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![]() Mark Valley, March 2005 |
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| Born | Mark Thomas Valley December 24, 1964 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Torv 2008-present |
Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American actor, probably best known for his role as Brad Chase on the TV drama Boston Legal. He is currently the star of Fox's action drama Human Target.
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Born in Ogdensburg, New York, Valley is a 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a degree in math and engineering and served in Berlin[1] and the Gulf War with the United States Army.[2] He has a daughter, Sherri, born in 1987, from a previous relationship.
He married Anna Torv, his Fringe costar, in December 2008.[3]
Valley obtained his first role, on The Innocent (1993), while serving in the army in Germany.[1] He played 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 plays the lead in Fox's drama Human Target.[4]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Innocent | Tunnel Technician | |
| Another World | Father Pete | ||
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Adams | |
| 1994–1997 | Day of OUr Lives | Jack Deveraux | |
| 1997 | George Wallace | Bobby Kennedy | |
| Breast Men | Fair Haired Resident | ||
| 1998 | Some Girl | Police Officer | |
| The Siege | FBI Agent Mike Johanssen | ||
| 1999 | Brimstone | Barry Ceneazo | |
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing | Cardiologist | |
| Jericho | Jericho | ||
| Diagnosis Murder | Captain Paul Davis | ||
| Running Mates | Dick Tracy | ||
| 2000–2001 | Once and Again | Will Gluck | |
| 2000–2003 | ER | Richard Lockhart | |
| 2001 | Big Time | Chazz | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jack Willman | ||
| The Lone Gunmen | Henry Farst | ||
| Gideon's Crossing | Mark Epperson | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pasadena | Robert Greeley | |
| 2002 | Spin City | Joseph | |
| 2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | Detective Eddie Arlette | Nominated-Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star - Male (2003) |
| 2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | Harry Green | |
| The 4400 | Warren Lytell | ||
| I'm with Her | Jack Campbell | ||
| 2004–2007 | Boston Legal | Brad Chase | Nominated-Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series shared with Rene Auberjonois, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Candice Bergen, Julie Bowen, Justin Mentell, Rhona Mitra, Monica Potter, William Shatner and James Spader (2006) Nominated-Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series shared with Rene Auberjonois, Candice Bergen, Craig Bierko, Julie Bowen, William Shatner and James Spader (2007) Nominated-Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series shared with Rene Auberjonois, Candice Bergen, Julie Bowen, Saffron Burrows, Christian Clemenson, Taraji P. Henson, John Larroquette, William Shatner, James Spader, Tara Summers, Gary Anthony Williams and Constance Zimmer (2008) |
| 2006–2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Reese Callahan | |
| 2007 | Live! | Blair | |
| Business Class | Matt | ||
| Shrek the Third | Cyclops | voice | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Keegan | ||
| 2008 | Swingtown | Brad Davis | |
| 2008–2009 | Fringe | John Scott | |
| 2010 | Human Target | Christopher Chance |
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