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Mark Acheson (born September 19, 1957) is a Canadian voice, film and television actor.


Career

Acheson began studying acting at
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’s Studio 58 at the age of 15. 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 Mr. Tripoli in ''
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''. His other film credits include '' The 13th Warrior'' and ''
Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...
''. Acheson has also amassed a large body of work in voice acting, where he tends to be cast as villains. He voiced the characters of Lord Tirek from ''
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'', Sabretooth from '' Hulk Vs. Wolverine'', and has provided the voice of many characters in the TV show ''
Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...
''.


Filmography


Animation

* ''
Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is a children's animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television and TMO-Loonland loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. It is the first Cartoon Network Europe co-produ ...
'' (1998, TV Series) as Fat Dog * '' Weird-Oh's'' (1999, TV Series) as Leaky Boat Louie * ''Donner'' (2001, TV Series) as Blitzen / Cupid / Santa Claus * '' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (2001-2002, TV Series) as SCOPES * ''The Amazing Zorro'' (2002, TV Series) as Don Carlos Pulido * '' Stargate Infinity'' (2002-2003, TV Series) as Da'Kyll * ''
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line '' Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular ...
'' (2003-2004, TV Series) as Fisto / Chadaz * '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' (2006, TV Series) as
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Class of the Titans ''Class of the Titans'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited. It premiered on December 31, 2005, at 5 pm ET/PT on Teletoon with a special 90-minute presentation of the first three epis ...
'' (2007, TV Series) as Orion * '' Barbie and the Diamond Castle'' (2008) as Slyder * '' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' (2009) as Rawkus * '' Hulk Vs'' (2009) as Sabretooth * '' Dinosaur Train'' (2013, TV Series) as Marvin
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* ''
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...
'' (2014-2019, TV Series) as Lord Tirek * '' Tobot'' (2018) as Giga 7


Anime Dubbing

Roles which were originally voiced in other languages by other people for whom Acheson provided English dubbing: * '' Transformers: Armada'' (2002-2003) as
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* '' Transformers: Energon'' (2004) as Unicron / Narrator * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' (2005) as Crumplezone * '' .hack//Roots'' (2006) as Tawalaya / Touta * ''
Black Lagoon ''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters colle ...
'' (2006) as Boris, Hotel Moscow Soldier * ''
The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 a ...
'' (2010) as Lux


Live-action

* '' Skip Tracer'' (1977) as Bob Sheldon * '' Home Is Where the Hart Is'' (1987) as Cafe Customer * ''
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'' * ''
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk ''The Trial of the Incredible Hulk'' is a 1989 American television superhero film based on the 1978–1982 television series ''The Incredible Hulk'' featuring both the Hulk and fellow Marvel Comics character Daredevil, who team up to defeat Wils ...
'' (1989, TV Movie) as ' Turk' * ''Quarantine'' (1989) as Guard #2 * '' Look Who's Talking Now'' (1993) as Burly Dad * '' The Crush'' (1993) as Locksmith * '' Highlander: The Series'' (1993-1994, TV Series) as Laszlo / Billy Ray * '' Samurai Cowboy'' (1994) as Flint Clayton * '' Bulletproof Heart'' (1994) as Hellbig * ''
The NeverEnding Story III ''The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia'' (also known as: ''The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia'') is a 1994 fantasy- adventure film. It is the third and final film in the franchise. It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Ba ...
'' (1994) as Janitor * ''Suspicious Agenda'' (1995) as DeBaker * '' Magic in the Water'' (1995) as 'Lefty' Hardy * '' Dad's Week Off'' (1997, TV Movie) as Sobbing Man * '' Exception to the Rule'' (1997) as Burt Ramsey * ''True Heart'' (1997) as Red Head Man * ''
Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is ...
'' (1998, TV Series) as Vishnoor * ''
I'll Be Home for Christmas "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed t ...
'' (1998) as Sandwich Passenger * '' The 13th Warrior'' (1999) as Norseman * '' Reindeer Games'' (2000) as Mean Guard * '' Screwed'' (2000) as Mr. Kettle * '' Trixie'' (2000) as Vince DeFlore * ''The Proposal'' (2001) as Jules * ''
3000 Miles to Graceland ''3000 Miles to Graceland'' is a 2001 American heist black action comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Demian Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein co-wrote the script with Richard Recco. The film stars Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Cour ...
'' (2001) as Dockmaster * '' Voyage of the Unicorn'' (2001, TV Series) as Kalgar * ''Lola'' (2001) as Club Owner * ''
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'' (2002) as Warehouse Worker * ''Spymate'' (2003) as Rocco * '' Elf'' (2003) as Mailroom Guy * '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004) as Slam Guard * ''
Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/ ...
'' (2004, TV Series) as Magistrate Wilkins * '' Alone in the Dark'' (2005) as Captain Chernick * ''
She's the Man ''She's the Man'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Twelfth Night,'' t ...
'' (2006) as Groundskeeper * ''
Love and Other Dilemmas ''Love and Other Dilemmas'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Larry Di Stefano. It premiered at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival and was released theatrically in Canada in February 2008 by Maple Pictures. The film's credibility is ...
'' (2006) as Rocco * '' Numb'' (2007) as Homeless Guy * ''
Hot Rod Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimised for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made ...
'' (2007) as Homeless Dude * ''
Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...
'' (2009) as Large Man At Happy Harry's * ''
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'' (2009-2015, TV Series) as Hansel / Tooth Fairy * ''