Mark Andreas Sheppard is an English actor and musician, born in London of an Irish-German
background.
He is often credited as "Mark A. Sheppard".
Sheppard is best known for his recurring roles as the demon Crowley on Supernatural, lawyer
Romo Lampkin on the Battlestar Galactica reboot, Interpol investigator James Sterling on Leverage
and small-time crime lord Badger on Joss Whedon's Firefly.
Personal life Mark Sheppard is the son of actor W. Morgan
Sheppard.
He has been married to Jessica since March 6, 2004.
They have two children named Max Sheppard and Will Sheppard.
Career Music
At 15, he became a professional musician and enjoyed many years as a recording and touring
artist with bands including Robyn Hitchcock, the Television Personalities and the Irish
group Light a Big Fire.
Mark played drums on Light a Big Fire's second album.
As a session musician, he recorded albums for many groups throughout Europe, and eventually
moved to the United States.
Stage Sheppard was invited to audition for the American
production of the play Cock and Bull Story, for which he won numerous awards, including
the 1992 L.A. Drama Critics' Circle award and the LA Weekly and Dramalogue awards.
Television His television work includes the "Fire" episode
of The X-Files, a year on the Jerry Bruckheimer action series Soldier of Fortune, guest-starring
and recurring roles on The Practice, The Invisible Man, Special Unit 2, JAG, Star Trek: Voyager,
The Chronicle, Monk, Las Vegas, CSI: NY, Chuck and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, among
others.
Mark played a demon named Arnon on an episode titled "Witches in Tights" on the TV series
Charmed.
He played Badger, a semi-comical cockney-style crime boss in the short-lived Joss Whedon
show Firefly and later cast again in another Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse as Paul Ballard's
dismissive FBI superior.
He has appeared as a villain in season five of the Fox show 24 and as Patricia Arquette's
serial-killer nemesis on Medium.
He appeared as Romo Lampkin in seasons three and four of Battlestar Galactica, and had
a recurring role as Manservant Neville in ABC Family's short-lived cult hit The Middleman.
He has been seen as Anthony Anthros on Bionic Woman, as Sterling the nemesis character on
Leverage, as the King of Hell Crowley on Supernatural, and as bank robber Tom Prescott on an episode
of Burn Notice.
He appeared in the pilot episode of the USA series White Collar as a villainous master
forger and in NBC's Chuck as the Director of the Ring criminal organisation.
Most recently, he appeared in the SyFy series Warehouse 13 as Regent Benedict Valda.
He appears in the 2011 Doctor Who episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the
Moon" playing the character Canton Everett Delaware III.
This was the first time Sheppard had appeared in a British TV series.
In October 2013, Sheppard returned to White Collar, reprising his 2009 role as master
forger Curtis Hagan.
Film His film credits include the Jim Sheridan
film In the Name of the Father, starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson as Guildford
Four member Patrick Armstrong; the romantic comedy Lover's Knot; the Russian historical
drama Out of the Cold; the thriller Unstoppable; and with Heather Graham and Jeremy Sisto in
the dark independent, Broken.
He also starred in Megalodon and New Alcatraz.
Mark Sheppard directed his father W. Morgan Sheppard in the film Room 101 and co-stars
with him in the psychological thriller Nether World, which the younger Sheppard also co-produced.
His father also played the older version of his son's character in the afforementioned
Doctor Who episodes.
Video games He voiced the role of protagonist Michael
Ford in The Conduit, whose mentor, John Adams, is voiced by his father W. Morgan Sheppard.
Double casting Three times Sheppard has been cast with his
father as the same character, each playing the character at different ages.
"Canton Everett Delaware III" in the Doctor Who episode "The Impossible Astronaut", War
criminal Mercin Jarek a.k.a.
"Mr. Pain" in the NCIS episode "Broken Bird" playing the younger version of his father's
character, and "Captain Nemo" in the 2010 film Mysterious Island, which Mark Sheppard
also directed.
Voice Since 2011 Mark Sheppard has been "The Voice"
of "BBC America" promos/announcements.
Filmography Film
Television References
External links Mark Sheppard at the Internet Movie Database
Mark Sheppard at TVGuide.com Mark A. Sheppard on Memory Alpha