Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.

Biography

Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

(NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he played Paul Shepard in the television series '' Sons and Daughters'', played alongside Michael York in the film ''The Far Country'' and starred in ''The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior''. Between 1992 and 1995, he portrayed twin brothers

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and Damian Neilson in the popular New Zealand soap opera ''

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'' and had a stint in the award-winning animation short film "When Ponds Freeze Over". In 1994, he made his first appearance in ''Hercules – The Legendary Journeys'', playing

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in "Hercules and the Circle of Fire". He also had roles in the

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television series. Ferguson had a role in Peter Jackson's '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'', in which he portrayed

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, the last High King of the Noldor. Though most of his scenes were eventually cut from the movie, he can still be spotted at several shots during the film's prologue. In 2001, Ferguson was the New Zealand host of Australian reality television series '' Big Brother Australia'' and '' The Mole'', as well as several special episodes of '' Big Brother Australia 2001'' and '' 2002''. Also in 2001 Ferguson played Andrew Couch in the television series ''

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''. In 2012, he appeared as Dominus in an episode of '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''.

Filmography

* '' Sons and Daughters'' (1982) (TV Series) – Paul Sheppard * '' A Country Practice'' (1982) (TV Series) – Phil Shepherd * ''

The Far Country ''The Far Country'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan, John McIntire and Corinne Calvet. Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded advent ...

'' (1986) (TV) – Harry Peters * '' Gloss'' (1987) (TV) * '' The Rainbow Warrior'' (1992) – Det. Neil Morris * '' The Further Adventures of Black Beauty'' – (1992) (TV Series) Masters * ''

'' (1992–1995) (TV series) – Darryl Neilson * '' Marlin Bay'' (1992) (TV Series) – Gene Toomey * '' Hercules in the Underworld'' (1994) – Hades * ''

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...

'' Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994) (TV) – Prometheus * ''

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'' (1994) (TV series) – Robert E. Harper * ''

'' – As Darkness Falls (1994) (TV Episode) – Craesus the Centaur * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – Hooves and Harlots (1995) (TV Episode) – Krykus * '' Melody Rules'' (1995) (Sitcom) – Aaron * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – Orphan of War (1996) (TV Episode) – Dagnine * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – Remember Nothing (1996) (TV Episode) – Krykus * '' Every Woman's Dream'' (1996) (TV movie) – Bank Officer * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – The Xena Scrolls (1996) (TV Episode) – John Smythe * ''

'' (1998) (TV Series) – Damian Neilson * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – Past Imperfect (1999) (TV Episode) – Dagnine * '' Above the Law'' – Happy Families (2000) (TV Episode) – Andie * '' Big Brother Australia'' (2001) – Himself * '' The Mole'' (TV Series) (2001) – Himself * ''

Big Brother Australia 2002 ''Big Brother 2002'', also known as ''Big Brother 2'', was the second season of the Australian reality television series '' Big Brother''. The season started on 8 April 2002, and ended on 1 July 2002, lasting 86 days. Big Brother 2002 was similar ...

'' (2001) – Himself * ''

'' (2001–2003) (TV Series) – Andrew Couch * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) –

* '' Spooked'' (2004) – Bill Roberts * '' Living the Dream'' (2004) (TV Series) – The Smarmy Host * ''

Power Rangers Mystic Force ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the fourteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'', based on the Japanese 29th ''Super Sentai'' tokusatsu series. The season premiered on February 20, 2006 as part of the Jetix block on Toon Disney. ...

'' – (2006) (voice) – Gekkor * ''

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' is the fifteenth season of the television franchise Power Rangers. The season uses footage and other material from the 30th ''Super Sentai'' series ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'', which celebrates the thirtieth a ...

'' – (2007) (voice) – Moltor * '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'' - (2012) - Dominus

References

External links

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Mark Ferguson Fan Website

Mark Ferguson
at Auckland Actors
NY Times movie person database
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