Mark Sheppard (Sydney & Perth)
Born in London of an Irish-German background, from the age of fifteen he performed as a recording and touring drummer with bands including ROBYN HITCHCOCK, THE T.V. PERSONALITIES, THE BARRACUDAS and the Irish group LIGHT A BIG FIRE (touring with U2 among others).
After forming and leaving the LA group SCHOOL OF FISH, he starred in the play COCK AND BULL STORY (directed by Midnight Express' author BILLY HAYES), for which-he won numerous accolades including the 1992 LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITIC'S CIRCLE, LA WEEKLY and DRAMALOGUE awards. His TV work includes Romo Lampkin on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, Dr. Charles Walker on MEDIUM, Badger on FIREFLY, Cecil L'ively on THE X-FILES, C.S.I., THE PRACTICE, UC UNDERCOVER, and J.A.G - among others. He is currently working on NBC's THE BIONIC WOMAN.
His film credits include IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, starring opposite DANIEL DAY-LEWIS as PADDY ARMSTRONG (Which received 7 Academy Award nominations), LOVER'S KNOT, opposite BILL CAMPBELL, JENNIFER GREY and TIM CURRY - with KEITH CARRADINE, MERCEDES RUEHL and BRIAN DENNEHY in the Russian historical drama OUT OF THE COLD - and with WESLEY SNIPES in the thriller UNSTOPPABLE. His Father is the noted character actor W. MORGAN SHEPPARD, whom he directed in the film ROOM 101 and with whom he co-stars in the thriller NETHERWORLD, which he also co- produced. Residing in LA, he is married to Jessica, and has two sons;
Maximilian and William, and is, of course, working on his next screenplay.
Due to the impending actors strike Mark has been forced to cancel his appearance at Supanova this time around. Battlestar Galactica fans will be pleased with our new guest the lovely Kandyse McClure who will be joining us at the Sydney and Perth events.