Mark Holden (actor)

Holden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England on 21 September 1962, the son of Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu, a former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1986 to 1993 and Shirley Anne Holden (née. Cortis).

In his late 20s, he began his acting career, and was cast as Villac Umu in 1992 in The Royal Hunt of the Sun by the late Robin Phillips, Director General at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

His film credits include World War Z, Bang Bang You're Dead, The Infiltrator, Stalled and Final Destination. He played William Rios in the 2013 biographical drama-thriller film Captain Phillips, featuring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.

His television credits include Riviera, Stargate SG-1, 24: Live Another Day, Doctors, The X-Files, Casualty, Andromeda, Millennium and MythQuest.

From 2018 to 2019, he played the role of CIA handler John Lynn in the Fox Networks Group television drama series Deep State.

In 2014, Holden wrote and produced his own international award winning short film, called The Double Deal, in which he also starred as the lead character, Matthew Calder, alongside Captain Phillips castmates Vincenzo Nicoli and David Webber. It can be viewed on YouTube.

Prior to Holden becoming an actor, he was a police officer in two different countries. He served in the Metropolitan Police Service, London, United Kingdom from 1981 to 1987, and the Edmonton Police Service, Alberta, Canada from 1987 to 1996. Holden continued policing whilst he gained experience taking acting classes, and performing in plays and gaining his Canadian Equity card at the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, before moving to the West Coast of Canada to work in the film and television industry in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Holden has two daughters from a previous marriage, and four grandchildren. He is married to Patsy, a singer (stage name: Patsy McKay) and they have twin boys, and currently reside in London, England.

• Mark Holden on IMDb