Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Brad Chase on the TV drama Boston Legal, Oliver Richard on the NBC drama Harry's Law, FBI Special Agent John Scott on Fringe, Christopher Chance in Fox's action/drama Human Target, and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's Body of Proof.
Early life
Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and engineering. He then served in Berlin, where he played rugby for the U.S. military team, The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. He served in the military during the Gulf War. He has a daughter, Sherri, born in 1987.
He married Anna Torv, his Fringe costar, in December 2008. They separated after one year of marriage.
Career
Valley obtained his first role, on The Innocent (1993), while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany. He landed the role of "Father Pete" on Another World in 1993. He later took over the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1994â€"97. 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 played the lead in Fox's drama Human Target.
In July 2012, it was announced that Valley would be joining as series regular on ABC's Body of Proof. He played Det. Tommy Sullivan, Dana Delany's love interest. He also co-starred alongside Delany in her short-lived series Pasadena in 2001.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
- Boston Legal Role
- Nominated â€" 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 â€" 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 â€" 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)
- Keen Eddie Role
- Nominated â€" Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star â€" Male (2003)
- Human Target Role
- Nominated â€" Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor â€" Action (2010)
Radio and Podcast Appearances
- Valley appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on September 14, 2016.
References
External links
- Mark Valley on Internet Movie Database
- Official website
