Mark Lindsay Chapman (born 8 September 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film ''

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'' (1997), as

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

in the film ''

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'' (2007) and as Dr. Anton Arcane on the

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TV series ''

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'' from 1990 to 1993.

Career

He attended the Guildford School of Acting where he studied ballet, speech, drama, and fencing. His television credits include: ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Brett Lomax), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', '' JAG'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', and '' The Langoliers''. He played

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in the 1997 film ''

''. A Paramount internal memo dated from 1987 has revealed that Chapman was once considered for the part of

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in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''.''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' details
lettersofnote.com, August 2010. The similarity between his name and that of

's murderer,

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, prevented him in 1985 from playing Lennon in '' John and Yoko: A Love Story'', a biographical film produced by NBC;

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had been deeply involved in the production and had herself been initially impressed with his audition and approved his casting prior to discovering his full name was Mark Lindsay Chapman. She then nixed his casting on the grounds it was "bad karma", and a great deal of press attention was given to his having almost got the role (Chapman changed his name to Lindsay when he joined Equity, as there was already a Mark Chapman in the union). The role went instead to

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. Chapman's full name surfaced again when the story was published in Britain, and reporters began making inquiries about the actor, who was then working as a

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with his father. Eventually Lindsay did portray Lennon, in the 2007 film ''

'', which had Mark David Chapman as the lead character.

Personal life

Chapman was

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ed in March 2018 for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Tara Pirnia, after she ended their five-year relationship. She filed a restraining order afterward.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Mark Lindsay 1954 births Male actors from London English male film actors English male television actors Living people English expatriate male actors in the United States 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting