Mark Hildreth (born January 24, 1978) is a

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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 ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

(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

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s since the age of 10, when he was cast as the voice of Beany in

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's production of ''

Beany and Cecil ''Beany and Cecil'' is an American animated television series created by Bob Clampett for the American Broadcasting Company. The cartoon was based on the television puppet show '' Time for Beany'', which Clampett produced for Paramount Pictures c ...

''. Since then, major roles have included: Caz in ''

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'', Alex Mann in ''

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'';

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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'';

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in the ''

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'' series; Oberon in ''

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''; Harrison in '' Stargate: Infinity''; and

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in ''

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Burnout Paradise ''Burnout Paradise'' is a 2008 racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was also released on the PlayStation Store and via Xbox Live Marketplace's Games ...

''. Hildreth also appears in stage productions: In 2001, Hildreth played the role of Eugene Marchbanks in the Vancouver Playhouse production of

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's ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' as Vert Wheeler.

Personal life

Hildreth was a member of

NXIVM NXIVM ( ) was a cult led by Keith Raniere, who is now a convicted Racketeering, racketeer and sex offender. NXIVM is also the name of the defunct company that Raniere founded in 1998, which provided seminars ostensibly about human potential an ...

, a now-defunct self-improvement organisation widely described as a cult. Hildreth had a long-term relationship with actress

Kristin Kreuk Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), Catherine ...

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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