and the cast won two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series awards in 2005 and 2006.
In 2007, Mark joined the cast of Mad Men. He played Herman "Duck" Phillips. This role earned him another Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009. The series finished in 2014.
Recent Roles
After Mad Men, Mark Moses continued to act in many TV series. In 2012, he had a recurring role in The Killing. In 2014, he co-starred in Homeland as Dennis Boyd. He also had recurring roles in shows like Manhattan, Man Seeking Woman, and Salvation.
From 2015 to 2018, he played President Jeffrey Michener in The Last Ship. In 2020, he was a main cast member in the crime drama Deputy. Mark Moses continues to be a busy actor, appearing in various films and television projects.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Platoon | Lieutenant Wolfe | |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Win Hockings | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Optimistic Doctor | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heartbreak | Randy Derringer / Abbey | |
| Dead Men Don't Die | Jordan | ||
| 1991 | The Doors | Jac Holzman | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Sergeant Owen | |
| 1997 | Just in Time | Michael Bedford | |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Tim Urbanski | |
| 1999 | One Man's Hero | Colonel Benton Lacey | |
| Treehouse Hostage | Rick Taylor | ||
| 2001 | Race to Space | Alan Shepard | |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Father in Video | |
| 2004 | The Remembering Movies | Jonathan Clifton | |
| A One Time Thing | Dr. Norris | ||
| After the Sunset | Lakers FBI Agent | ||
| 2005 | Monster-in-Law | Guy in Coffee Shop | |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | American Officer | |
| Big Momma's House 2 | Tom Fuller | ||
| Two Tickets to Paradise | Football Dad | ||
| 2008 | Swing Vote | Attorney General Wyatt | |
| 2009 | Carriers | Doctor | |
| 2011 | And They're Off | Alex Flamm | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Anchorman | |
| Flare: The Hunt | Dale | ||
| 2013 | Cesar Chavez | Fred Moss | |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? | Midas Mulligan | |
| 2016 | Fear, Inc. | Abe | |
| 2018 | Mapplethorpe | Harry Mapplethorpe | |
| 2019 | The Gandhi Murder | Sir Percy Sillitoe | |
| 2020 | Modern Persuasion | Grayson Keller | |
| 2022 | Follow Her | Richard | |
| 2024 | Reagan | William P. Clark Jr. |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | North and South | Young Ulysses S. Grant | Episode: "#1.1" |
| Big Shots in America | Man | Television movie | |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Rick Albert | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
| 1988 | The Tracker | Tom Adams | Television movie |
| 1989 | American Playhouse | Ira Martin | Episode: "The Silence at Bethany" |
| 1990 | The Golden Girls | David | Episode: "An Illegitimate Concern" |
| Grand | Richard Peyton | 20 episodes | |
| Matlock | Donald Ware | Episode: "The Cookie Monster" | |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Everett | Episode: "The Movie Mystery" | |
| 1991 | Empire City | N/A | Television movie |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Joel McKelvey | Television movie |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Paul Dyer | Episode: "Love Bandit" |
| The Commish | Stuart Walsh | Episode: "The Letter of the Law" | |
| The George Carlin Show | Brad | Episode: "George Looks Down the Wrong End of .38" | |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Robin Westlin | Episode: "The Restless Remains" | |
| A Kiss Goodnight | Michael Turner | Television movie | |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Stuart Tyler | Episode: "How to Murder Your Lawyer" |
| Party of Five | Ben Atkins | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" | |
| The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Reverend Charles Buchanan | Episode: "Becoming a Buchanan" | |
| The Single Guy | Matt Parker | Series Regular, 22 episodes | |
| The Crew | Jake | Episode: "Invitation to a Wedding" | |
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Woodbury Kane | Television movie |
| 1998 | LateLine | Jack Hunter | Episode: "Al Anonymous" |
| Chicago Hope | Ron Greenfield | Episode: "Wag the Doc" | |
| 1999 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Agent Margolis | Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
| Family Law | N/A | Episode: "Damages" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Seth | Episode: "The Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Naroq | Episode: "Riddles" | |
| It's Like, You Know... | Fred Swedlowe | Episode: "Hollywood Shuffle" | |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Mark Pruitt | Episode: "Shaken, Not Stirred" |
