Acting

Mark Pellegrino

Born 1965-04-09 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Mark Ross Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965 Los Angeles, California) is a American actor and acting teacher, best known for his compelling portrayals of complex, powerful, and often supernatural characters. Pellegrino has built a prolific career spanning television and film. He achieved widespread recognition for his iconic roles as Lucifer in Supernatural and the mysterious island protector Jacob in Lost. His other prominent television credits include Dexter, Being Human, and 13 Reasons Why. On the big screen, he is recognized for his memorable roles in cult classics and acclaimed dramas, including The Big Lebowski, National Treasure, and Capote. Beyond acting, he is a dedicated educator, teaching the Meisner technique at Playhouse West in Los Angeles. He has been married to director and acting coach Tracy Pellegrino (née Bell) since 2008, and he is a stepfather to her two children.

Credits

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A Crime Story
2026
A Crime Story
Co-Executive Producer
2026
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Beck
2024
Underdeveloped
as Nader
2023
Class of '09
as Mark Tupirik
2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
as Wallace
2023
The Rookie: Feds
as Victor Quincannon
2022
American Rust
as Virgil Poe
2021
Beirut
as Cal Riley
2018
9-1-1
as Mitchell Trent
2018
13 Reasons Why
as Bill Standall
2017
Quantico
as Clayton Haas
2015
The Returned
as Jack Winship
2015
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
Bad Turn Worse
as Giff
2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Detective Welch
2013
The Tomorrow People
as Dr. Jedikiah Price
2013
Delivering the Goods
as Mr. Quentin
2012
Revolution
as Jeremy Baker
2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Max Eastman
2012
Bad Meat
as Doug Kendrew
2011
Grimm
as Jarold Kempfer
2011
Person of Interest
as Daniel Drake
2011
Joint Body
as Nick Burke
2011
Blood Meridian Test Reel
as Judge Holden
2011
Being Human
as James Bishop
2011
Locke & Key
as Rendell Locke
2011
Disappearing in America
as Bodyguard
2009
The Philanthropist
as Walter Kerabatsos
2009
2:13
as John Tyler
2009
Castle
as Tom Dempsey / Tom Dempsey III
2009
The Spirit Box
as Mr. Drake
2009
An American Affair
as Graham Caswell
2008
The Mentalist
as Von McBride
2008
Fear Itself
as Mr. Drake
2008
Women's Murder Club
2007
Chuck
as Fulcrum agent
2007
Chuck
as Hector
2007
Burn Notice
as Quentin King
2007
The Number 23
as Kyle Finch
2007
Dexter
as Paul Bennett
2006
Caffeine
as Tom
2006
The Unit
as Gary Soto
2006
Ellie Parker
as Justin
2005
Capote
as Dick Hickock
2005
Ghost Whisperer
as Ben Tillman / Joseph Webb
2005
Criminal Minds
as Lt. Evans
2005
Supernatural
as Lucifer
2005
Prison Break
as Patrick Vikan
2005
The Closer
as Gavin Q. Baker III
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Chris
2005
Numb3rs
as Tim Hamer
2005
National Treasure
as Agent Johnson
2004
Lost
as Jacob
2004
NYPD 2069
as Phil Pavelka
2004
Spartan
as Convict
2004
Twisted
as Jimmy Schmidt
2004
Moving Alan
as Alan Kennard
2003
The Hunted
as Dale Hewitt
2003
Without a Trace
as Sadik Marku
2002
CSI: Miami
as Jed Gold
2002
CSI: Miami
as Greg Calomar
2002
Ronnie
as Keith Schwann
2002
Crossing Jordan
as Keith Walker
2001
Mulholland Drive
as Joe
2001
Say It Isn't So
as Jimmy Mitchelson
2001
Ellie Parker
as Justin
2001
Monsters
as Sally Spinelli
2001
House of Love
as Neil
2000
Something Else
as Julian
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Elliot Perolta
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bruno Curtis
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Tripper
2000
Drowning Mona
as Murph Calzone
2000
A Murder of Crows
as Prof. Arthur Corvus
1999
Certain Guys
as Cal
1999
Word of Mouth
as Darrow (as Robert Rand)
1999
Brimstone
as Robert Busch
1998
The Big Lebowski
as Treehorn Thug
1998
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Tourist #6 (uncredited)
1997