# Mark Colson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Colson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Colson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Colson > Source revision: 1340927147 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor and former theatre professor}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=January 2017}} {{third-party|date=January 2017}} }} '''Mark Colson''' is an American actor and former theatre professor at [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University). ==Education== Colson received his BFA at Webster University-Conservatory for the Performing Arts and his MFA from the National Theater Conservatory, Denver Center. He also studied at the [Yale School of Drama](/source/Yale_School_of_Drama) and the [British American Drama Academy](/source/British_American_Drama_Academy) in Oxford.{{Cite web|url=http://theatre.msu.edu/people/faculty-staff/mark-colson/|title=Department of Theatre :: Mark Colson|website=theatre.msu.edu|access-date=2016-05-23}} == Career == Colson's theatrical background includes work at The Denver Center, [The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis](/source/The_Repertory_Theatre_of_St._Louis), The Odyssey, Theatre Banshee in Los Angeles, The Hudson Theatre, The Boarshead Theatre, and The Sierra Repertory Theatre.{{Cite web|url=http://theatre.msu.edu/people/faculty-staff/mark-colson/|title=Department of Theatre :: Mark Colson|website=theatre.msu.edu|access-date=2016-05-23}} In 2016, he played the role of Richard in the [Purple Rose Theatre](/source/Purple_Rose_Theatre_Company)'s world premiere of ''The'' ''Gaps in the Fossil Record Record''.{{Cite web|url=http://pulp.aadl.org/node/334998|title=Pulp {{!}} Arts Around Ann Arbor|website=pulp.aadl.org|access-date=2016-05-22}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.purplerosetheatre.org/about/featured-artists/mark-colson|title=About – Featured Artists – Mark Colson – The Purple Rose Theatre Company|last=Gallinat|first=David S.|website=www.purplerosetheatre.org|access-date=2016-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413133542/http://www.purplerosetheatre.org/about/featured-artists/mark-colson|archive-date=2016-04-13|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://wkar.org/post/minding-gaps-purple-rose-world-premiere#stream/0|title=Minding the 'Gaps' at Purple Rose world premiere|last=Pohl|first=Scott|website=wkar.org|date=9 May 2016 |access-date=2016-05-22}} He has also performed as Iago in the American Shakespeare Collective's ''Othello.'' In 2008, Colson was nominated for an [Ovation Award](/source/2008_Ovation_Awards) for his performance of "Slim" in Theater Banshee's ''[Of Mice and Men](/source/Of_Mice_and_Men_(play))''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatrebanshee.org/miceandmen/micepress.html|title=Theatre Banshee - Of Mice and Men Press|website=www.theatrebanshee.org|access-date=2016-05-22}} In 1992, Colson's film career began with the recurring role of Gabriel in the television series ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives).'' His film and TV work includes [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood)'s ''[Flags of Our Father](/source/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film)), [Mad Men](/source/Mad_Men), [Demolition Man](/source/Demolition_Man_(film)), [Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series)),'' and with [Amy Poehler](/source/Amy_Poehler) on ''[Parks and Recreation](/source/Parks_and_Recreation)''.{{Cite web|url=http://theatre.msu.edu/people/faculty-staff/mark-colson/|title=Department of Theatre :: Mark Colson|website=theatre.msu.edu|access-date=2016-05-23}} Colson also used professional motion capture to play George A. Romero in the 2010 video game ''[Call of the Dead.](/source/Call_of_Duty%3A_Black_Ops)'' Colson worked as a film and theater professor at [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University).