Biography

Mark has been an actor for 19 years. He started out as a stage actor, on the East Coast in PA. After doing that for a bit, he landed other stage gigs in other parts of the country. He then decided to try his hand at on-screen work. His first screen gig was in a commercial for the national chain, Cash America. He loved it, and decided to pursue more of it, as well as sticking with his stage work.

Mark thinks it's really fun to be able to juggle both screen and stage. Some actors like one over the other, but Mark loves the best of both worlds. He's always loved the odd/eccentric type roles. From playing Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," on stage, to Governor Bellingham in "A Scarlet Letter" on screen, Mark loves any type of character acting role. In fact, he's even done some voice-acting work in the Japanese anime series, "One-Piece" as well as an animated children's film, called "Bucko the Bull."

Mark recently wrote, directed and starred in an indie mobster TV series called, "A Family Thing." He plays the crime boss, Sal DeLuca. He also created and produced a new stage show about Elvis Presley, that premieres in Dallas in 2023.

Mark is based in Dallas, Tx.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mark Rios