Mark Rolston
| Mark Rolston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 7, 1956 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor.
Career
Rolston played PFC M. Drake in Aliens (1986), Hans in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Stef in RoboCop 2 (1990), Bogs Diamond in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), J. Scar in Eraser (1996), Chief Dennis Wilson in Daylight (1996), Wayne Bryce in Hard Rain (1998) and Special Agent Warren Russ in Rush Hour (1998). Rolston also acted in Martin Scorsese's 2006 film The Departed and the television horror film Backwoods. Many of Rolston's screen roles are villains due to his trademark icy stare. He also co-starred in 2008's Saw V and 2009's Saw VI.
In 1994, he portrayed convicted killer "Karl Mueller" in the Babylon 5 episode "The Quality of Mercy," as well as "Richard Odin," leader of a vegetarian cult in an episode of the X-Files called "Red Museum." He was also originally considered to voice the supervillain Firefly in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, though the character was deemed unsuitable for the series and ultimately dropped. Rolston would later voice Firefly in the revamp, The New Batman Adventures, as well as Justice League. In 2004 Rolston would guest star in two episodes of the critically acclaimed 24.
He also appeared in a minor role in The CW series Supernatural in season 4 as the demon Alastair.
He had a voice-acting role in the video games Blade Runner (1997) and Turok (2008) and Halo 4 (2012). He also appeared in Criminal Minds in the episode, Blood Hungry as Sheriff Don Hall who asks for the BAU's help in finding out who's behind a series of violent murders.
He voiced Deathstroke in Batman: Arkham Origins, where he replaced Ron Perlman who was absent while working on the upcoming Fallout 4.
He has a recurring role as Lex Luthor in the animated series Young Justice; his Shawshank Redemption co-star Clancy Brown also played Luthor for various animated TV shows over the course of his career.
Family
Rolston was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Evelyn Beverly (née Sturm) and Thomas George Rolston, who was a computer programmer.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aliens | Private Mark Drake | |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Russian Decoder | |
| Weeds | Dave | ||
| 1989 | A Sinful Life | Teresa | |
| Survival Quest | Jake | ||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Hans | ||
| Prancer | Herb Drier | ||
| 1990 | Impulse | Man in Bar | |
| RoboCop 2 | Stef | ||
| 1993 | Body of Evidence | Detective Reese | |
| 1994 | Scanner Cop | Lieutenant Harry Brown | |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Bogs Diamond | ||
| 1995 | Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Donnie Hansen | |
| The Set-Up | Ray Harris | ||
| 1996 | Eraser | J. Scar | |
| Daylight | Chief Dennis Wilson | ||
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Hot Dog Vendor | |
| Hard Rain | Wayne Bryce | ||
| Letters from a Killer | O'Dell | ||
| Rush Hour | Agent Warren Russ | ||
| 1999 | A Table for One | Tom Bernard | |
| 2002 | Cathedral | Robert | |
| Scorcher | Special Agent Kellaway | ||
| Highway | Burt Miranda | ||
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Frank Anderson | |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Captain Johnson | ||
| 2006 | The Departed | Delahunt | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | Frank | |
| 2008 | Asylum | The Doctor | |
| Saw V | Dan Erickson | ||
| 2009 | Not Forgotten | Agent Wilson | |
| Saw VI | Dan Erickson | ||
| 2012 | That Guy...Who Was In That Thing | Himself | |
| Television | |||
| Turn | Judge Edward Shippen | Notes | |
| 1980 | Star Fleet | John Lee | |
| 1984 | Master of the Game | Attendant | TV mini-series |
| The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Princeton student | TV mini-series | |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Vigilante Cop #1 | Episode: "Magnum Farce" |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | Renaldo Sykes | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Tour of Duty | PV2 Innes | Episode: "Burn Baby, Burn" | |
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | Colonel Bukharine | TV movie |
| Reach | TV short | ||
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Vic Hatton | TV movie |
| Matlock | Keith Morrissey | Episode: "The Blues Singer" | |
| The Lady Forgets | TV movie | ||
| 1990 | The Young Riders | Episode: "Hard Time" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Dr. Zachary Cling | Episode: "Lower Berth" | |
| Heat Wave | Officer Zekanis | TV movie | |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Mark | Episode: "The Undercover Nun Mystery" | |
| Jake and the Fatman | Jerry Malik | Episode: "Night and Day" | |
| Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | TV movie | ||
| 1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Kevin Reilly | Episode: "Baby for Sale" |
| 1992 | Angel Street | TV movie | |
| The Comrades of Summer | Voronov | TV movie | |
| 1992–1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Finn Dawley/Liam Gillen/Sgt. Terence Boyle | Guest roles, 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Raven | Peter Lyons | Episode: "Poisoned Harvest" |