| JAG | Deke Carson | Episode: "Real Deal SEAL" | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Frank - Mystery Book Writer | Episode: "The Wailing" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Scott Shelton | 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Henry Archer | 2 episodes |
| What's Up, Peter Fuddy? | N/A | Television movie | |
| James Dean | Dick Clayton | Television movie | |
| 2001–2002 | Ally McBeal | Assistant District Attorney | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Providence | Mike Weaver | Episode: "It's Raining Men" |
| Presidio Med | Nathan | 2 episodes | |
| Boomtown | Don Schneider | Episode: "Coyote" | |
| In My Life | N/A | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Lieutenant | Television movie |
| The Practice | Henry Winslow | Episode: "Character Evidence" | |
| ER | Mr. Marks | Episode: "When Night Meets Day" | |
| 7th Heaven | Mr. Smith | Episode: "Long Bad Summer: Part 1" | |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Dan Harris | Episode: "Gimme Shelter" | |
| The West Wing | Donald Richter | Episode: "Abu el Banat" | |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Richard | Episode: "The Block Party" |
| The District | Richard Lowe | Episode: "Party Favors" | |
| Las Vegas | Dr. Miles Marks | Episode: "Things That Go Jump in the Night" | |
| NYPD Blue | Andrew Moss | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" | |
| Oliver Beene | Dr. Herbert | Episode: "Catskills" | |
| 2004–2011 | Desperate Housewives | Paul Young | 75 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005–06) |
| 2007 | The Hill | Senator Rogers | Unsold TV pilot |
| Without a Trace | Rob Darcy | Episode: "Without You" | |
| 2007–2008 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. George McDougal | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2015 | Mad Men | Herman "Duck" Phillips | 21 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | James Grall | Episode: "Inconceivable" |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Joe Dopkins | Episode: "The Chinese Wall" |
| Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Forrest Morgan | Episode: "Devil's Bargain" | |
| Castle | Blake Wellesley | Episode: "Kill the Messenger" | |
| Ice Twisters | Charlie Price | Television movie | |
| Acceptance | Wilson Rockefeller | Television movie | |
| 2010 | Human Target | Hollis | Episode: "Pilot" |
| CSI: Miami | Chuck Williams | Episode: "Mommy Deadest" | |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Will | Episode: "Around the Sun" |
| The Closer | Commissioner Jay Meyers | Episode: "Road Block" | |
| 2011–2013 | Criminal Minds | Senator Cramer | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Killing | Lt. Erick Clarkson | 9 episodes |
| Fairly Legal | Bob | Episode: "Satisfaction" | |
| Common Law | Mayor Richard Barnes | Episode: "The Ex-Factor" | |
| Key & Peele | Civil War General | 2 episodes | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeffrey Foresythe | Episode: "Risky Business Class" | |
| CSI: New York | Mr. Connors | Episode: "Late Admissions" | |
| 2013 | Elementary | Oliver Purcell | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| Blue Bloods | Curtis Swint | Episode: "Inside Jobs" | |
| Scandal | Congressman Jim Struthers | Episode: "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington" | |
| 2014 | Rake | Dr. Sam Falcon | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" |
| Manhattan | Col. Alden Cox | 8 episodes | |
| Homeland | Dennis Boyd | 7 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
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| 2015–2018 | The Last Ship | President Jeffrey Michener | 17 episodes |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot | Older Man at Bar | Episode: "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12" |
| Crunch Time | Montgomery Wittington | Episodes: "The Party of the Century" and "The Moruga" | |
| 2016–2017 | Incorporated | George Caplan | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Berlin Station | Jason Wolfe | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Lucy's Dad | Episode: "Popcorn" |
| Conviction | Gerald Harris | Episode: "Past, Prologue & What’s to Come" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | George Thanos | Episode: "The Newsroom" | |
| Law & Order True Crime | Gil Garcetti | 3 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Salvation | Hugh Keating | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Larry Maxwell | Episode: "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" |
| 2019 | The Code | Col. Wesley Riggle | Episode: "Back on the Block" |
| La Reina del Sur | President | 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | Deputy | Undersheriff Jerry London | Main role |
| 2022 | The First Lady | President George W. Bush | Episode: "That White House" |
| 2022–2024 | So Help Me Todd | Harry | 4 episodes |
See also
In Spanish: Mark Moses para niños
