Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Brad Chase in the TV drama '' Boston Legal'', Oliver Richard in the NBC drama '' Harry's Law'', FBI Special Agent John Scott in the Fox sci fi series '' Fringe'',

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in Fox's action drama '' Human Target'', and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's ''

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Early life

Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York. A 1987 graduate from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York with a degree in mathematics.

Career

Military service

He served in

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, where he played rugby for the U.S. military team, The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. Valley saw action in

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as platoon leader detailed from the 18th Engineer Brigade to the 73rd Engineer Company, 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 7th Transportation Group.

Acting

Valley obtained his first role, on '' The Innocent'' (1993), while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany.Rochlin, Margy
"The Man Without the Prosthetic Nose"
''The New York Times'', January 10, 2010. He landed the role of "Father Pete" on '' Another World'' in 1993. He later took over the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime

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'' from 1994 to 1997. In 2003, Valley played Detective Eddie Arlette, an American police officer in

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, on the short-lived '' Keen Eddie''. He played Brad Chase on '' Boston Legal'', a spinoff of the television series ''

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''. Valley also appeared on the television series '' ER'' as Richard Lockhart, Abby Lockhart's ex-husband. In 2008 he appeared on ''Fringe'', as FBI agent John Scott. Valley played the lead in Fox's drama '' Human Target''. In 2012, Valley joined ABC's ''

'' as a series regular. He played Det. Tommy Sullivan, Dana Delany's love interest. He also co-starred alongside Delany in her short-lived series '' Pasadena'' in 2001.

Personal life

He has a daughter, Sherri, born in 1987. He married Anna Torv, his '' Fringe'' co-star, in December 2008. In April 2010, it was reported that the couple had separated. In 2021, it was reported that the couple divorced back in 2009.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

;''Boston Legal'' role *Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series shared with René Auberjonois,

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, Candice Bergen,

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, Justin Mentell, Rhona Mitra, Monica Potter, William Shatner, and

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(2006) *Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series shared with René Auberjonois, Candice Bergen,

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, William Shatner, and

(2007) *Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series shared with René Auberjonois, Candice Bergen,

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, Christian Clemenson,

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, John Larroquette, William Shatner,

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, Gary Anthony Williams, and Constance Zimmer (2008) ;''Keen Eddie'' role *Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star — Male (2003) ;''Human Target'' role *Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor — Action (2010)

Radio and podcast appearances

*Valley appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on September 14, 2016.

References

External links

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