{{Cite web|url=http://statenews.com/article/2014/10/acting-professor|title=MSU professor hones acting skills on stage, on the small screen|website=The State News|access-date=2016-05-22}}{{Cite web|url=http://theatre.msu.edu/people/faculty-staff/mark-colson/|title=Department of Theatre :: Mark Colson|website=theatre.msu.edu|access-date=2016-05-22}} In 2015, he pioneered the ''Theatre2Film'' project which gives filmmaking and theater students a hands-on learning experience.{{Cite web|url=http://statenews.com/article/2015/02/theatre2film-part-two|title=Theatre2Film Project begins second stage of student production|website=The State News|access-date=2016-05-22}} A student-written piece is performed as a stage play then transformed into a screenplay to be acted by the same students. == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1993 |[''Demolition Man''](/source/Demolition_Man_(film)) |Warden William Smithers - Young | |- |1997 |''[Profiler](/source/Profiler_(TV_series))'' |Carter Poole |Episode - "Venom" |- |1998 |''[Star Trek Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)'' |Dream Alien |Episode - "[Waking Moments](/source/List_of_Star_Trek%3A_Voyager_episodes)" |- |1998 |''[Working](/source/Working_(TV_series))'' |Prison |Episode - "The Consultant" |- |1999 |''[Sabrina the Teenage Witch](/source/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series))'' |Security Attendant |Episode - "[Salem and Juliette](/source/List_of_Sabrina%2C_the_Teenage_Witch_episodes)" |- |2000 |''[Judging Amy](/source/Judging_Amy)'' |Motorcycle Cop |Episode - "The Wee Hours" |- |2000 |''Locked Up Down Shorty's'' |Man At Bar | |- |2002 |''[Grounded for Life](/source/Grounded_for_Life)'' |P.E. Coach |Episode - "Eddie Said Knock You Out" |- |2002 |''[Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls)'' |Western Shirt Man |Episode - "[Lorelai's Graduation Day](/source/List_of_Gilmore_Girls_episodes)" |- |2002 |''[Alias](/source/Alias_(TV_series))'' |OPS Director |Episode - "Cipher" |- |2003 |''The Curse and the Smoking Jacker'' |Mark | |- |2003 |''[Carnivàle](/source/Carniv%C3%A0le)'' |Farmer |Episode - "Tipton" |- |2004 |''[Angel](/source/Angel_(1999_TV_series))'' |Izzy |Episode - "Not Fade Away," "Power Play," "You're Welcome" |- |2005 |''[The King of Queens](/source/The_King_of_Queens)'' |Gus |Episode - "[Deconstructing Carrie](/source/List_of_The_King_of_Queens_episodes)" |- |2005 |''Pendulum'' | | |- |2006 |''[Invasion](/source/Invasion_(2005_TV_series))'' |Deputy Munger |Episode - "Run and Gun," "The Sun Also Rises," "All God's Creature," "Redemption, "Power" |- |2006 |''Hi, Hello'' | | |- |2006 |''[Flags of our Father](/source/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film))'' |Reporter (in LA ) #2 | |- |2006 |''[CSI: NY](/source/CSI%3A_NY)'' |Kevin Green |Episode - "And here's to you, Mrs Azrael" |- |2007 |''Marked'' |Dr. Frederickson | |- |2007 |''[Heroes](/source/Heroes_(American_TV_series))'' |Dr. Zern |Episode - ["Chapter Three - 'Kindred'," "Chapter Two 'Lizards'," Chapter One - 'Four Months Later'"](/source/List_of_Heroes_episodes) |- |2008 |''Passed the Door of Darkness'' |Murphy McCasey | |- |2008 |''[My Own Worst Enemy](/source/My_Own_Worst_Enemy_(TV_series))'' |Second Prisoner |Episode - "Love in All the Wrong Places" |- |2009 |''[Medium](/source/Medium_(TV_series))'' |Balding Man |Episode - "A Person of Interest" |- |2010 |''[Lie to Me](/source/Lie_to_Me)'' |Angry Man |Episode - "Angry Man" |- |2010 |''[Mad Men](/source/Mad_Men)'' |Bill Shepard |Episode - "[Chinese Wall](/source/List_of_Mad_Men_episodes)" |- |2011 |''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))'' |Hobart Curtis |Episode - "[Debts and Accounts," "Brother's Keepers"](/source/List_of_Justified_episodes) |- |2011 |''[Parks and Recreation](/source/Parks_and_Recreation)'' |Head Chairman |Episode - "[Jerry's Painting](/source/Jerry's_Painting)" |- |2011 |''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'' |Todd Belacleets |Episode - "[The Change in The Game](/source/Bones_episodes)" |- |2013 |''[Low Winter Sun](/source/Low_Winter_Sun_(U.S._TV_series))'' |Ken Benson |Episode - "Surrender" |- |2016 |''[Banshee](/source/Banshee_(TV_series))'' |Aaron Boedicker |Episode - "The Burden of Beauty," "Something Out of the Bible" |- |2016 |''[Outsiders](/source/Outsiders_(American_TV_series))'' |Pat Kersey |Episode - "All Hell," "Day Most Blessed," "Trust," "Its Good to Be King" |} ==Theatrical resume (since 2008)== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Theater !Director |- |2008 |''Of Mice and Men'' |Slim |Theatre Banshee |Rebecca Marcotte |- |2009 |''The Field'' |Mick |Theatre Banshee |Sean Branney |- |2010 |''The Crucible'' |Putnam |Theatre Banshee |Sean Branney |- |2010 |''Macbeth'' |Ross |Theatre Banshee |Sean Branney |- |2010 |''The Hostage'' |I.R.A. Officer |Theatre Banshee |McKerrin Kelly |- |2012 |''Othello'' |Iago |The American Shakespeare Coll. |Vincent Murphy |- |2014 |''Cyrano de Bergerac'' |Cyrano |MSU Fairchild Theatre |Edward Daranyi |- |2014 |''Gravedigger'' '''(World Premiere)''' |Kurt |[http://www.williamstontheatre.org Williamston Theatre] |John Lepard |- |2015 |''Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol'' |Jacob Marley |[http://www.williamstontheatre.org Williamston Theatre] |Julia Glander |- |2016 |''Gaps in the Fossil Record'' '''(World Premiere)''' |Richard |[Purple Rose Theatre Company](/source/Purple_Rose_Theatre_Company) |Guy Sanville |- |2016 |''Pulp''{{Cite web|url=http://williamstontoday.com/news/williamston-theatre-opening-night-of-pulp/|title=Williamston Today|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} |R.A. Lyncroft |[http://www.williamstontheatre.org Williamston Theatre] |Tony Caselli |- |2018 |Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear '''(World Premiere)'''{{Cite web|url=https://a2artsaddict.com/2018/04/13/review-purple-rose-theatre-revisits-an-iconic-sleuth-in-sherlock-holmes-and-the-adventure-of-the-elusive-ear/|title=REVIEW: Purple Rose Theatre revisits an iconic sleuth in 'Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear'|last=McKee|first=Jenn|date=2018-04-14|website=A2 Arts Addict|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}} |[Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes) |[Purple Rose Theatre Company](/source/Purple_Rose_Theatre_Company) |Guy Sanville |- |2019 |Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Soufflé '''(World Premiere)'''{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/detroit/article/BWW-Review-SHERLOCK-HOLMES-AND-THE-ADVENTURE-OF-THE-FALLEN-SOUFFLE-at-Purple-Rose-Theatre-Company-20191022|title=BWW Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE FALLEN SOUFFLE at Purple Rose Theatre Company Is An Intriguing Fresh Piece of Theatre!|last=Stanczak-Tuscany|first=Brian|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}} |[Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes) |[Purple Rose Theatre Company](/source/Purple_Rose_Theatre_Company) |Michelle Mountain |} ==Union affiliations== *[Actor's Equity Association](/source/Actors'_Equity_Association): 1990 – present *[SAG-AFTRA](/source/SAG-AFTRA): 1993 – present ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0173246}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colson, Mark}} Category:American male actors Category:Michigan State University faculty Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mark Colson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Colson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Colson?action=history)). 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