1986
Aliens
Drake
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ROLSTON
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From space marines to screen villains
An actor whose screen work includes Aliens and The Shawshank Redemption.
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
A character actor across film and television
Mark Rolston is an American actor born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied acting in London before building a career in film, television and voice work.
In James Cameron’s Aliens (1986), Rolston plays Drake, one of the Colonial Marines sent on a mission to a distant colony. The film became an early prominent screen credit for him.
He later played Bogs Diamond in Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Bogs is a threatening figure inside the prison, a starkly different part from the marine in Aliens.
His television work includes Supernatural and appearances in the Star Trek franchise. His career also extends to voice performances, showing a range beyond the tough characters for which film audiences may know him.
The film list below shows titles currently available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.
Selected performances
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Bogs Diamond
2008
Supernatural
Alastair
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Baltimore Comic-Con — selected roles
- Rotten Tomatoes — biography
- Culture Combine — interview
- IMDb — credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.