Mark Lutz (actor)
Mark Douglas Lutz ( born February 14, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian actor.
Lutz was born the eldest of four children in Montreal, but moved at the age of 13 years to Hong Kong, where he lived for four years before he returned to Toronto, there to finish high school. He then studied at the University of Guelph, where he graduated with a Bachelor with honors in political science. Shortly after, Lutz began working in the entertainment industry. He was initially booked especially in the field of improvisational comedy. An agent noticed him and within the next seven years was to be read in more than 40 end credits of films and television series Lutz's name. His hitherto most famous role was that of a hockey player Jukka Branny - Acke in Power Play (1998). In the dramatic action series Nikita, he played in 1999 the agent McDaniel subsequently 3:17 Degraded ( Third Party Ripoff ). In January 2001, Lutz moved to Los Angeles, where he shortly afterwards in the role of Groosalugg in Angel - was occupied hunter of darkness. This role made him known far beyond the Canadian borders.
In addition to his acting talent Lutz is also a very talented swimmer. From primary school to university, he participated in swimming competitions and swam at the Pointe Claire Swim Club. He set new Canadian National Records and new Ontario High School records. In addition, he took for his country in international swimming competitions, including World Championships and the Olympic Trials, the selection trials for the Olympic Games. However, he had his swimming career end prematurely due to a shoulder injury early 20s.
Lutz wrote the screenplay for the film Victor its Canadian swimmer Victor Davis success, who came in a car accident at the age of 25 years died. He also played the lead role and co-produced.