Mark Moses
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| Born |
February 25, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Studio City, California |
| Education | Evanston Township High School, Ithaca College, New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie LaRussa |
| Children | Zane, Walker |
Mark W. Moses (born February 25, 1958) is an American actor, known for his roles of Paul Young on Desperate Housewives and Herman "Duck" Phillips on the AMC series Mad Men.
Early life
Moses was born in New York City but grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father worked in advertising on Madison Avenue while they lived in New York. He claims that this helped him when he landed the role of Duck Phillips on the hit show Mad Men. Moses's parents moved to Saint Louis, Missouri while he was still in high school, so he stayed with family friends in Evanston to finish high school there. Moses attended Evanston Township High School where he was quarterback of the school's varsity football team. He then enrolled at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York where he majored in English. Moses dropped out after a year to travel. He then enrolled at New York University where he graduated with a degree in theater.
Career
Moses appeared in a number of films by director Oliver Stone, such as Platoon, The Doors, and Born on the Fourth of July.
He also appeared in character roles in the films Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Star Trek: Voyager (1999).
While Moses made frequent film and episodic TV appearances, he became better known when he was cast in the role of Paul Young on the ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives (2004–2007). As the disturbed husband of the deceased (suicide victim) Mary Alice Young, he played one of the pivotal figures in the show's original main mystery. He rejoined the show in the 2010 season.[1]
Moses played Herman "Duck" Phillips, a recurring role, on several seasons of the AMC series Mad Men.
Moses played the title character, "a Wall Street creep",[2] in a 2006 Off-Broadway play called Burleigh Grimes.
Moses made a brief appearance in the 2008 film Swing Vote, starring Kevin Costner.
Personal life
Moses currently resides in Studio City, California with his wife, Annie LaRussa, and their two sons, Walker and Zane. Moses's son, Walker, attended Northwestern University and was a member of Northwestern's baseball team. Walker now resides in Los Angeles. Moses's son, Zane, is a student at the University of Maryland. Moses is a Democrat. He supported Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1990 | Dead Men Don't Die | Jordan | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Jac Holzman | |
| 1992 | Battle in the Erogenous Zone | Alan | Short film |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Sergeant Owen | |
| 1997 | Just in Time | Michael Bedford | |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Tim Urbanski | |
| 1999 | One Man's Hero | Colonel Benton Lacey | |
| 1999 | Treehouse Hostage | Rick Taylor | |
| 2001 | Race to Space | Alan Shepard | |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Father in Video | |
| 2004 | The Remembering Movies | Jonathan Clifton | |
| 2004 | A One Time Thing | Dr. Norris | |
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Lakers FBI Agent | |
| 2005 | Monster-in-Law | Guy in Coffee Shop | |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | American Officer | |
| 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | Tom Fuller | |
| 2006 | 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 | |
| 2012 | Flare: The Hunt | Dale | |
| 2013 | Cesar Chavez | Fred Moss | |
| 2016 | Fear, Inc. | Filming | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | North and South | Young Ulysses S. Grant | Episode: "#1.1" |
| 1985 | 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" |
| 1990 | Grand | Richard Peyton | 20 episodes |
| 1990 | Matlock | Donald Ware | Episode: "The Cookie Monster" |
| 1990 | 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" |
| 1994 | The Commish | Stuart Walsh | Episode: "The Letter of the Law" |
| 1994 | The George Carlin Show | Brad | Episode: "George Looks Down the Wrong End of .38" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Robin Westlin | Episode: "The Restless Remains" |
| 1994 | A Kiss Goodnight | Michael Turner | Television movie |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Stuart Tyler | Episode: "How to Murder Your Lawyer" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Ben Atkins | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
| 1995 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Reverend Charles Buchanan | Episode: "Becoming a Buchanan" |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | Matt Parker | Episode: "Neighbors" |
| 1995 | The Crew | Jake | Episode: "Invitation to a Wedding" |
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Woodbury Kane | Television movie |
| 1998 | LateLine | Jack Hunter | Episode: "Al Anonymous" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Ron Greenfield | Episode: "Wag the Doc" |
| 1999 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Agent Margolis | Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
| 1999 | Family Law | N/A | Episode: "Damages" |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Seth | Episode: "The Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Naroq | Episode: "Riddles" |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Fred Swedlowe | Episode: "Hollywood Shuffle" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Mark Pruitt | Episode: "Shaken, Not Stirred" |
| 2000 | JAG | Deke Carson | Episode: "Real Deal SEAL" |
| 2000 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Frank - Mystery Book Writer | Episode: "The Wailing" |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Scott Shelton | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Larvae" |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Henry Archer | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | What's Up, Peter Fuddy? | N/A | Television movie |
| 2001 | James Dean | Dick Clayton | Television movie |
| 2001–2002 | Ally McBeal | Assistant District Attorney | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Providence | N/A | Episode: "It's Raining Men" |
| 2002 | Presidio Med | Nathan | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Don Schneider | Episode: "Coyote" |
| 2002 | In My Life | N/A | Television movie |
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Lieutenant | Television movie |
| 2003 | 'The Practice | Henry Winslow | Episode: "Character Evidence" |
| 2003 | ER | Mr. Marks | Episode: "When Night Meets Day" |
| 2003 | 7th Heaven | Mr. Smith | Episode: "Long Bad Summer: Part 1" |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Dan Harris | Episode: "Gimme Shelter" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Donald Richter | Episode: "Abu el Banat" |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Richard | Episode: "The Block Party" |
| 2004 | The District | Richard Lowe | Episode: "Party Favors" |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Dr. Miles Marks | Episode: "Things That Go Jump in the Night" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Andrew Moss | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
| 2004 | Oliver Beene | Dr. Herbert | Episode: "Catskills" |
| 2004–2011 | Desperate Housewives | Paul Young | 59 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 |
| 2007 | 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" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Forrest Morgan | Episode: "Devil's Bargain" |
| 2009 | Castle | Blake Wellesley | Episode: "Kill the Messenger" |
| 2009 | Ice Twisters | Charlie Price | Television movie |
| 2009 | Acceptance | Wilson Rockefeller | Television movie |
| 2010 | Human Target | Hollis | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Chuck Williams | Episode: "Mommy Deadest" |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Will | Episode: "Around the Sun" |
| 2011–2013 | Criminal Minds | Senator Cramer | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | The Closer | Commissioner Jay Meyers | Episode: "Road Block" |
| 2012 | The Killing | Lt. Erick Clarkson | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Bob | Episode: "Satisfaction" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Mayor Richard Barnes | Episode: "The Ex-Factor" |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Civil War General | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeffrey Foresythe | Episode: "Risky Business Class" |
| 2012 | CSI: New York | Mr. Connors | Episode: "Late Admissions" |
| 2013 | Elementary | Oliver Purcell | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Curtis Swint | Episode: "Inside Jobs" |
| 2013 | Scandal | Congressman Jim Struthers | Episode: "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington" |
| 2014 | Rake | Dr. Sam Falcon | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" |
| 2014 | Manhattan | Col. Alden Cox | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Homeland | Dennis Boyd | 7 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | The Last Ship | President Jeffery Michener | Multiple episodes |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot | Episode: "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12" | |
| 2016 | Crunch Time | Montgomery Wittington | Episodes "The Party of the Century" and "The Moruga". Rooster Teeth mini-series |
References
- ↑ Exclusive: A "Desperate Housewives" Baddie Returns!, Entertainment Weekly, May 6, 2010
- ↑ New York Daily News, May 19, 2006.
External links
- Mark Moses at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Moses at AllMovie