The tall, thin Moses began his career in NYC on daytime soaps and on and off-Broadway. After making his Broadway debut in "Slab Boys" alongside Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn, Moses caught the attention of casting directors and earned a spot as the hapless Lieutenant Wolfe in Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning "Platoon" (1986). He also played small roles in Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) and "The Doors" (1991). Meanwhile, Moses had a recurring role as Pamela Reed's boyfriend on the short-lived sitcom "Grand" (NBC, 1990). After numerous guest appearances on episodic TV, Moses landed a regular role as Matt Parker during the first season of "The Single Guy" (NBC, 1995-96). In his portrayal of a slightly offbeat workaholic, he exhibited an eccentric sense of humor coupled with razor-sharp comic timing.After appearing in the large scale epic “Gettysburg” (1993), he had a more substantial supporting role in the straight-to-video thriller “A Kiss Goodnight” (1994). Moses returned to television with episodes of “Diagnosis Murder” (CBS, 1993-2001), “The Commish” (ABC, 1991-1995) and “The Five Mrs. Buchanans” (CBS, 1994-1995) before appearing in the two-part miniseries “Rough Riders” (TNT, 1997), a depiction of how Teddy Roosevelt led his cavalry regiment in a charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. A brief return to features with the lead as a widower whose life is restored after a chance encounter with a waitress in “Just In Time” (1997) was followed by more television appearances, including episodes of “Lateline” (NBC, 1997-2000) and “Chicago Hope” (CBS, 1994-2000). A tiny part in the blockbuster disaster “Deep Impact” (1998) was followed by a meatier role in “One Man’s Hero” (1999) as Colonel Benton Lacey, a member of the Saint Patrick Brigade, a group of Irish immigrants defected from the US Army to fight for Mexico in the Mexican-American War.
Moses returned to his bread and butter—television—appearing in episodes of “Touched By an Angel” (CBS, 1994-2003), “Star Trek: Voyager” (UPN, 1994-2001), “JAG” (NBC, 1996-2005) and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS, 2000- ). The actor then played a young Alan Shepard in “Race to Space” (2002), an historical drama about a research scientist (James Woods) and his son (Alex D. Linz) who relocate to Cape Canaveral during NASA’s race against time and the Russians to dominate space. More small roles in the made-for-TV movie “James Dean” (TNT, 2001) and “Red Dragon” (2002) were followed by appearances on “ER” (NBC, 1994- ), “The West Wing” (NBC, 1999-2006), “Malcolm in the Middle” (Fox, 2000- ) and “Las Vegas” (NBC, 2003- ). After a couple walk-ons in “After the Sunset” (2004) and “Monster-In-Law” (2005), Moses finally landed a role that earned him a larger degree of recognition and stability when he played the widowed husband of a woman who committed suicide on “Desperate Housewives” (ABC, 2004- ). Meanwhile, Moses appeared as a grumpy husband in “Big Momma’s House 2” (2006).
Profession(s):
Actor, house painter
Sometimes Credited As:
Mark W Moses
Screen Actors Guild Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series "Desperate Housewives" 2006
2006 Co-starred with Martin Lawrence in the comedy "Big Momma's House 2"
2004 Cast as Paul Young on ABC's hit series "Desperate Housewives"
2003 Cast in the television movie "Saving Jessica Lynch" (NBC)
2001 Cast as Dick Clayton in the television biopic "James Dean" (TNT)
1995 - 1996 Debut as series regular on NBC sitcom "The Single Guy"
1990 First leading role in features, "Hollywood Heartbreak"
1990 Had recurring role in shortlived NBC sitcom "Grand"
1986 Feature film debut in Oliver Stone's "Platoon"
1985 Primetime TV debut, "Big Shots in America" (NBC)
1985 First substantial primetime role, Ulysses S. Grant in ABC historical miniseries "North and South"
Born in NYC
Moved with family to Evanston, IL
Dropped out of college; appeared in summer stock productions; toured Europe; worked as house painter
Stage debut in "Another Country" at Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, CT; production featured Peter Gallagher
Appeared in regional theater and off-Broadway
Broadway debut, "Slab Boys", co-starring Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon
Had recurring roles on three daytime serials: "Guiding Light" (CBS); "One Life to Live" (ABC); and "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Joined the cast of the off-Broadway play "Burleigh Grime$"