Mark Allen Shepherd (born January 7, 1961) is an actor, best known for his role as

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on ''

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''. He also appeared as Morn (uncredited) in one episode each of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''.

Biography and career

Shepherd received a

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degree in

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from

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. After graduation, he moved to

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and studied at the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...

, focusing on music, film, theater, performance, and interdisciplinary arts. Shepherd is an

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and has created numerous abstract impressionist

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s, mixing media types into photomosaics. Twenty-four of his works have been used as set dressing on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Shepherd is also a member of Plural Dolt, an absurdist music theater group based in

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. In 2009, Shepherd voiced the role of Alex Miller on the fan produced audio series '' Star Trek: The Continuing Mission''.

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* 1961 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors California Institute of the Arts alumni Roger Williams University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub