Mark Acheson

Mark Acheson
Born (1957-09-19) September 19, 1957 (age 67)[1][better source needed]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present

Mark Acheson (born September 19, 1957) is a Canadian actor.

Career

Acheson began studying acting at Langara College’s Studio 58 at the age of 15.[2] He is a founding member of Janus Theatre and appeared on stage for eight years including a full season at the Arts Club as well as The NewPlay center, Carousel Theatre, Western Canada Theatre in Kamloops, Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna, The Belfry in Victoria and StageWest in Edmonton. In his 30s, he started an extensive career in film and television, mostly in supporting roles. Some of his most notable roles are the Mailroom Guy in Elf and R. Tripoli in Fargo.[3][4] His other film credits include The 13th Warrior and Watchmen.[2]

Acheson has also amassed a large body of work in voice acting, where he tends to be cast as villains. He voiced Lord Tirek in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Sabretooth in Hulk Vs. Wolverine, and various characters in The Transformers.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk Turk Barrett Television film
1993–1994 Highlander: The Series Laszlo, Billy Ray 2 episodes
1994 Suspicious Agenda DeBaker Television film
1997 Dad's Week Off Sobbing Man Television film
1998 Fat Dog Mendoza Fat Dog (voice) Main cast[5]
1998 Stargate SG-1 Vishnoor Episode: "Prisoners"
1999–2000 Weird-Ohs Leaky Boat Louie (voice)
2001 Donner Blitzen, Cupid, Santa Claus (voice) Television film[5]
2001 Voyage of the Unicorn Kalgar Television film
2001–2002 Alienators: Evolution Continues SCOPES (voice) 17 episodes
2002 The Amazing Zorro Don Carlos Pulido (voice) Television film[5]
2002–2003 Stargate Infinity Da'Kyll (voice) 26 episodes
2003 Transformers: Armada Unicron (voice) 3 episodes; English dub
2003–2004 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Fisto, Chadaz (voice) 4 episodes[5]
2004 Transformers: Energon Unicron (voice) English dub
2004 Smallville Magistrate Wilkins 2 episodes
2005–2006 Transformers: Cybertron Crumplezone (voice) 10 episodes[5]
2006 .hack//Roots Tawalaya, Touta (voice) English dub
2006 Black Lagoon Boris (voice) English dub[5]
2007 Class of the Titans Orion (voice) Episode: "Star Quality"[5]
2007 Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes Attuma (voice) Episode: "Atlantis Attacks"
2009–2011 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 Rawkus (voice) 5 episodes[5]
2009, 2015 Supernatural Hansel, Tooth Fairy 2 episodes
2012 The Little Prince Lux (voice) Episode: "La planète des Cublix"; English dub[5]
2013 Dinosaur Train Marvin Mosasaurus (voice) Episode: "Maisie Mosasaurus"
2013 Garage Sale Mystery Pawn Clerk 1 episode
2013 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Nazim Episode: "Forget Me Not"
2014–2019 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Lord Tirek (voice) 10 episodes[5]
2017 Glitter Force Doki Doki Proto Mercenare (voice) English dub
2018 Tobot Tobot Giga Seven (voice) English dub[5]
2018 Super Dinosaur Hammerhead Leader (voice) [5]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Skip Tracer Bob Sheldon
1987 Home Is Where the Hart Is Cafe Customer
1989 Quarantine Guard
1993 Look Who's Talking Now! Burly Dad
1993 The Crush Locksmith
1993 Samurai Cowboy Flint Clayton
1994 Bulletproof Heart Hellbig
1994 The NeverEnding Story III Janitor
1995 Magic in the Water 'Lefty' Hardy
1997 Exception to the Rule Burt Ramsey
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Sandwich Passenger
1999 True Heart Red Head Man
1999 The 13th Warrior Norseman
2000 Reindeer Games Mean Guard
2000 Screwed Mr. Kettle
2000 Trixie Vince DeFlore
2001 The Proposal Jules
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Dockmaster
2001 Lola Club Owner
2002 Dead Heat Warehouse Worker
2003 Spymate Rocco
2004 Elf Mailroom Guy
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick Slam Guard
2005 Alone in the Dark Captain Chernick
2006 She's the Man Groundskeeper
2006 Love and Other Dilemmas Rocco
2007 Numb Homeless Guy
2007 Hot Rod Homeless Dude
2008 Barbie & the Diamond Castle Slyder (voice) Direct-to-video[5]
2009 Watchmen Man at Happy Harry's
2009 Hulk Vs. Sabretooth (voice) Direct-to-video[5]
2013 Lawrence & Holloman Burly Prisoner
2015 Into the Grizzly Maze Dooly
2016 The Cleanse Zatik
2016 Marrying the Family Hal
2017 1922 Pawn Shop Clerk
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Old Clemson

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Kessen Shimazu Yoshihiro [5]
2005 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects Brigade

References

  1. ^ "Mark Acheson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "A Chat with Actor Mark Acheson: An Interview by Nate Hill". podcastingthemsoftly.com. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "21 Things You Might Not Know About 'Elf'". Mental Floss. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ Grubbs, Jefferson (15 December 2015). "The 'Fargo' Season 2 Finale Connects To Season 1 In Surprising Ways". bustle.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Mark Acheson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 19, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.