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | O'Keefe | TV movie | |
| The Conviction of Kitty Dodds | Charlie Dodds | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lt. Walter Pierce | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| Babylon 5 | Karl Mueller | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" | |
| Diagnosis Murder | Vinnie Bartell | Episode: "You Can Call Me Johnson" | |
| 1994–2000 | The X-Files | Bud LaPierre/Richard Odin | Guest roles, 2 episodes |
| 1995 | ER | Officer Thomas | Episode: "The Birthday Party" |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Gregor | Episode: "Lucky Leon" | |
| Courthouse | Philip Carter | Episode: "Mitigating Circumstances" | |
| Strange Luck | Bagman/Merch | Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" | |
| 1996 | Sisters | Col. Haystings | Episode: "Leap Before You Look" |
| Profit | Ivan Karpov | Episode: "Sykes" | |
| JAG | Lieutenant Commander Mark Lowrey | Episode: "Recovery" | |
| The Lazarus Man | Rescue, The | Episode: "The Rescue" | |
| Humanoids from the Deep | Bill Taylor | TV movie | |
| Moloney | Joe Ballantine | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Jake Prentice | Episode: "A Silent Cry" | |
| 1996–2002 | NYPD Blue | Carl Bowen/Leon Broadus | Guest roles, 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Bill Doolin | TV series, 1 episode |
| George Wallace | Ricky Brickle | TV movie | |
| 1997–1998 | Brooklyn South | Detective Lou Conroy | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Louis Jackson | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Gus Grissom | TV mini-series, 3 episodes | |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | MaseReyes | Episode: "Souled Out" | |
| The New Batman Adventures | Garfield Lynns/Firefly | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1998–1999 | Profiler | Donald Lucas | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Harsh Realm | Bounty Hunter | Episode: "Leviathan" |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Bruce Summerlin, Co. 51 | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Carl (voice) | Episode: "The Eggbaby" |
| The '70s | TV movie | ||
| 2001 | Angel | Boone | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| Max Steel | (voice) | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| Dark Angel | Herman Coldberg | Episode: "Haven" | |
| Dead Last | Sheriff Wayne | Episode: "Teen Spirit" | |
| Alias | Seth Lambert | Episode: "Parity" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Delroy Gibbons | Episode: "Famous Last Words" | |
| 2002 | For the People | Mr. Cassidy | Episode: "Come Blow Your Whistle" |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Contractor | Episode: "The Corpse-Sniffing Dog" | |
| 2003 | The Shield | Gordie Liman | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| Stephen King's Dead Zone | Hysterical Parishioner #3 | Episode: "Zion" | |
| Justice League | Garfield Lynns/Firefly | Episode: "Only a Dream" | |
| 2003–2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Captain Magh/Kuroda Lor-ehn | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2004 | 24 | Bruce Foxton | Guest role, 2 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Inspector Bill Markoni | Episode: "The Dove Commission" |
| Criminal Minds | Sheriff Hall | Episode: "Blood Hungry" | |
| 2005–2007 | CSI: Miami | FBI Agent Glen Cole | Guest role, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Shark | Cade Berlinger | Episode: "The Wrath of Khan" |
| You've Got a Friend | Dennis | TV movie | |
| Reaper | Arthur Ferrey | Episode: "Charged" | |
| Cold Case | Ari Gordon | Guest role, 4 episodes | |
| 2007–2008 | The Closer | Father Jack | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Backwoods | Ricks | TV movie |
| Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Paul Miller | TV movie | |
| Supernatural | Alastair | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| The Mentalist | Det. Dale Blakely | Episode: "The Thin Red Line" | |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Manus Casey | TV movie |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff | Episode: "One to Go" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Marine Sergeant Jerrold "Pallet" Mulhearn | Episode: "Keepin' It Real" | |
| Lie to Me | Ed Komisky | Episode: "Secret Santa" | |
| 2010–2011 | The Defenders | Johnny Greene | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Young Justice | L-3/Lex Luthor (voice) | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | NCIS | George Westcott | Episodes: "Shell Shock (Part I)" and "Shell Shock (Part II)" |
| Video games | |||
| 1997 | Blade Runner | Clovis | |
| 2000 | Nox | Warlord Horrendous, others | |
| 2008 | Turok | Captain Cole | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Lord Darvianak Vollney, others | |
| 2012 | Halo 4 | Captain Andrew Del Rio | |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Lex Luthor | |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | Deathstroke | Replacing Ron Perlman | |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Starro | |
| Battlefield Hardline | Neil Roark | ||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | Deathstroke, Lex Luthor | [2] | |
References
- ↑ Mark Rolston biography
- ↑ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.