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Mark Acheson(I)

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Mark Acheson in Watchmen (2009)
A child witnesses his parents' murder by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, as an adult, he dons a Santa costume himself and embarks on a violent quest for retribution against those responsible for the traumatic event from his childhood.
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Mark Acheson was born on 19 September 1957 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor, known for Elf (2003), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Alone in the Dark (2005).
BornSeptember 19, 1957
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BornSeptember 19, 1957
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    Known for

    Will Ferrell in Elf (2003)
    Elf
    7.1
    • Mailroom Guy
    • 2003
    Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
    The Chronicles of Riddick
    6.6
    • Slam Guard
    • 2004
    Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff, and Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Alone in the Dark
    2.4
    • Captain Chernick(as Mark Atcheson)
    • 2005
    Charlize Theron and Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000)
    Reindeer Games
    5.8
    • Mean Guard
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Lunar Sway
      • Motel clerk
      • Post-production
    • Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie (2025)
      Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Shop Owner
      • 2025
    • Rohan Campbell in Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
      Silent Night, Deadly Night
      6.5
      • Charlie (Shotgun Santa) (voice)
      • 2025
    • Alphabet Soup (2024)
      Alphabet Soup
      Short
      • Bert
      • 2024
    • Jude Law, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Ever Anderson, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Alexander Molony in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
      Peter Pan & Wendy
      4.4
      • Old Clemson
      • 2023
    • Christine Chatelain and Paige Phung in Never Broken (2022)
      Never Broken
      Short
      • Dandy Andy
      • 2022
    • Rosa Salazar in Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021)
      Brand New Cherry Flavor
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Pierre
      • 2021
    • Eline Powell in Siren (2018)
      Siren
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Smokey
      • 2020
    • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
      Altered Carbon
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Gertie the Fence
      • 2020
    • Best Laid Schemes (2020)
      Best Laid Schemes
      Short
      • Dave
      • 2020
    • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
      My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Lord Tirek (voice)
      • 2014–2019
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Gino
      • 2018
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Trucker
      • Ted Bertram
      • 1996–2018
    • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych: The Movie (2017)
      Psych: The Movie
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Beaten Criminal
      • 2017
    • Thomas Jane and Molly Parker in 1922 (2017)
      1922
      6.2
      • Pawn Shop Clerk
      • 2017
    • Marrying the Family (2016)
      Marrying the Family
      8.1
      • Hal
      • 2016

    Soundtrack

    • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
      My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Better Way to Be Bad"
      • 2019

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    Hulk Vs.
    Trailer 0:54
    Hulk Vs.
    Brand New Cherry Flavor: Season 1 (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Trailer 1:47
    Brand New Cherry Flavor: Season 1 (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Brand New Cherry Flavor: Season 1
    Trailer 1:45
    Brand New Cherry Flavor: Season 1

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Mark Akeson
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • September 19, 1957
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Lori Acheson

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      He made guest appearances on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X-Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001).

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