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name: "Mark Christopher Lawrence"
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# Mark Christopher Lawrence

Actor. Born 22 May 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1991–2007

## Biography

Mark Christopher Lawrence is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. Born on 22 May 1964 in Los Angeles, California, he attended the University of Southern California to study acting in theatre.

He is known for his role as Tone Def in the 1994 satirical film *Fear of a Black Hat*. Lawrence played Big Mike on the NBC series *Chuck* (2007–2012). His other film credits include *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), *Crimson Tide* (1995), *The Island* (2005) and *The Pursuit of Happyness* (2006). He has made guest appearances on television programmes including *Seinfeld*, *Heroes*, *Malcolm in the Middle* and *Good Luck Charlie*.

Lawrence has performed stand-up comedy internationally and received the San Diego Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Actor of the Year in 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, markchristopherlawrence.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Big Mike — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Fi1m 88, as Burly Attendant — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)

## Also known for

- *The Pursuit of Happyness* (2006), Wayne
- *The Island* (2005), Construction Worker
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Sheriff #1
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Friend at Leo's Party
- *Garfield* (2004), Christopher Mello
- *K-PAX* (2001), Simms
- *Crimson Tide* (1995), Head Cook Rono
- *Child's Play 3* (1991), Cop

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