Biography

Mark Atteberry grew up in the small town of Sebastopol, California. His mother worked for the local newspaper and his father was a mechanic. Mark began his creative endeavors in music as a trombone and keyboard player. After making the transition to acting, he studied with many of the top teachers including Roy London, Ivana Chubbuck, Larry Moss and Vladimir Ilyin of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Mark began his professional acting career in commercials and theater culminating in a highly acclaimed performance in Sam Shepard's Angel City and David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole in Los Angeles. Mark continued his success with various roles in television including notable performances in 24, Dexter, Criminal Minds, The Newsroom, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grace & Frankie, This Is Us, American Horror Story, NCIS, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Offer, Dahmer and Yellowstone. His feature film work ranges from blockbuster hits like David Fincher's Gone Girl and Ang Lee's The Hulk to noteworthy indies like Miranda July's The Future and the multi-award winning Butterfly Circus.

Mark's hobby is photography. In 2010 he was honored by the Photography for Social Change Foundation as one of the "Top 100 Documentary-Style Photographers." Mark lectures regularly on the topics of Image and Type and Acting in LA and has co-written several books including "The Working Actor's Guide to LA" and "The Stunt Guide." Mark is the founder of Be A Working Actor Studios in Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Was a successful headshot photographer in Los Angeles for years before he acted full time.

Is a certified stock car race driver.

Attended seminary with the intention of becoming a minister before getting into acting.

Graduated from the same high school (Analy High School in Sebastopol, California) as Karen Valentine, Max Thieriot and Cameron Britton.

Your success in the Entertainment Industry is directly proportionate to you ability to deal with disappointment.

The key to success is confidence. The key to confidence is practice!

Failure is an essential ingredient in the recipe for success.

If I desire anything noble as an actor in Hollywood, it is to build up my fellow artists and encourage them on to great things!

[during an acting seminar at SAG Foundation] Never be afraid of your flaws. The more knotty the wood, the more beautiful the furniture. Show us your knots.