Biography

Mark Moses was born in New York City, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His parents Philip and Patricia met in the West Village, his father worked in sales on Madison Avenue and his mother was an interior decorator. After playing football and basketball in high school and a few years at Ithaca College, Mark stumbled into acting, eventually graduating from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Program. He immediately found success on stage and was on Broadway with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon in "Slab Boys."

He continued to work in New York and in regional theaters until he met Oliver Stone who cast him in the academy award winning film Platoon (1986) where he played Lt. Wolfe. That sent Mark west to Hollywood where he worked in film, television, and theater.

Mark is most recognized for his work in television. He played Duck Philips in Mad Men (2007), Paul Young in Desperate Housewives (2004), Dennis Boyd in Homeland (2011), President Jeff Michener in The Last Ship (2014), Jason Wolfe in Berlin Station (2016), Col. Alden Cox in Manhattan (2014), Undersheriff Jerry London in Fox television's Deputy (2020), Mr. Robot (2015), Key and Peele (2012), Man Seeking Woman (2015), and many others.

His films include Platoon (1986), Cesar Chavez (2014), Mapplethorpe (2018), Fear, Inc. (2016), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Swing Vote (2008), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), After the Sunset (2004), Deep Impact (1998), Gettysburg (1993), Rough Riders (1997), The Doors (1991), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), and Bombshell (2019).

He has won three SAG/AFTRA awards. He supports numerous charities, is married to playwright and actress Annie LaRussa, and has two boys, Walker and Zane.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mark Moses

Frequently Cast by Director Oliver Stone

Older brother of Burke Moses.

As of 2015, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). Of those, Platoon is a winner in the category.

Played a news anchor describing the imminent impact of a comet that will destroy life on Earth in both Deep Impact (1998) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).

Father of Walker Moses and Zane Moses.

His screen character in Oliver Stone's 1986 movie Platoon was Lt. Wolfe. He then was featured as CIA's Jason Wolfe in 2016 in Berlin Station. Perhaps after his last tour of 'Nam he joined the Company.