Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor, known for his various roles in numerous, well-known films such as Aliens, Lethal Weapon 2, The Shawshank Redemption, The Departed and the Saw franchise.
He played Special Agent Dan Erickson in Saw V and Saw VI.
Career[]
Mark Rolston was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Evelyn Beverly and Thomas George Rolston, who was a computer programmer. Throughout his career, he played PFC M. Drake in Aliens, Hans in Lethal Weapon 2, Stef in RoboCop 2, Bogs Diamond in The Shawshank Redemption, J. Scar in Eraser, Chief Dennis Wilson in Daylight, Wayne Bryce in Hard Rain and Special Agent Warren Russ in Rush Hour.
Rolston acted in Martin Scorsese's The Departed in 2006 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 titled Red Museum. He was also originally considered to voice the supervillain Firefly in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. However, 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 guest-starred in two episodes of the critically acclaimed TV series 24. He also appeared in a minor role in The CW series Supernatural in the fourth season as the demon Alastair.
He had a voice-acting role in the video games Blade Runner in 1997, Turok in 2008 and Halo 4 in 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 at the time.
Later, he landed 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.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aliens | Private Drake |
| The Lost Secret | George | |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Russian Decoder |
| Weeds | Dave | |
| 1988 | Martini Ranch: Reach | |
| Survival Quest | Jake | |
| 1989 | A Sinful Life | Teresa |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Hans | |
| Prancer | Herb Drier | |
| 1990 | Impulse | Man in Bar |
| RoboCop 2 | Stef | |
| 1992 | Body of Evidence | Detective Reese |
| 1993 | Angel Street | Mr. Donally |
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | O'Keefe | |
| The Conviction of Kitty Dodds | Charlie Dodds | |
| 1994 | Scanner Cop | Lieutenant Harry Brown |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Bogs Diamond | |
| 1995 | Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Donnie Hansen |
| 1996 | Eraser | J. Scar |
| Daylight | Chief Dennis Wilson | |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Wayne Bryce |
| Letters from a Killer | O'Dell | |
| I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Hot Dog Vendor | |
| Rush Hour | Agent Russ | |
| 1999 | Table for One | Tom Bernard |
| 2002 | Highway | Burt Miranda |
| Scorcher | Special Agent Kellaway | |
| Cathedral | Robert | |
| 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 | Special Agent Dan Erickson | |
| 2009 | Not Forgotten | Agent Wilson |
| Saw VI | Special Agent Dan Erickson | |
| 2012 | Abeo Pharisee | Special Agent Dano |
| The Commissioning | Captain Andrew Del Rio | |
| Vanished | Keaton | |
| 2013 | Crosshairs | Brill |
| April Apocalypse | Fred | |
| 2014 | The Studio Club | William T. Bradbury |
| 2015 | Ex-Free | Edward |
| Relentless Justice | Mangine | |
| Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Alien Hunter | Dale |
| Tell Me How I Die | Dr. Layton | |
| 2017 | His Lover | Leonard Moissant |
| In the Absence of Good Men | Dion O'Banion | |
| 2018 | Glass Jaw | Frank Maloney |
| 2019 | Blood Craft | Sheriff Waters |
| Midway | Ernest King | |
| 2020 | Captors | Donovan Phost |
| 2022 | The Gambler | Seamus |
| 2023 | Assassin's Fury | Percy |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980-1982 | Ekkusu bonbâ | Lee |
| 1984 | Master of the Game | Attendant |
| The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Princeton Student | |
| 1985 | American Playhouse | Bodine |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Officer Braddock |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | Renaldo Sykes |
| Tour of Duty | PV2 Innes | |
| 1989 | Matlock | Keith Morrissey |
| 1990 | The Young Riders | Richard |
| Tales from the Crypt | Dr. Zachary Cling | |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Mark | |
| Jake and the Fatman | Jerry Malik | |
| 1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Kevin Reilly |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Mr. Donally |
| 1993 | Raven | Peter Lyons |
| 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lt. Walter Pierce |
| Babylon 5 | Karl Mueller | |
| Diagnosis Murder | Vinnie Bartell | |
| 1995 | ER | Officer Thomas |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Gregor | |
| Courthouse | Philip Carter | |
| Strange Luck | Bagman / Merch | |
| 1992-1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Sgt. Terence Boyle / Liam Gillen / Finn Dawley |
| 1996 | Sisters | Col. Hastings |
| Profit | Ivan Karpov | |
| JAG | Lieutenant Commander Mark Lowrey | |
| The Lazarus Man | Rescue, The | |
| Moloney | Joe Ballantine | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Jake Prentice | |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Bill Doolin |
