Mark Acheson
Mark Acheson | |
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| Born | September 19, 1957[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Wendy |
Mark Acheson (born September 19, 1957) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor.
Career
At 15 Acheson began studying acting at Langara College’s Studio 58.[2] Founding member of Janus Theatre and appeared on stage for eight years including a full season at the Arts Club as well as The NewPlay center, Carousel Theatre, Western Canadian theater in Kamloops,Sunshine theatre in Kelowna and The Belfry in Victoria and StageWest in Edmonton. In his 30s he started an extensive career in film and television, mostly in supporting roles. Some of his most notable roles are the Mailroom Guy in Elf[3] and Mr. Tripoli in Fargo.[4] His other film credits include The 13th Warrior[2] and Watchmen.[2]
Acheson has also amassed a large body of work in voice acting, where he tends to be cast as villains. He voiced the characters of Lord Tirek from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,[5] Sabretooth from Hulk Vs. Wolverine,[5] and has provided the voice of many characters in the TV show Transformers.[5]
Filmography
Animation
- Alienators: Evolution Continues as SCOPES
- The Amazing Zorro as Don Carlos Pulido
- Barbie and the Diamond Castle as Slyder
- Class of the Titans as Orion
- Dinosaur Train as Marvin Mosasaurus
- Donner (TV Short) as Blitzen / Cupid / Santa Claus
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes as Attuma
- Fat Dog Mendoza as Fat Dog
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Fisto / Chadaz
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 as Rawkus
- Hulk Vs as Sabretooth
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as Lord Tirek
- Stargate Infinity as Da'Kyll
- Weird-Oh's as Leaky Boat Louie
Dubbing
Roles which were originally voiced in other languages by other people for whom Acheson provided English dubbing:
- .hack//Roots as Tawalaya / Touta
- Black Lagoon as Boris, Hotel Moscow Soldier
- The Little Prince as Lux in the "The Planet of Cublix" arc
- Transformers: Armada as Unicron
- Transformers: Cybertron as Crumplezone
- Transformers: Energon as Unicron / Narrator
Live-action
- Alone in the Dark as Captain Chernick
- The Chronicles of Riddick
- Dad's Week Off
- Elf as drunk mailroom worker
- Garage Sale Mystery as Pawn Clerk
- Highlander: Run for Your Life
- Hot Rod
- Magic in the Water
- The NeverEnding Story III as Janitor
- Numb
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
- Stargate SG-1 as Vishnoor (episode 2.03 "Prisoners")
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
- Voyage of the Unicorn - Kalgar
- Watchmen
- Supernatural (U.S. TV series) as Hansel (episode 10.12 "About a Boy")
Video games
- Kessen as Yoshihiro Shimazu
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects as Wolverine / Brigade
References
- ^ "Mark Acheson ǀ Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ a b c "A Chat with Actor Mark Acheson: An Interview by Nate Hill". podcastingthemsoftly.com. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "21 Things You Might Not Know About 'Elf'". Mental Floss. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Grubbs, Jefferson. "The 'Fargo' Season 2 Finale Connects To Season 1 In Surprising Ways". bustle.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mark Acheson". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links
- Mark Acheson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mark Acheson at IMDb
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