Mark Lawson (born December 17, 1978) is an American actor known for portraying
Brody Lovett
Brody Lovett is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', portrayed by Mark Lawson from April 24, 2008, to January 13, 2012 when the series ended.
Storylines
Brody is a former Navy SEAL brought to Llanview by Adriana Cra ...
on the
ABC
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soap opera ''
One Life to Live
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''.
Early life
Lawson grew up in
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State S ...
,
and later studied at the
Boston Conservatory
Boston Conservatory at Berklee (formerly The Boston Conservatory) is a private performing arts conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, music, and theater.
Boston Conservatory was founded ...
, where he earned his
BFA in musical theatre, and
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools.
LAMDA's Principal is ...
.
Career
Lawson's first role was as Jerry Stone in the 2005 ''
Cold Case
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'' episode "Yo, Adrian".
After five years in Los Angeles, he was about to give up on acting when he landed the role of ex-
Navy SEAL
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Brody Lovett on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' and moved to New York in March 2008.
Lawson played the character until the series ended in 2012.
In July 2019, Lawson began appearing as Dustin Phillips on ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
''.
Lawson is also a personal trainer and runs a strength and conditioning business, called Forge.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
*
Brody Lovett/Mark Lawson Biography - ABC.comMark Lawson Talks About His Daytime Emmy Pre-Nom - Soaps.com
1979 births
Living people
Male actors from Virginia
American male soap opera actors
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