Mark Moses
Biography
Mark Moses is an American actor who was born in New York City and earned a degree in theater at New York University. He began his career in 1983 with a brief appearance on the soap opera One Life to Live and a Broadway production of The Slab Boys Trilogy, then took guest roles on shows including Family Ties and The Golden Girls. Oliver Stone cast him in Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July and The Doors (1991), and he went on to supporting parts in films such as Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Swing Vote (2008) and Cesar Chavez (2014). On television he is best known as Paul Young on Desperate Housewives, which won him two Screen Actors Guild ensemble awards, and as Duck Phillips on Mad Men, which brought a third. He also had recurring roles on The Killing, Homeland and The Last Ship.
68years old
Turns 69 on February 24in 135 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 38 years1986 to 2024
First and latest
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Early training
Moses majored in English at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, but left after a year to travel. He then enrolled at New York University, where he earned a degree in theater.
Mark Moses movies on Netflix
Reaganas William "Judge" Clark
Follow Heras Richard
Modern Persuasionas Grayson Keller
Fear, Inc.as Abe
Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?as Midas Mulligan
Cesar Chavezas Fred Ross
Paranoiaas Dr. Butson
Seeking a Friend for the End of the Worldas Anchorman
And They're Offas Alex Flamm
Carriersas Doctor
Ice Twistersas Charlie
Swing Voteas Attorney General Wyatt
Big Momma's House 2as Tom Fuller
Monster-in-Lawas Coffee Shop Customer
After the Sunsetas Lakers FBI Agent
Rough Ridersas Lt. Woodbury Kane
The Doorsas Jac Holzman
The Trackeras Tom Adams
Someone to Watch Over Meas Win Hockings
Platoonas Lt. Wolfe
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Oliver Stone directed two of these films, Robert Luketic two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.





Films together
Tom Berenger3 films together, 1986 to 1997
Tom Berenger's page Rough Riders1997IMDb rating 7.3Moses as Lt. Woodbury KaneBerenger as Theodore Roosevelt
Someone to Watch Over Me1987IMDb rating 6.1Moses as Win HockingsBerenger as Det. Mike Keegan
Platoon1986IMDb rating 8.0Moses as Lt. WolfeBerenger as Sgt. Barnes
Kevin Dillon3 films together, 1986 to 2024
Dan Lauria2 films together, 2006 to 2024
Dan Lauria's page Reagan2024IMDb rating 6.2Moses as William "Judge" ClarkLauria as Tip O'Neill
Big Momma's House 22006IMDb rating 4.9Moses as Tom FullerLauria as Crawford
Oliver StoneDirector, 2 films, 1986 to 1991
Robert LuketicDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2013
All films by Robert Luketic Paranoia2013IMDb rating 5.6Moses as Dr. Butson
Monster-in-Law2005IMDb rating 5.6Moses as Coffee Shop Customer
Box office
What Mark Moses's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$629 million
13 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$155M24.6% of the total
- 2$142M22.5% of the total
- 3$139M22.0% of the total
- 4$61M9.8% of the total
- 5$34M5.5% of the total
- 6$30M4.8% of the total
- 7$18M2.8% of the total
- 8$17M2.7% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2005 to 2009, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2009 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Won |
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