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Mark Moses
Moses at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 2008
Born (1958-02-24) February 24, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materNew York University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
SpouseAnnie LaRussa
Children2
FamilyBurke Moses (brother)

Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama Mad Men (2007–2015).

Early life

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Moses was born in New York City. Moses attended Evanston Township High School in Illinois where he was quarterback of the school's varsity football team. He then enrolled at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he majored in English. Moses dropped out after a year to travel. He later enrolled at New York University, where he graduated with a degree in theater.[2]

Career

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Moses began his career appearing in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 1983. Also in 1983, he appeared in the Broadway production of The Slab Boys Trilogy starring Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn.[2] He later played Ulysses S. Grant in the ABC miniseries North and South and guest-starred on Family Ties, The Golden Girls and Matlock. Moses also appeared in a number of films by director Oliver Stone, such as Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and The Doors (1991).

Moses played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Gettysburg (1993), Deep Impact (1998), One Man's Hero (1999), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Swing Vote (2008), Cesar Chavez (2014) and Bombshell (2019). His only leading film role was in the 1997 romantic comedy-drama Just in Time directed by Shawn Levy.

Moses also appeared in several made-for-television movies and was regular cast member in the short-lived sitcoms Grand (1990) and The Single Guy (1995-96). He played Woodbury Kane in the 1997 miniseries Rough Riders and also guest-starred on Touched by an Angel, Star Trek: Voyager, ER, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, Drop Dead Diva, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Scandal and Grey's Anatomy.

In 2004, Moses was cast as Paul Young in the ABC mystery comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.[3] As the disturbed husband of the deceased Mary Alice Young, Paul was a key character in the show's original main mystery. He left the series as regular cast member after two seasons, but still made some guest appearances in the third season. Moses returned to the series as a series regular after appearing briefly in the sixth-season finale, and was a regular through the 2010–11 season.[4] Along with the rest of the cast, he received two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2006.[2]

In 2007, Moses joined the cast of AMC period drama series Mad Men playing a recurring role as Herman "Duck" Phillips.[5]

In 2009, he received another Screen Actors Guild Award, this time for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[2] The series ended in 2014. In 2012, he had a recurring role in the second season of AMC crime drama The Killing.

