Mark Ross Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965) is an
American actor of
film and
television. He is best known for his work on
Lost as
Jacob and for playing
Lucifer on
Supernatural.
Career
Pellegrino starred as Rita's abusive ex-con former husband
Paul on
Showtime's
Dexter; and later as Lucifer on
Supernatural and as the mysterious near-immortal
Jacob on
ABC's
Lost. He has appeared on the television series
Northern Exposure,
ER,
Without a Trace,
The X-Files,
NYPD Blue,
Crime Scene Investigation, and
Knight Rider. He also is well-known as the "Blond Thug" who stuffs The Dude's head down the toilet and drops his bowling ball, breaking the floor tile, in the cult film
The Big Lebowski.
In March 2009, Pellegrino was cast on the ABC series
Lost for an appearance in the final episode of the fifth season, to play the role of the mysterious Jacob. Although the press release for the episode refers to his character simply as "Man No. 1," the episode revealed that Pellegrino portrayed Jacob, a mysterious character pivotal to the show's plot. On June 26, 2009 it was also announced that Pellegrino was cast in a recurring role as
Lucifer in the 5th season of the CW series
Supernatural.He portrayed the vampire "Bishop" in the SyFy horror series
Being Human.
Personal life
Pellegrino lives in
Los Angeles with his wife Tracy Aziz, stepdaughter Tess and stepson Misha. He is a teacher at the repertory theater company "Playhouse West",...
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