{{short description|New Zealand actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Mark Mitchinson | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|7|6}} | birth_place = London, England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2006–present }} '''Mark Mitchinson''' (born 6 July 1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10813410 |title=Neighbours say siege movie 'too soon' |work=NZ Herald News |date=2012-06-16 |accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> is an English-born New Zealand actor.
==Education== Mitchinson trained at the Guildhall School of Speech and Drama in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piranha.co.nz/talent/Mark_Mitchinson_MaleVoice.html |title=Piranha Talent Profile - Mark Mitchinson |publisher=Piranha.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2014-06-01 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232406/http://www.piranha.co.nz/talent/Mark_Mitchinson_MaleVoice.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Career== Mitchinson won an award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highroadwebseries.com/?portfolio=mark-mitchinson |title=Mark Mitchinson | High Road – The Web Series |publisher=Highroadwebseries.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-01 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928062250/http://highroadwebseries.com/?portfolio=mark-mitchinson |url-status=dead }}</ref> for his portrayal of convicted murderer Colin Bouwer in the television drama ''Bloodlines,''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/tag/bloodlines/ |title=Bloodlines Archives • Throng |publisher=Throng.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> and an award for Best Performance by an Actor award at the 2012 New Zealand Television Awards for playing Jan Molenaar in ''Siege.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10844807 |title=True tales dominate at TV awards - Television - NZ Herald News |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date=2012-11-03 |accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> He was also cast in ''The Hobbit'' as Braga<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/Mark-Mitchinson |title=Mark Mitchinson: A career playing dangerous men… - ScreenTalk | NZ On Screen |publisher=Screentalk.nzonscreen.com |date=2013-10-21 |accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref> and ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' as the voice of Creepox,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.megaforcecast.com/cast/mark-mitchinson.php |title=Mark Mitchinson - MEGAFORCE CAST - Power Rangers Super Megaforce |publisher=Megaforce Cast |accessdate=2014-06-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225757/http://www.megaforcecast.com/cast/mark-mitchinson.php |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}</ref> portraying the militia leader Crosby Fonda in the 2015 first season of the television series ''Ash vs Evil Dead'', and in the 2023 film ''Evil Dead Rise'', in which he also voices Father Marcus Littleton.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2008 | ''A Song of Good'' | Big Eagle | |- | 2008 | ''Show of Hands'' | Alex Lee Lerner | |- | 2009 | ''Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' | Nobleman | |- | 2010 | ''Andy the Waterfall'' | Andy | |- | 2010 | ''Tracker'' | Sergeant-Major Saunders | |- | 2011 | ''Rage'' | Police Commissioner Walton | |- | 2012 | ''Sione's 2: Unfinished Business'' | Homeless man | |- | 2012 | ''Seed'' | Nicky Brick | Short |- | 2012 | ''Mr. Pip'' | Australian lawyer | |- | 2013 | ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' | Braga | |- | 2014 | ''Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story'' | John Dewar | |- | 2015 | ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' | Braga | |- | 2017 | ''Human Traces'' | Glenn | |- | 2018 | ''No Shame'' | Ian | Short |- | 2018 | ''Mortal Engines'' | Vambrace | |- |2019 | ''Daffodils'' | Barry | |- |2021 |''Love Knots'' |Charles Prescott | |- | 2023 | ''Evil Dead Rise'' | Mr. Fonda / voice of Father Marcus Littleton | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/empire-uk/20230901/283579519932267|work=Empire Online|title=''Evil Dead Rise'': Director Lee Cronin On The Surprises Of His Deadite-Drenched Sequel|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''Uproar'' | Principal Slane | |- | 2026 | ''Lee Cronin's The Mummy'' | Professor Bixler | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''Outrageous Fortune'' | DI