Mark Ross Pellegrino is a famous American actor. He starred in a huge number of films and television series, but the greatest popularity was brought to him by roles in the cult TV series "Lost" and "Supernatural."
Biography
Pellegrino was born in the city of Los Angeles, California, back in 1965 on April 9. Before getting on the TV screen, Mark did not study acting anywhere and did not even imagine that minor part-time jobs in advertising in the future would bring him world fame. Once, during the filming of the next commercial, the director drew attention to a talented and unknown actor, he advised him to try himself in something more. Without hesitation, Pellegrino found a contract agent and began to attend various auditions and auditions, without completely understanding what was to be done there and what was required of him.
An experienced agent, noting the confusion and uncertainty of the newly-made actor, advised him to take acting classes first and learn mastery. Mark followed the advice of his agent and chose one of the cheapest schools, in addition, she was next to his house, as it turned out later, it was one of the best acting schools in Los Angeles.
Career
The official film debut of the famous actor can rightfully be considered an episodic role in the popular series "The Hunter", which went on the screens of the United States from 1984 to 1991. Mark was featured in several episodes of the first season. Then there was another cameo in another popular TV series, Los Angeles Law. This was followed by very subtle roles in various films and TV shows in the United States. One of Mark's relatively recognizable works can be considered a minor role in the 1998 crime comedy of the famous Cohen brothers “Big Lebowski”.
The actor played another significant role in his career in the television series Dexter. According to Pellegrino himself, it was a real success. In the story, his character is the ex-husband of one of the main characters, not distinguished by exemplary behavior and gentle character, in life Mark is the exact opposite of his character and he had to make considerable efforts to make the character look on the screen naturally and believably.
But Mark Pellegrino gained real popularity thanks to the roles of Jacob in "Lost" and Lucifer in "Supernatural." The demonstration of the pilot series "Lost" took place in 2004. The character Pellegrino played a very important role in the plot, but appeared only in the final 5th and 6th seasons in 2009.
In 2005, the supernatural series, popular among young people, appeared on the screens, telling the story of two unusual brothers who are constantly struggling with the undead and find themselves in stupid and funny situations. Mark got the role of Lucifer in this series and at first starred only in episodes. First appeared in season 5, which was released in 2009. From the 12th season, the character of Mark - Lucifer, goes to the rank of one of the main ones and Pellegrino from this moment is removed regularly.
In between filming in "Supernatural", Mark Pilligrino also managed to make his mark in no less well-known series: Castle, Grimm and Field of View. In 2018, he voiced Jacob Sid, one of the antagonists of the Far Cry 5 computer game.
