Mark Acheson (born September 19, 1957) is a Canadian voice, film and television actor.
Mark Acheson | |
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| Born | September 19, 1957 [1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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[3] and Mr. Tripoli in Fargo.[4] His other film credits include The 13th Warrior[2] 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 the characters of Lord Tirek from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,[1] Sabretooth from Hulk Vs. Wolverine,[5] and has provided the voice of many characters in the TV show Transformers.[5]
Filmography
Animation
- Fat Dog Mendoza (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 (2003-2004, TV Series) as Fisto / Chadaz
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006, TV Series) as Attuma
- Class of the Titans (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 Mosasaurus
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (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 Unicron
- Transformers: Energon (2004) as Unicron / Narrator
- Transformers: Cybertron (2005) as Crumplezone
- .hack//Roots (2006) as Tawalaya / Touta
- Black Lagoon (2006) as Boris, Hotel Moscow Soldier
- The Little Prince (2010) as Lux
Live-action
- Skip Tracer (1977) as Bob Sheldon
- Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987) as Cafe Customer
- Stingray
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (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 (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 (1998, TV Series) as Vishnoor
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (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 (2001) as Dockmaster
- Voyage of the Unicorn (2001, TV Series) as Kalgar
- Lola (2001) as Club Owner
- Dead Heat (2002) as Warehouse Worker
- Spymate (2003) as Rocco
- Elf (2003) as Mailroom Guy
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) as Slam Guard
- Smallville (2004, TV Series) as Magistrate Wilkins
- Alone in the Dark (2005) as Captain Chernick
- She's the Man (2006) as Groundskeeper
- Love and Other Dilemmas (2006) as Rocco
- Numb (2007) as Homeless Guy
- Hot Rod (2007) as Homeless Dude
- Watchmen (2009) as Large Man At Happy Harry's
- Supernatural (2009-2015, TV Series) as Adult Hansel, Tooth Fairy
- Garage Sale Mystery (2013, TV Series) as Pawn Clerk
- Lawrence & Holloman (2013) as Burly Guy In Jail
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013, TV Series) as Nazim
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) as Dooly
- The Cleanse (2016) as Zatik
- Marrying the Family (2016) as Hal
- 1922 (2017) as Pawn Shop Clerk
- Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) as Old Clemson
English dubbing roles
Animation
- .hack//Roots as Tawalaya / Touta
- Black Lagoon as Boris, Hotel Moscow Soldier
- The Little Prince as Lux in "The Planet of Cublix" arc
- Transformers: Armada as Unicron
- Transformers: Cybertron as Crumplezone
- Transformers: Energon as Unicron / Narrator
- Glitter Force Doki Doki as Proto Mercenare
Video games
References
External links
- Mark Acheson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mark Acheson at IMDb