In 2014, he co-starred in the fourth season of the Showtime political drama Homeland playing Dennis Boyd. Moses also had a recurring roles on Manhattan, Man Seeking Woman, Law & Order True Crime and Salvation. He played the recurring roles of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and later President Jeffrey Michener in the TNT series The Last Ship from 2015 to 2018, and in the Telemundo/Netflix La Reina del Sur. In 2020, he was a regular cast member in the Fox crime drama Deputy, which, however, was cancelled after one season.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Platoon Lieutenant Wolfe
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me Win Hockings
1989 Born on the Fourth of July Optimistic Doctor
1990 Hollywood Heartbreak Randy Derringer / Abbey
Dead Men Don't Die Jordan
1991 The Doors Jac Holzman
1993 Gettysburg Sergeant Owen
1997 Just in Time Michael Bedford
1998 Deep Impact Tim Urbanski
1999 One Man's Hero Colonel Benton Lacey
Treehouse Hostage Rick Taylor
2001 Race to Space Alan Shepard
2002 Red Dragon Father in Video
2004 The Remembering Movies Jonathan Clifton
A One Time Thing Dr. Norris
After the Sunset Lakers FBI Agent
2005 Monster-in-Law Guy in Coffee Shop
2006 Letters from Iwo Jima American Officer
Big Momma's House 2 Tom Fuller
Two Tickets to Paradise Football Dad
2008 Swing Vote Attorney General Wyatt
2009 Carriers Doctor
2011 And They're Off Alex Flamm
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Anchorman
Flare: The Hunt Dale
2013 Cesar Chavez Fred Moss
2014 Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? Midas Mulligan
2016 Fear, Inc. Abe
2018 Mapplethorpe Harry Mapplethorpe
2019 The Gandhi Murder Sir Percy Sillitoe
Bombshell Bill Shine
2020 Modern Persuasion Grayson Keller
2022 Follow Her Richard
2024 Reagan William P. Clark Jr.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 North and South Young Ulysses S. Grant Episode: "#1.1"
Big Shots in America Man Television movie
1986 Family Ties Rick Albert Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
1988 The Tracker Tom Adams Television movie
1989 American Playhouse Ira Martin Episode: "The Silence at Bethany"
1990 The Golden Girls David Episode: "An Illegitimate Concern"
Grand Richard Peyton 20 episodes
Matlock Donald Ware Episode: "The Cookie Monster"
Father Dowling Mysteries Everett Episode: "The Movie Mystery"
1991 Empire City — Television movie
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing Joel McKelvey Television movie
1994 Silk Stalkings Paul Dyer Episode: "Love Bandit"
The Commish Stuart Walsh Episode: "The Letter of the Law"
The George Carlin Show Brad Episode: "George Looks Down the Wrong End of .38"
Diagnosis: Murder Robin Westlin Episode: "The Restless Remains"
A Kiss Goodnight Michael Turner Television movie
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Stuart Tyler Episode: "How to Murder Your Lawyer"
Party of Five Ben Atkins Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Reverend Charles Buchanan Episode: "Becoming a Buchanan"
The Single Guy Matt Parker Series Regular, 22 episodes
The Crew Jake Episode: "Invitation to a Wedding"
1997 Rough Riders Woodbury Kane Television movie
1998 LateLine Jack Hunter Episode: "Al Anonymous"
Chicago Hope Ron Greenfield Episode: "Wag the Doc"
1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Agent Margolis Episode: "Rules of Engagement"
Family Law — Episode: "Damages"
Touched by an Angel Seth Episode: "The Last Day of the Rest of Your Life"
Star Trek: Voyager Naroq Episode: "Riddles"
It's Like, You Know... Fred Swedlowe Episode: "Hollywood Shuffle"
2000 Judging Amy Mark Pruitt Episode: "Shaken, Not Stirred"
JAG Deke Carson Episode: "Real Deal SEAL"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Frank - Mystery Book Writer Episode: "The Wailing"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Scott Shelton Episode: "Sex, Lies and Larvae"
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise Henry Archer 2 episodes
What's Up, Peter Fuddy? — Television movie
James Dean Dick Clayton Television movie
2001–2002 Ally McBeal Assistant District Attorney 2 episodes
2002 Providence Mike Weaver Episode: "It's Raining Men"
Presidio Med Nathan 2 episodes
Boomtown Don Schneider Episode: "Coyote"
In My Life — Television movie
2003 Saving Jessica Lynch Lieutenant Television movie
The Practice Henry Winslow Episode: "Character Evidence"
ER Mr. Marks Episode: "When Night Meets Day"
7th Heaven Mr. Smith Episode: "Long Bad Summer: Part 1"
10-8: Officers on Duty Dan Harris Episode: "Gimme Shelter"
The West Wing Donald Richter Episode: "Abu el Banat"
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Richard Episode: "The Block Party"
The District Richard Lowe Episode: "Party Favors"
Las Vegas Dr. Miles Marks Episode: "Things That Go Jump in the Night"
NYPD Blue Andrew Moss Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"
Oliver Beene Dr. Herbert Episode: "Catskills"
2004–2011 Desperate Housewives Paul Young 75 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005–06)
2007 The Hill Senator Rogers Unsold TV pilot
Without a Trace Rob Darcy Episode: "Without You"
2007–2008 Boston Legal A.D.A. George McDougal 2 episodes
2007–2015 Mad Men Herman "Duck" Phillips 21 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit James Grall Episode: "Inconceivable"
2009 Drop Dead Diva Joe Dopkins Episode: "The Chinese Wall"
Ghost Whisperer Dr. Forrest Morgan Episode: "Devil's Bargain"
Castle Blake Wellesley Episode: "Kill the Messenger"
Ice Twisters Charlie Price Television movie
Acceptance Wilson Rockefeller Television movie
2010 Human Target Hollis Episode: "Pilot"
CSI: Miami Chuck Williams Episode: "Mommy Deadest"
2011 Covert Affairs Will Episode: "Around the Sun"
The Closer Commissioner Jay Meyers Episode: "Road Block"
2011–2013 Criminal Minds Senator Cramer 3 episodes
2012 The Killing Lt. Erick Clarkson 9 episodes
Fairly Legal Bob Episode: "Satisfaction"
Common Law Mayor Richard Barnes Episode: "The Ex-Factor"
Key & Peele Civil War General 2 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jeffrey Foresythe Episode: "Risky Business Class"
CSI: New York Mr. Connors Episode: "Late Admissions"
2013 Elementary Oliver Purcell Episode: "Dirty Laundry"
Blue Bloods Curtis Swint Episode: "Inside Jobs"
Scandal Congressman Jim Struthers Episode: "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington"
2014 Rake Dr. Sam Falcon Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
Manhattan Col. Alden Cox 8 episodes
Homeland Dennis Boyd 7 episodes
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2015–2018 The Last Ship President Jeffrey Michener 17 episodes
2016 Mr. Robot Older Man at Bar Episode: "eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12"
Crunch Time Montgomery Wittington Episodes: "The Party of the Century" and "The Moruga"
2016–2017 Incorporated George Caplan 4 episodes
2016–2019 Berlin Station Jason Wolfe 5 episodes
2017 Man Seeking Woman Lucy's Dad Episode: "Popcorn"
Conviction Gerald Harris Episode: "Past, Prologue & What’s to Come"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit George Thanos Episode: "The Newsroom"
Law & Order True Crime Gil Garcetti 3 episodes
2017–2018 Salvation Hugh Keating 7 episodes
2018 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Larry Maxwell Episode: "(Don't Fear) the Reaper"
2019 The Code Col. Wesley Riggle Episode: "Back on the Block"
La Reina del Sur President 3 episodes
2020 Deputy Undersheriff Jerry London Main role
2022 The First Lady President George W. Bush Episode: "That White House"
2022–2024 So Help Me Todd Harry 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (February 24, 2024). "Famous birthdays list for February 24, 2024 includes celebrities Barry Bostwick, Bonnie Somerville". cleveland. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mark Moses | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ Keck, William (February 9, 2005). "For the Youngs, family function is dysfunction". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  4. ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 6, 2010). "Exclusive: A "Desperate Housewives" Baddie Returns!". Entertainment Weekly. CNN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Herman "Duck" Phillips". AMC Network Entertainment LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 4, 2020). "'Deputy' Freshman Drama Series Canceled By Fox".
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