Mark Jackson (actor)
# Mark Jackson (actor)

Mark Jackson (born 23 August 1982) is an English actor best known for playing artificial lifeform Isaac on the American Fox/Hulu television series The Orville (2017–present).

## Early life

Mark Jackson was born on 23 August 1982 (40 years ago) (1982-08-23) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe, to British parents Jill Cornelius, a nurse from Coventry, and Andy Jackson, an engineer from Birkenhead. He has a younger sister named Danielle who works as an environmental professional.

## Career

Although Jackson's early screen work has been stated to have included a role in That Peter Kay Thing, he has clarified in interviews that this is an error on IMDB, and that he has no knowledge of how it came to be credited to him, and further that he has so far been unable to remove the error from his profile. Jackson confirmed his earliest television role was a two-episode arc in ITV's The Royal Today. Since 2017, he has had a starring role in the Fox/Hulu series The Orville as artificial lifeform Isaac. Beyond this, Jackson has worked in the theatre, starring in the Royal National Theatre's productions of War Horse and One Man, Two Guvnors, the latter of which he followed on their international tour.

## Personal life

Jackson has homes in London and Los Angeles.

## Filmography

Mark Jackson filmography :

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | That Peter Kay Thing | Alan | Episode 1x01 |
| 2007 | Shadowed | Brian | Short Movie |
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Gavin Peacock | Episode 1x49–1x50 |
| 2011 | Let Me In | Soul | Short Movie |
| 2013 | The Kissing Bouth | Johonny | Direct-to-Video |
| 2013 | Peppermint | Sebastian | Short Movie |
| 2017–present | The Orville | Isaac | Main cast 36 episodes |
| 2017 | Planetary Union Network | as himself | Podcast-series episodes 1x09 |
| 2018 | The Man Cave Chronicles Podcast | as himself | Podcast-series |
| 2019 | Planetary Union Network | as himself | Podcast-series episodes 2x06 |
| 2022 | Courageous Nerd | as himself | Podcast-series episodes 3x26 |
| TBA | Forever Now | Jim Petrak | Postproduction |
