Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein (/ˈfɔɪ.ərstiːn/; born June 8, 1971) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He first came to public notice in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the City and went on to appear in TV series The West Wing (2001–2005), Royal Pains (2009–2016) and Prison Break (2017). He co-wrote, co-produced as well as starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom 9JKL.

Mark Feuerstein
Feuerstein in 2009
Born	June 8, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Dana Klein ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3

Early life and education

Feuerstein was born in New York City, the son of Audrey, a school teacher, and Harvey Feuerstein, a lawyer.[1] He was raised in a Jewish family and celebrated his bar mitzvah in an Orthodox synagogue.[2] He was a wrestler in high school and won the state championship. Feuerstein attended the Dalton School, and graduated from Princeton University in 1993.[3] He won a Fulbright scholarship[4] and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[5] and at L'École Phillipe Gaulier in France.

Career

Feuerstein got his breakthrough 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.

He came to public attention in a guest appearance in an episode of Season 2 of Sex and the City entitled "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?", playing an ophthalmologist named Josh who has sex with Miranda (played by Cynthia Nixon) but fails to give her an orgasm, despite repeated attempts and Miranda's coaching tips. The episode concludes with Miranda realizing that Josh will never satisfy her sexually and decides to fake her orgasm one last time. Josh punches the air with pride and yells "I'm the man!", while Miranda privately resolves to avoid him in the future. Feuerstein has publicly expressed regret for taking the role and has referred to it as his most-hated performance.

Feuerstein had a recurring role in Season 3 of The West Wing as a lawyer, and returned in the same role in Season 6. Feuerstein reunited with Practical Magic co-star, Sandra Bullock as her love interest in the film Two Weeks Notice (2002), but his scenes were deleted from the film. He was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2003. In January 2009, Feuerstein began appearing in the web series The Hustler on Crackle.[6]

Feuerstein in 2009

Feuerstein starred in the lead role on the USA Network television show Royal Pains, from 2009 to 2016.[7] He appeared as the super guest host of the June 14, 2010 edition of WWE Raw to promote the Royal Pains episode "Keeping the Faith".[8]

In spring 2017, Feuerstein appeared as rogue CIA operative Jacob Ness in the Fox reboot of its original hit series Prison Break.

Feuerstein co-created, with his wife, Dana Klein, and stars in the CBS sitcom 9JKL, which debuted in October 2017. Upon release, it received negative reviews from critics, with a 13% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[9] On May 12, 2018, the series was canceled after one season.[10]

Personal life

He married television writer Dana Klein in 2005.[11] They live in Los Angeles and have three children: Lila, Frisco, and Addie.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Practical Magic	Michael	film debut
1999	Giving It Up	Ralph Gagnate
1999	The Muse	Josh Martin
1999	30 Days	Actor
2000	Rules of Engagement	Tom Chandler
2000	Woman on Top	Cliff Lloyd
2000	What Women Want	Morgan Farwell	Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance
2002	Abandon	Robert Hanson
2002	Three Days of Rain	Car Buyer
2002	Balkanization	Matt Harding	Short film
2002	Two Weeks Notice	Rich Beck	scenes deleted
2005	In Her Shoes	Simon Stein
2006	The Wedding Weekend	Greg
2006	Lucid	Case	Short film
2008	Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh	Antoine Tissandier/Yoel Pagli (voice role)	Documentary
2008	Defiance	Isaac Malbin
2010	Knucklehead	Eddie Sullivan
2010	Love Shack	Marty Sphincter	Direct-to-Video
2013	Artists Writers Softball Game Commercial	unknown role	Short film
2014	Life Partners	Casey
2014	In Your Eyes	Philip Porter
2015	Meadowland	Rob
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Larry Elizabeth Gaye	also Producer
2016	Baked in Brooklyn	Businessman
2017	Last Night in Rozzie	Ronnie Russo	Short film Northeast Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Short Film Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Short Film Nominated - Hill Country Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated - SoHo International Film Festival Award for Best Lead Actor in a Short Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–1996	Loving	unknown role	unknown episodes
1996–1997	Caroline in the City	Joe DeStefano	television debut eight episodes; recurring role
1997	Guiding Light	Dr. Steven Levine	unknown episode
1997–1998	Fired Up	Danny Reynolds	Series regular; 28 episodes
1998	Conrad Bloom	Conrad Bloom	Series regular; 13 episodes
1999	Sex and the City	Josh	Episode: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?"
2000	Ally McBeal	Hammond Deering	Episode: "Pursuit of Loneliness"
2000	An American Daughter	Morrow McCarthy	Television movie
2000–2001	Once and Again	Leo Fisher	5 episodes; recurring role
2001	The Heart Department	William "Bump" Daley	Television movie
2001–2005	The West Wing	Clifford Calley	seven episodes; recurring role Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2002)
2002–2004	Good Morning, Miami!	Jake Silver	Series regular; 40 episodes
2005	The Closer	Dr. Jerome	Episode: "Flashpoint"
2005	Law & Order	Eric Speicher	Episode: "Bible Story"
2006	Masters of Horror	Alex O'Shea	Episode: "Pro-Life"
2006	3 lbs.	Dr. Jonathan Seger	seven episodes; recurring role
2007	Shark	Mitchell Latimer	Episode: "Porn Free"
2007	Dance Man	unknown role	Television movie
2009	The Hustler	The Hustler	Series regular; 11 episodes also Director/Executive Producer/Writer
2009–2016	Royal Pains	Dr. Henry "Hank" Lawson	series regular; 104 episodes also Producer of 29 episodes also Co-Producer of 16 episodes also Co-Executive Producer of 16 episodes also Writer of five episodes
2014	Friends with Better Lives	Simon	Episode: "Something New"
2015	Nurse Jackie	Barry Wolfe	five episodes; recurring role
2016	One & Done	Boxout Bernie	Episode: "Temple Four"
2017	Prison Break	Jacob Anton Ness	nine episodes; recurring role
2017	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Mark	8 episodes; recurring role
2017–2018	9JKL	Josh	Series regular; 16 episodes also Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
2018	BoJack Horseman	Himself	Episode: "BoJack the Feminist"
2019	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Heath Barron	Episode: "Plastic"
2019	Better Things	Himself	Episode: "The Unknown"
2020	It's Pony	Mr. Pancks	Voice role[13]
2020	Power	Steven Ott	2 episodes
2020	The Baby-Sitters Club	Watson Brewer	Main role Netflix series
2020	Power Book II: Ghost	Steven Ott	6 episodes

References

1. "Dana Klein, Mark Feuerstein". The New York Times. 10 July 2005.
2. Naomi Pfefferman (7 February 2008). "Theater: Mark Feuerstein is the "Some Girls" guy". JewishJournal.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
3. "The envelope, please ...Mark Feuerstein '93". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
4. "'Royal' role: Tiger of the Week: Mark Feuerstein '93". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
5. Greg Hernandez (8 August 2009). "Saturday Morning Man: Mark Feuerstein!". Greg in Hollywood. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
6. 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.
7. "CHARACTER PROFILE: Dr. Hank Lawson". Royal Pains official site. USA Network. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
8. "Another RAW Guest Host Revealed". USA Network. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
9. 9JKL, retrieved 2017-11-10
10. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/living-biblically-canceled-at-cbs-1104247
11. "Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein". The New York Times. 2005-07-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
12. "Mark Feuerstein: A Mighty Heart". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
13. "Nickelodeon Debuts Brand-New Animated Series, It's Pony, Saturday, Jan. 18" (Press release). Nickelodeon Press. December 9, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links

• Mark Feuerstein at IMDb