Mark Christopher Lawrence
The art of debate was what took Mark Christopher Lawrence from an inner-city childhood in Compton, where he and his two siblings where raised by a single mom to steady work as a character actor/stand-up comedian/voiceover artist. Born in Los Angeles, Lawrence joined his high school's debate team when he was in 10th grade. After competing on the state and national levels with the Cerritos Community College forensics squad and winning the Bovero-Tabor Award--given to the top junior college speaker in the country--Lawrence caught the attention of USC's debate team coaches and wound up with a full college scholarship. As an undergraduate, he started taking acting classes and after graduation worked with the San Francisco Mime Troupe and started performing stand-up comedy, eventually traveling overseas and opening for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Rodney Dangerfield. Lawrence's first major film and television roles were of a supporting nature--he played construction workers ("Caddyshack II"), a "burly attendant" ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day"), and a security guard ("Martin"). His big break came when he was cast as D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 Rusty Cundieff hip-hop documentary, "Fear of a Black Hat." Other motion picture roles landed him screen time alongside Will Smith ("The Pursuit of Happyness"), Kevin Spacey ("K-PAX"), Denzel Washington ("Crimson Tide"), and Tim Allen ("Christmas with the Kranks"). Lawrence fared better on television, where he became best known for playing Big Mike on the 2007 NBC action dramedy "Chuck."
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Mark Christopher Lawrence
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our Church Thinks We're Dating | Pastor Terrence Roberts (Character) | - | 2024 |
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Roll With It | Nick (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bringing Back Christmas | Daniel Reece (Character) | - | 2023 |
40% |
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Family Camp | Pastor Dave (Character) | $4.0M | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nothing Is Impossible | Pastor Lawrence (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sleeper Agent | Mike (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Skin: The Movie | Marvin (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maybe I'm Fine | Detective Greene (Character) | - | 2019 |
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2nd Chance for Christmas | Spoken Word Poet (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Fine Christmas | Al (Character) | - | 2019 |
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West of Hell | Abram (Character) | - | 2018 |
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American Nightmares | Borris (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Circus Kane | Billy (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conflict of Interest | Rich (Character) | - | 2017 |
25% |
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Speed-Dating | Dr. Petesmith (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sudden Death! | Jim (Character) | - | 2010 |
67% |
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The Pursuit of Happyness | Wayne (Character) | $162.6M | 2006 |
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Life Is Ruff | Calvin's Dad (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Fair Game | Wesley (Character) | - | 2005 |
5% |
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Christmas With the Kranks | Wes Trogden (Character) | $73.7M | 2004 |
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Lost Treasure | Danny G. (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Retiring Tatiana | E.J. (Character) | - | 2000 |
13% |
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That Darn Cat | Rollo (Character) | $18.3M | 1997 |
83% |
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Fear of a Black Hat | Tone Def (Character) | $232.5K | 1993 |
TV
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82% | 96% | Sprung | Hank (Guest Star) | 2022 |
93% | 83% | Pitch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | Henry Shae's Boss (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lab Rats: Bionic Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
70% | 72% | Glee | Rob Adams (Guest Star) | 2012 |
90% | 92% | Chuck |
Big Mike (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2007-2012 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Mike (Guest Star) | 2006 |
82% | 88% | My Name Is Earl | Jack Knox (Guest Star) | 2006 |
30% | No Score Yet | Hot Properties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reba | Bar Bouncer (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grounded for Life | Duane (Guest Star) | 2004 |
27% | No Score Yet | The Mullets | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dharma & Greg | Arnold (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yes, Dear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Malcolm & Eddie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Incident | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coach | Big Dave (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Show |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1996 |
10% | No Score Yet | The George Wendt Show | Fletcher Williams (Character) | 1995 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Boss (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Designing Women | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Method & Red | Unknown (Guest Star) |