Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor, writer and voice artist who played Private Drake in the 1986 film Aliens. He later lent his voice and likeness to the Drake character in the 2013 video game Aliens: Colonial Marines. Aliens was Rolston's first film role. Other notable films he has appeared in include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), RoboCop 2 (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Rush Hour (1998), The Departed (2006), Saw V (2008) and Saw VI (2009). Aside form his work in film, Rolston has had an extensive career in television.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aliens | |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | |
| Weeds | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| 1989 | A Sinful Life | |
| Survival Quest | With Lance Henriksen | |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | With Steve Boyum, Lionel Douglass, Danny Glover, Jenette Goldstein, Steve Kahan and Pat Skipper | |
| Prancer | ||
| 1990 | Impulse | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| RoboCop 2 | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| 1993 | Body of Evidence | |
| 1994 | Scanner Cop | With Billy "Sly" Williams |
| The Shawshank Redemption | ||
| 1995 | Best of the Best 3: Not Turning Back | |
| The Set-Up | ||
| 1996 | Eraser | With William H. Burton, Jr., Michael Papajohn, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven-Ole Thorsen |
| Daylight | With Dan Hedaya, John Lees, Mark Anthony Newman and Eddie Powell | |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | |
| Hard Rain | ||
| Letters from a Killer | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| Rush Hour | ||
| 1999 | A Table for One | |
| 2002 | Cathedral | |
| Scorcher | ||
| Highway | ||
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | With Gary Busey and Danny Trejo |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | ||
| 2006 | The Departed | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | |
| 2008 | Asylum | |
| Saw V | With Danny Glover | |
| 2009 | Not Forgotten | |
| Saw VI | ||
| 2012 | Abeo Pharisee | |
| 2013 | April Apocalypse | |
| Crosshairs | ||
| 2014 | The Studio Club |
Documentary Appearances[]
- The Beast Within: Making Alien Enhancement Pods
- Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
Trivia[]
- Rolston is one of several actors from the Alien films who has also appeared in the Star Trek franchise. Others include Raymond Cruz, Brad Dourif, Idris Elba, Nicole Fellows, Jenette Goldstein, Leland Orser, Ron Perlman, Winona Ryder and Eddie Yansick. All but three of these individuals are from the cast of Alien Resurrection.
- Rolston also voiced Captain Del Rio in Halo 4; the Halo franchise is known for often referencing the Alien franchise.
External Links[]
- Mark Rolston at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Rolston on Wikipedia
- Empire - Aliens: The Colonial Marines
- Mark Rolston
- Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki - Mark Rolston
- Young Justice Wiki - Mark Rolston