Mark Rolston
Biography
Biography
Mark Rolston's most iconic role came as Bogs Diamond, predatory prison rapist and leader of the bull-fruit gang "The Sisters" in Frank Darabont's 1994 classic, "The Shawshank Redemption"; it is a role of steely, disturbing menace that has typified the actor's career. Born in Baltimore, he went to England to study acting at Drama Centre London, where he trained for five years. He returned triumphantly to the United States with the National Shakespeare Company as the lead in Shakespeare's "Richard II." A few minor appearances on television shows over the next few years led to a small part as Private Drake in the 1986 James Cameron film, "Aliens." Rolston's icy, piercing eyes made him a natural for bad-guy roles; he had turns in the sequels to "Lethal Weapon" and "Robocop." A role in the Nick Nolte prison drama "Weeds" was the precursor to his standout performance in "Shawshank," and he began a long string of intense portrayals from either side of the ethical fence on both film and television, alternating between sociopaths and law enforcement officers. He has been embraced by a new generation of fans with turns as FBI Agent Dan Erickson in the fifth and sixth installments of the "Saw" horror franchise.
Filmography
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Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1982
Made screen-acting debut as Lee on "Ekkusu bonbâ"
1986
Starred as the marine grunt Drake in "Aliens"
1989
Cast as Hans in "Lethal Weapon 2"
1990
Appeared in "RoboCop 2"
1994
Played Bogs Diamond in "The Shawshank Redemption"
1997
Played Bill Doolin on "The Legend of Calamity Jane"
1997
Lent his voice to WestWood's cult classic "Blade Runner" video game
1998
Played Gus Grissom on the mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon"
1998
Played Agent Russ in "Rush Hour"
1998
Voiced Firefly on later episode of "Batman: The Animated Series" (aka "The New Batman Adventures")
2003
Played Gordie Liman on "The Shield"
2006
Cast as Delahunt in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed"
2013
Voiced Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke, in the game "Batman: Arkham Origins"
2015
Reprised Deathstroke for the game "Batman: Arkham Knight"
2018
Voiced Mayor Norman Osborn in Sony's best-selling PlayStation 4 "Spider-Man" video game
