The main roles of Mark Paul Gosselaar

Mark Paul Gosselaar is an American actor who started his career with a modeling business and is known for his roles in many films and TV shows. In this article, let's try to follow his creative path.

Biography

Mark Paul Gosselaar (photo below) was born in 1974 in Los Angeles and was not the only child in the family. A Dutch father and an Indonesian mother raised four more of his brothers and sisters.

In the life of the actor there were two marriages. In 1996 his wife became the model of Liz Ann Russell. They had two children, but fifteen years later the union disintegrated. In 2012, Mark Paul married Ekaterin McGinn, the owner of an advertising agency, which a year later gave him a son.

How did it all start?

Already at the age of five, the actor undertook to conquer the scene, doing model business. And nine years later began acting career, performing a role in the comedy series "Good morning, Miss Bliss." From this moment the filmography of Mark Paul Gosselaar began to grow as a leap. Roles came across different, and many of them were the main ones.

In 1988, director Gwen Arner invited Mark to lead the cast of the television family drama "Parties on need" about a genius teenager who, through noisy parties, tried to reconcile his parents. And another major role was in the action movie "White Wolves" (1993) - as the film called a group of high school students who decided to conquer the most remote regions of America.

A year later, the actor appeared in the form of a sports coach in the drama "Miracle in St. Tammany", which tells of the formation of a women's basketball team from the Episcopal School. And then followed the role of the second plan in the thriller of Eba Lottimer's "Perverted Love" (1995), the fantastic film "Experimental", released in 1996, again returned the actor to the first line-up.

A few more roles

The next major role Mark Paul Gosselaar received in the American comedy "Dead Man in College" (1998). In the television drama "The Princess and the Sailor" (2001), he played the role of naval officer Jason Johnson, who fell in love with a woman from the upper class. In the fantastic comedy Joshua Butler "Money for beer" (2001) Mark played a meteorologist Tim Maroon, who decided to shoot an alien to drink beer with friends. And in the fiction shooter "Nuclear Tornado" (2002), his character, like the rest of the population of the state of Tennessee, tried to survive the attack of two powerful tornadoes.

In 2011, the actor starred in the television thriller "Shelter", where he again won one of the main roles. In 2015, he received a supporting role in the criminal action movie "Speed: Bus 657" with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Robert De Niro in the lead roles. And in 2016, along with Bruce Willis starred in the action movie "Valuable cargo."

TV series

The actor can boast and roles in multi-series projects. In this regard, Mark Paul Gosselaar has enough experience. In general, he starred in many TV series, including "Mad TV" (1995-2016), "Law and order: Special Corps" (1999 - ...), "CSI Crime scene" (2000-2015), "Tam" (2005 ), "Durman" (2005-2015), etc. But we pay attention to those where his name is included in the main cast.

"Police of New York" (1993-2005)

The American multi-part drama, created by David Milch and Stephen Bochko, talks about the work and life of employees of the fictional police station in Manhattan. Every day, in addition to several investigations under the control of the department, detectives also face problems within the collective.

In the center of the plot are two ministers of the law - experienced detective Andy Sipovitz and his partner John Kelly. They are completely different in character and behavior, but at the same time complement each other well. True, Mark Paul Gosselaar appears only for the eighth season and plays detective John Clark Jr..

"Lawyer practice" (2008-2009)

A legal drama consisting of two seasons (25 episodes), tells about people who were once students of one law university. Moreover, they were friends, spending time together and dreaming about the future. But now they meet only in the courtroom and are compelled to be rivals.

Will they be able to leave a good relationship in the past, neglect friendship and go against the former comrade? Most likely, because the career for which they studied for several years, depends on how well they will conduct business.

"Companions" (2011-2014)

The American drama series gave its fans four seasons before they decided to close it due to low ratings. In the center of the story are two novice but promising attorneys - Peter Bash (Mark Paul Gosselaar) and Jared Franklin (Breckin Meyer), who after winning a major law firm were hired by its owner.

Of course, this is not only their merit. In work they are helped by the former convict, Carmen Phillips, and the talented guy Pindar Singh, who suffers from agoraphobia. Together they deftly win the case, even despite the huge number of ill-wishers.