Mark Hildreth (born January 24, 1978) is a
Canadian
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actor and singer, appearing in movie and television roles. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada, Mark Hildreth's theater credits include ''
Hamlet
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(The Shakespeare Project)'', Bertram in ''All's Well that Ends Well (
Bard on the Beach)'', Richard of Gloucester in ''Richard III (NTSC)'' and ''Cale Blackwell in Fire (Teatre Lac Brome)''. He also starred as Pastor Tom Hale in the ABC drama
''Resurrection''.
Life and career
Active as an actor since 1986, Hildreth has provided
voiceovers since the age of 10, when he was cast as the voice of Beany in
DiC Entertainment
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's production of ''
Beany and Cecil''. Since then, major roles have included: Caz in ''
The New Adventures of He-Man
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'', Alex Mann in ''
Action Man
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'';
Hi-Tech in the direct-to-video CGI animated movies ''
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' and ''
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'';
Quicksilver in ''
Wolverine and the X-Men'';
Terry Bogard
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in the ''
Fatal Fury
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'' series; Oberon in ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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''; Harrison in ''
Stargate: Infinity''; and
Heero Yuy in ''
Gundam Wing
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''.
He provided voices for enemy soldiers for the video game ''
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'', and for the character DJ Atomika in ''
SSX 3'', ''
SSX Blur'', ''
SSX (2012 video game)'', and ''
Burnout Paradise''.
Hildreth also appears in stage productions: In 2001, Hildreth played the role of Eugene Marchbanks in the Vancouver Playhouse production of
George Bernard Shaw
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's ''
Candida'', for which he received a Jessie Richardson award for best performance by an actor in a leading role.
In 2003, he joined the band Davis Trading as a keyboardist and singer. Hildreth left Davis Trading in 2004 to go solo; he formed his own band with guitarist Jory Neal Groberman and drummer Amrit Basi. He writes and sings all original music. In 2008, he released an album titled "Complex State of Attachment." In December 2012, he released his second album, "Signs of Life".
He appeared in the ABC-TV series ''
V'' as Joshua, and Cartoon Network's ''
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' as Vert Wheeler.
Personal life
Hildreth was a member of
NXIVM, a now-defunct self-improvement organisation widely described as a cult. Hildreth had a long-term relationship with actress
Kristin Kreuk
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and reportedly introduced Kreuk to NXIVM, which she joined in 2006. Hildreth left NXIVM and subsequently disavowed the group in 2021, clarifying his participation in its personal development courses and unawareness of its criminal activities, calling them “a horrendous betrayal of trust.”
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Complex State of Attachment'' (2008)
* ''Signs of Life'' (2013)
References
External links
Official website*
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1978 births
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male child actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian impressionists (entertainers)
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Living people
Male actors from Vancouver
NXIVM people