| George Wallace | Ricky Brickle | |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Louis Jackson |
| Men in Black: The Series | ||
| From the Earth to the Moon | Gus Grissom | |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | MaseReyes | |
| The New Batman Adventures | Firefly / Garfield Lynns / Don the Mutant | |
| 1997-1998 | Brooklyn South | Detective Lou Conroy |
| Zorro | ||
| 1998-1999 | Profiler | Donald Lucas |
| 1999 | Harsh Realm | Bounty Hunter |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Bruce Summerlin, Co. 51 | |
| Godzilla: The Series | Captain Moore | |
| 1994-2000 | The X Files | Bud LaPierre / Richard Odin |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Carl |
| The '70s | Nixon Campaign Saboteur / Recruiter | |
| Max Steel | ||
| 2001 | Angel | Boone |
| Dark Angel | Herman Colberg | |
| Dead Last | Sheriff Wayne | |
| Alias | Seth Lambert | |
| Touched by an Angel | Delroy Gibbons | |
| 1996-2002 | NYPD Blue | Carl Bowen / Leon Broadus |
| 2002 | For the People | Mr. Cassidy |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Contractor | |
| 2003 | The Shield | Gordie Liman |
| Hunter | INS Agent James Reader | |
| Justice League | Firefly / Garfield Lynns | |
| 2004 | 24 | Bruce Foxton |
| 2003-2004 | Enterprise | Captain Magh / Kuroda Lor-ehn |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Inspector Bill Markoni |
| Criminal Minds | Sheriff Hall | |
| 2006-2007 | CSI: Miami | FBI Agent Glen Cole |
| 2007 | Shark | Cade Berlinger |
| Reaper | Arthur Ferrey | |
| Cold Case | Ari Gordon | |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Alastair |
| The Mentalist | Det. Dale Blakely | |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Marine Sergeant Jerrold 'Pallet' Mulhearn | |
| Lie to Me | Ed Komisky | |
| 2007-2009 | The Closer | Father Jack |
| 2010-2011 | The Defenders | Johnny Greene |
| 2012 | Body of Proof | Detective Charlie Meeks |
| Breakout Kings | Chief Inspector Craig Renner | |
| Touch | Ed | |
| Franklin & Bash | Hon. Clarence Rydberg | |
| NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | George Westcott | |
| 2015 | Castle | Kurt Van Zant |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Agent Cooke |
| Rosewood | Harvey | |
| Roots | Jewett | |
| 2015-2016 | Turn | Judge Edward Shippen |
| 2017 | Rebel | IA Investigator #1 |
| Snowfall | Max | |
| Star Trek Continues | Admiral McGuinness | |
| 2018 | SEAL Team | David Alper |
| 2017-2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Kolivan / General Herreh |
| 2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Colonel O'Donnell |
| 2018-2021 | Bosch | Lieutenant Don Thorne |
| 2010-2022 | Young Justice | Lex Luthor / Jonathan Kent / L-3 |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacy | Lieutenant Don Thorne |
| Tales of the Jedi | Senator Dagonet | |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Foster Mills |
| Ahsoka | Captain Hayle |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | Colonel Bukharine |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Vic Hatton |
| The Lady Forgets | ||
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Officer Zekanis |
| Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | ||
| 1992 | The Comrades of Summer | Voronov |
| 1995 | The Set Up | Ray Harris |
| 1996 | Humanoids from the Deep | Bill Taylor |
| 2007 | You've Got a Friend | Dennis Billings |
| 2008 | Backwoods | Ricks |
| Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Paul Miller | |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Manus Casey |
| 2015 | Whitney | Clive Davis |
| Earthfall | Kilian |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Blade Runner | Clovis / Transient |
| 2000 | Nox | Warlord Horrendous / Guard 1 / Townsman 3 |
| 2008 | Turok | Cole |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Lord Darvianak Vollney / Denerim Captain of the Guard / Dwarven Hired Goon |
| 2012 | Halo 4 | Andrew Del Rio |
| 2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Pvt. Mark Drake |
| Injustice: Gods Among Us | Lex Luthor | |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | Deathstroke / Slade Wilson | |
| Young Justice: Legacy | Lex Luthor / Blockbuster / Sportsmaster Minion | |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Neil Roark |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | Deathstroke / Slade Wilson | |
| Fallout 4 | Porter Gage | |
| 2016 | Let It Die | Jackal Y |
| 2018 | Spider-Man | Norman Osborn |
| Lego DC Super-Villains | Deathstroke / Slade Wilson | |
| 2019 | The Division 2 | President Andrew Ellis |
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Norman Osborn |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Last Call | Baron Attsmun |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Resurgence | Portal 63 |
| Spider-Man 2 | Norman Osborn |
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