| Mark Valley | |
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Valley at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010 |
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| Born | Mark Thomas Valley December 24, 1964 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Anna Torv (m. 2008–2010) |
Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Brad Chase on the TV drama Boston Legal and Christopher Chance in Fox's action/drama Human Target.
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Born in Ogdensburg, New York, Valley graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and engineering before serving in Berlin[1] and the Gulf War.[2] He has a daughter, Sherri, born in 1987.
He married Anna Torv, his Fringe costar, in December 2008.[3] They separated in early 2010.[4]
Valley obtained his first role, on The Innocent (1993), while serving in the army in Germany.[1] 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 1994-97. 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.[5]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Innocent | Tunnel Technician | |
| 1997 | Breast Men | Fair Haired Resident | |
| 1998 | Some Girl | Police Officer | |
| The Siege | FBI Agent Mike Johanssen | ||
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing | Cardiologist | |
| Jericho | Jericho | ||
| 2001 | Big Time | Chazz | |
| 2007 | Live! | Blair | |
| Shrek the Third | Cyclops | voice |
| Year | Program or series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Another World | Father Pete | |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Adams | |
| 1994–1997 | Days of our Lives | Jack Deveraux #3 | |
| 1997 | George Wallace | Bobby Kennedy | |
| 1999 | Brimstone | Barry Ceneazo | |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Captain Paul Davis | |
| Running Mates | Dick Tracy | ||
| 2000–2001 | Once and Again | Will Gluck | |
| 2000–2003 | ER | Richard Lockhart | |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jack Willman | |
| The Lone Gunmen | Henry Farst | ||
| Gideon's Crossing | Mark Epperson | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pasadena | Robert Greeley | |
| 2002 | Spin City | Joseph | |
| 2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | Detective Eddie Arlette | |
| 2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | Harry Green | |
| The 4400 | Warren Lytell | ||
| I'm with Her | Jack Campbell | ||
| 2004–2007 | Boston Legal | Brad Chase | |
| 2006–2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Reese Callahan | |
| 2007 | Business Class | Matt | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Keegan | ||
| 2008 | Swingtown | Brad Davis | |
| 2008–2009 | Fringe | John Scott | |
| 2010–2011 | Human Target | Christopher Chance | |
| 2011–present | Harry's Law | Oliver Richard |