Mark Matkevich (born January 19, 1978) is an American art gallerist and

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best known for appearing as Drue Valentine in 17 episodes of the

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''. He also appeared in the film ''

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'', where he played

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's friend. Matkevich also had recurring roles on '' Ed'' and ''

Joan of Arcadia ''Joan of Arcadia'' is an American fantasy family drama television series telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi ( Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays on CBS f ...

''. He played Dan, a medical student, in the episode "Haunted" of ''

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'' and had a guest star role in Season 5 of ''

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''. He appeared in the Showtime show ''

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''. He also was a guest star on ''

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'' in the episode "Guitar," where he plays rock guitarist Devin Malone for whom Drake substitutes in a concert after Josh accidentally injures Devin's hand. In 2011, Matkevich started Axiom Contemporary, an art gallery in

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. Axiom specializes in pop, abstract, neo-street, and contemporary art works from international artists in all mediums. Axiom has attended and shown at art fairs in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Aspen. Matkevich graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania and attended

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* Living people Male actors from Philadelphia Temple University alumni 1978 births {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub