Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

Feuerstein in 2009
Born (1971-06-08) June 8, 1971
New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Dana Klein (m. 2005)
Children 3

Mark Feuerstein (/ˈfɔɪərstn/; born June 8, 1971) is an American actor, who is best known for his main role as Dr. Henry "Hank" Lawson in USA Network's series Royal Pains.

Career

Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a recurring character on the daytime soap opera Loving. When director Nancy Meyers was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from Practical Magic (1998), and insisted that her mother cast him. Feuerstein reunited as a love interest with Practical Magic co-star, Sandra Bullock, in the film Two Weeks Notice, but his scenes were later deleted.

He was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2003.

Feuerstein currently is starring in the lead role on the USA Network television show Royal Pains.[1]

In January 2009 Feuerstein began appearing in the web series The Hustler on Crackle.[2]

He has appeared as the guest host of the June 14, 2010 edition of WWE Raw to promote the Royal Pains episode "Keeping the Faith".[3] He was joined by Big Show, who teamed with him to defeat the tag team of Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Virgil. During the match he performed a variant of Scotty 2 Hotty's Worm on a prone Virgil to claim the win.

Personal life

Feuerstein was born in New York City, the son of Audrey, a school teacher, and Harvey Feuerstein, a lawyer.[4] He was raised in a Jewish family and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in an Orthodox synagogue.[5] He was a wrestler in high school and won the state championship. Feuerstein attended The Dalton School, and graduated from Princeton University in 1993.[6] He won a Fulbright scholarship[7] and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[8] and at L'École Phillipe Gaulier in France.

He married TV writer Dana Klein in 2005. They live in Los Angeles and have three children: Lila, Frisco, and Addie.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995–1996 Loving Unknown Role Unknown episodes
1996–1997 Caroline in the City Joe DeStefano 8 episodes
1997–1998 Fired Up Danny Reynolds Main cast
1997 Guiding Light Dr. Steven Levine Unknown episodes
1998 Practical Magic Michael Small role
1998 Conrad Bloom Conrad Bloom Main cast
1999 30 Days Actor
1999 The Muse Josh Martin
1999 Giving It Up Ralph Gagante
1999 Sex and the City Josh Ep: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They"
2000 What Women Want Morgan Farwell Small role
2000–2001 Once and Again Leo Fisher 5 episodes
2000 Ally McBeal Hammond Deering Ep: "Pursuit of Loneliness"
2000 An American Daughter Morrow McCarthy
2000 Woman on Top Cliff Lloyd
2000 Rules of Engagement Tom Chandler
2001 The Heart Department Dr. William 'Bump' Daley Pilot not picked up by CBS
2001–2005 The West Wing Clifford Calley
2002 Two Weeks Notice Rich Beck Scenes deleted
2002 Abandon Robert Hanson
2002 Balkanization Matt Harding
2002–2004 Good Morning, Miami Jake Silver
2003 Last Comic Standing Himself Ep: "Take Dat, Dave Mordal!"
2002 3 Days of Rain Unknown Role
2005 The Closer Dr. Jerome Ep: "Flashpoint"
2005 In Her Shoes Simon Stein
2005 Law & Order Eric Speicher Ep: "Bible Story"
2006 Lucid Case
2006 3 lbs Dr. Jonathan Seger Main cast
2006 Masters of Horror Alex O'Shea Ep: "Pro-Life"
2006 Shut Up and Sing Greg
2007 Shark Mitchell Latimer Ep: "Porn Free"
2007 Dance Man Unknown Role
2007 On the Lot Actor 2 episodes
2008 Defiance Isaac Malbin
2009 The Hustler The Hustler Main cast/writer/director
2009–present Royal Pains Dr. Henry 'Hank' Lawson Main cast
2010 WWE Raw Himself Guest host for the June 14 edition; performed botched worm
2010 Knucklehead Eddie Sullivan Main cast
2010 Love Shack Marty Sphincter Main cast
2014 Friends with Better Lives Simon 1 episode
2014 Life Partners Casey Main cast
2014 In Your Eyes Phillip Porter Main cast
2015 Meadowland Rob
2015 Nurse Jackie Barry Wolfe
2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Larry Gaye Producer

References

  1. "CHARACTER PROFILE: Dr. Hank Lawson". Royal Pains official site. USA Network. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. Vander Wal, Chris (5 February 2009). "The Hustler Seeks the Funny In Revenge". NewTeeVee Station. The GigaOM Network. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "Another RAW Guest Host Revealed". USA Network. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. "Dana Klein, Mark Feuerstein". The New York Times. 10 July 2005.
  5. Naomi Pfefferman (7 February 2008). "Theater: Mark Feuerstein is the "Some Girls" guy". JewishJournal.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  6. "The envelope, please ...Mark Feuerstein '93". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  7. "'Royal' role: Tiger of the Week: Mark Feuerstein ’93". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  8. Greg Hernandez (8 August 2009). "Saturday Morning Man: Mark Feuerstein!". Greg in Hollywood. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

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