Grisham | 5 episodes |- | 2007 | ''The Man Who Lost His Head'' | Murphy | TV movie |- | 2007 | ''The Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' | Tony Bartiony | 3 episodes |- | 2008 | ''Legend of the Seeker'' | Gosfid | 1 episode: "Elixir" |- | 2009 | ''Power Rangers RPM'' | General Shifter | 23 episodes, voice |- | 2010 | ''Eruption'' | Clive | TV movie |- | 2010 | ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' | Aulus | 4 episodes |- | 2010 | ''True Crime: Bloodlines'' | Colin Bouwer | |- | 2010 | ''Spies and Lies'' | Burly Local #2 | TV movie |- | 2010 | ''Waitangi: What Really Happened'' | Naval Officer | TV movie |- | 2011 | ''The Almighty Johnsons'' | Senior Pitt Boss | 1 episode: "Bad Things Happen" |- | 2011 | ''Billy'' | Tom Parkinson | TV movie |- | 2011 | ''Emilie Richards: Der Zauber von Neuseeland'' | Geoffrey Fletcher | TV movie |- | 2012 | ''True Crime: Siege'' | Jaan Molenaar | TV movie |- | 2012 | ''Hounds'' | Trainer 2 | 6 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Power Rangers Super Samurai'' | Trickster, Armadeevil | 2 episodes, voice |- | 2012-14 | ''Auckland Daze'' | Mark | 2 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' | Creepox | Voice |- | 2013 | ''Power Rangers Megaforce: Ultimate Team Power'' | Creepox | Video, voice |- | 2013 | ''Nothing Trivial'' | Dr. David Manning | 6 episodes |- | 2013 | ''War News'' | Ray Harkness | |- | 2013-16 | ''High Road'' | Terry Huffer | TV series short; 19 episodes |- | 2014 | ''Coverband'' | Don | 6 episodes |- | 2015 | ''True Crime: How to Murder Your Wife'' | Mike Bungay | TV movie |- | 2015 | ''True Crime: Venus and Mars'' | Advocatus Diaboli | TV movie, voice |- | 2015 | ''The Monster of Mangatiti'' | Bill Cornelius | TV movie documentary |- | 2015 | ''800 Words'' | Dean | 1 episode: 1.05 |- | 2015 | ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' | Crosby | 2 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Terry Teo'' | | 1 episode: "A Penny for Your Troubles" |- | 2016 | ''Bombshell'' | Allen Galbraith | TV movie |- | 2016 | ''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'' | Singe | Voice |- | 2016 | ''The Brokenwood Mysteries'' | Declan O'Grady | 1 episode: "Over Her Dead Body" |- | 2016-17 | ''Filthy Rich'' | Lloyd Maxwell | Recurring; 15 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Dear Murderer'' | Mike Bungay | 4 episodes |- | 2017 | ''The Shannara Chronicles'' | Flick Ohmsford | 6 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Wild Ride'' | Farmer Joe | 1 episode: "Chances" |- | 2018 | ''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel'' | Sheriff Skyfire | 1 episode: "Sheriff Skyfire", voice |- | 2018 | ''Rake'' | Joe McGregor | 8 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Wellington Paranormal'' | Ghost Cop Miller | 1 episode: "Mt Vic Hooters" |- | 2019 | ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' | Turbotron | 1 episode: "Gorilla Art", voice |- | 2019 | ''Straight Forward'' | Ravn | 8 episodes |- | 2019 | ''The Gulf'' | D.I. Ivan Petrie | 5 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Mystery Road'' | Owen | 6 episodes |- | 2020 | ''The Luminaries'' | Thomas Balfour | 6 episodes |- | 2021-22 | ''Power Rangers Dino Fury'' | Boomtower/Boomblaster | 10 episodes, coice |- | 2023 | ''Safe Home'' | Jon | 2 episodes |- | 2023 |''Our Flag Means Death'' | Captain Hornigold | 1 episode: "The Innkeeper" |- | 2024-25 |''Under the Vines'' | William McVallum | Major reoccurring role |- | 2024 | ''N00b'' | Norman Conrad | Recurring role |- | 2026 | ''Crackhead'' | Graham "Gramp" Collins | Major recurring role<ref>{{cite web |first=Tara|last=Ward |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/13-03-2026/review-crackhead-might-just-be-the-best-new-zealand-tv-show-this-year|title=Review: Crackhead might just be the best New Zealand TV show this year|date=13 March 2026|accessdate=13 March 2026|website=The Spinoff|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260313001638/https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/13-03-2026/review-crackhead-might-just-be-the-best-new-zealand-tv-show-this-year |archive-date=13 March 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2012 | ''Path of Exile'' | Tarkleigh | Voice |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm2680937}} * {{cite web|title=Mark Mitchinson: A career playing dangerous men| website=YouTube | date=20 October 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6enF3v2Aa3M}}
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