Born: December 24, 1964
Age: 58
Birthplace: Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.

Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Brad Chase on the TV drama Boston Legal, Oliver Richard on the NBC drama Harry's Law, FBI Special Agent John Scott on Fringe, Christopher Chance in the Fox's action drama Human Target, and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's Body of Proof.
Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and engineering.He served in Berlin,[1] where he played rugby for the U.S. military team, The Berlin Yanks Rugby Football Club. He served in the military during the Gulf War.[2]
Valley obtained his first role, on The Innocent (1993), while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany.[1] 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 soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1994-97. In 2003, Valley played Detective Eddie Arlette, an American police officer in London, on the short-lived Keen Eddie.
He played Brad Chase on Boston Legal, a spinoff of the television series The Practice. 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.[3]
In 2012, Valley joined ABC's Body of Proof as a series regular. He played Det. Tommy Sullivan, Dana Delany's love interest.[4] He also co-starred alongside Delany in her short-lived series Pasadena in 2001.[5]
He has a daughter, Sherri, born in 1987. He married Anna Torv, his Fringe co-star, in December 2008.[6] They separated after one year of marriage.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Innocent | Tunnel Technician | |
1997 | Breast Men | Fair Haired Resident | |
1998 | Some Girl | Police Officer | |
1998 | The Siege | FBI Agent Mike Johanssen | |
2000 | The Next Best Thing | Cardiologist | |
2000 | Jericho | Jericho | |
2001 | Big Time | Chazz | |
2007 | Live! | Blair | uncredited |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Cyclops | Voice |
2012 | Stolen | Fletcher | |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | C-130 Pilot | |
2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2 | Clark Kent/Superman | Voice |
2015 | Lost Boy | Greg Harris | |
2017 | Gun Shy | Ben Harding |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Another World | Father Pete | |
1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Adams | |
1994-1997 | Days of Our Lives | Jack Deveraux #4 | 37 episodes |
1997 | George Wallace | Bobby Kennedy | |
1999 | Brimstone | Barry Ceneazo | |
2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Captain Paul Davis | |
2000 | Running Mates | Dick Tracy | |
2000-2001 | Once and Again | Will Gluck | 5 episodes |
2000-2003 | ER | Richard Lockhart | 5 episodes |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jack Willman | |
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Henry Farst | |
2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Mark Epperson | |
2001-2002 | Pasadena | Robert Greeley | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2002 | Spin City | Joseph | 1 episode |
2003-2004 | Keen Eddie | Detective Eddie Arlette | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | Harry Green | |
2004 | The 4400 | Warren Lytell | 2 episodes |
2004 | I'm with Her | Jack Campbell | |
2004-2007 | Boston Legal | Brad Chase | Series regular, 70 episodes |
2006-2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Reese Callahan | 2 episodes |
2007 | Business Class | Matt | |
2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Keegan | 1 episode |
2008 | Swingtown | Brad Davis | 3 episodes |
2008-2009 | Fringe | John Scott | Series regular, 12 episodes |
2010-2011 | Human Target | Christopher Chance | Series regular, 25 episodes |
2011-2012 | Harry's Law | Oliver Richard | Series regular, 22 episodes |
2013 | Body of Proof | Tommy Sullivan | Series regular, 13 episodes |
2013 | SOKO Stuttgart (German TV series) | John McDuff | 1 episode |
2014 | Crisis | CIA Director Widener | 8 episodes |
2014-2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Private Investigator Daniel Shaw | 8 episodes |
2015-2016 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Dr. Harris | 7 episodes |
2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Special Agent Frank Zagar | 1 episode |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Gary Merrill | 1 episode |
2017 | Bloodline | Mike Gallagher | 1 episode |
2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Dino Hutton, U.S. Deputy Marshal | 1 episode |
2018 | The Flash | Anton Slater | 1 episode |
2018 | The Romanoffs | Steve Lewis | 1 episode |
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