Mark Moses

Mark Moses
Moses at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California, October 2008
Born	(1958-02-25) February 25, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Evanston Township High School, Ithaca College, New York University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	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.

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", 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	—	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	—	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?	—	Television movie
2001	James Dean	Dick Clayton	Television movie
2001–2002	Ally McBeal	Assistant District Attorney	2 episodes
2002	Providence	—	Episode: "It's Raining Men"
2002	Presidio Med	Nathan	2 episodes
2002	Boomtown	Don Schneider	Episode: "Coyote"
2002	In My Life	—	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

External links

• Mark Moses at IMDb
• Mark Moses at AllMovie