Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor. He made his film debut as PFC. Drake in Aliens, and is known for his supporting roles in films like Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Rush Hour (1998), The Departed (2006), and the Saw film series (2008–2009). On television, he played Gordie Liman on The Shield (2003), Edward Shippen IV on Turn: Washington's Spies (2015–2016), the voice of Lex Luthor on Young Justice (2010–2022), and Lt. Don Thorne on Bosch (2018–2021) and Bosch: Legacy (2022–2025).

Early life and education Rolston was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1956, raised by a single father. He began studying acting and ballet as a child at the Washington Theatre Club in Washington, D.C.

Career Rolston's early career was in the theatre in the United Kingdom. He made his stage debut at the age of 19, in the West End play Are Now Or Have You Ever Been in 1976, about the House Un-American Activities Committee. He then starred in Miss Julie at the Edinburgh International Festival, Sam Shepard's Action at the London Festival Fringe, and Bus Stop at The Mill at Sonning. He played the title role in a US national touring production of Richard II for the National Shakespeare Company.

In 1984, he was cast in a minor role in the Al Pacino film Revolution. He has been married twice, first to Sally Hughes, between 1981 and 1987. Then to Georgina O’Farrill, starting in 1994. He has five children between both marriages.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1985 Revolution Deleted role 1986 Aliens Private Mark Drake 1987 The Fourth Protocol Russian Decoder Weeds Dave 1989 A Sinful Life Teresa Survival Quest Jake Lethal Weapon 2 Hans Prancer Herb Drier 1990 Impulse Man in Bar RoboCop 2 Stef 1993 Body of Evidence Detective Reese 1994 Scanner Cop Lieutenant Harry Brown The Shawshank Redemption Bogs Diamond 1995 Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Donnie Hansen The Set-Up Ray Harris 1996 Eraser J. Scar Daylight Chief Dennis Wilson 1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Hot Dog Vendor Hard Rain Wayne Bryce Letters from a Killer O'Dell Rush Hour Agent Warren Russ 1999 A Table for One Tom Bernard 2002 Cathedral Robert Scorcher Special Agent Kellaway Highway Burt Miranda 2005 Chasing Ghosts Frank Anderson Miracle at Sage Creek Captain Johnson 2006 The Departed Timothy Delahunt 2007 Protecting the King Frank 2008 Asylum The Doctor Saw V FBI Special Agent Dan Erickson 2009 Not Forgotten Agent Wilson Saw VI FBI Special Agent Dan Erickson 2012 That Guy...Who Was In That Thing Himself Documentary 2016 Tell Me How I Die Dr. Layton 2017 Gangster Land Dean O'Banion 2019 Midway Admiral Ernest J. King 2022 In Search of Tomorrow Himself Documentary

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 X-Bomber John Lee Voice, UK dub 1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Princeton Student Miniseries 1985 American Playhouse Bodine Episode: "Displaced Person" 1986 Sledge Hammer! Officer Braddock Episode: "Magnum Farce" 1987 Wiseguy Renaldo Sykes Episode: "Pilot" Tour of Duty PV2 Innes Episode: "Burn Baby, Burn" 1989 Matlock Keith Morrisey Episode: "The Blues Singer" 1990 The Young Riders Richard Episode: "Hard Time" Tales from the Crypt Dr. Zachary Cling Episode: "Lower Berth" Father Dowling Mysteries Mark Episode: "The Undercover Nun Mystery" Jake and the Fatman Jerry Malik Episode: "Night and Day" 1991 In the Heat of the Night Kevin Reilly Episode: "Baby for Sale" 1992–1995 Murder, She Wrote Sgt. Terence Boyle, Finn Dawley, Liam Gillen 4 episodes 1993 Raven Peter Lyons Episode: "Poisoned Harvest" 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Walter Pierce Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" Babylon 5 Karl Mueller Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" Diagnosis: Murder Vinnie Bartell Episode: "You Can Call Me Johnson" 1994, 2000 The X-Files Richard Odin, Bud LaPierre 2 episodes 1995 ER Officer Thomas Episode: "The Birthday Party" Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Gregor Episode: "Lucky Leon" Courthouse Philip Carter Episode: "Mitigating Circumstances" Strange Luck Bagman, Merch Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" 1996 Sisters Col. Hastings Episode: "Leap Before You Look" Profit Ivan Karpov Episode: "Sykes" JAG Lieutenant Commander Mark Lowery Episode: "Recovery" The Lazarus Man The Rescue Episode: "The Rescue" Moloney Joe Ballantine Episode: "Pilot" Walker, Texas Ranger Jake Prentice Episode: "A Silent Cry" 1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane Bill Doolin Voice, 13 episodes 1997–1998 Brooklyn South Detective Lou Conroy 3 episodes Zorro Additional Voices 26 episodes 1998 Nash Bridges Louis Jackson Episode: "Crossfire" Men in Black: The Series Additional Voices Episode: "The Elle of My Dreams Syndrome" From the Earth to the Moon Gus Grissom Miniseries The Crow: Stairway to Heaven MaseReyes Episode: "Souled Out" The New Batman Adventures Garfield Lynns / Firefly Voice, 2 episodes 2018 Spider-Man Norman Osborn