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[[Image:Morn.jpg|thumb|As [[Morn]].]]
 
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| Name = Mark Allen Shepherd
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'''Mark Allen Shepherd''' (born [[Star Trek birthdays#January|January 7]], [[Early production history#1961|1961]] in Rockville Centre, [[New York]]) is an [[American]] actor best known for his portrayal of [[Morn]], the [[Lurian]] freighter captain who frequented [[Quark's]] on [[Deep Space 9]], even though his name never appeared in the official credits.
 
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| Gender = Male
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| Date of birth = {{d|7|January|1961}}
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| Place of birth = Rockville Centre, New York, USA
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| Roles = [[:Category:Performers|Background actor]]; [[:Category:Art department|Artwork provider]]
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| Characters = [[Morn]] (primary character; see [[Mark Allen Shepherd#Star Trek appearances|additional appearances]] below)
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| imagecap2 = ...as Morn
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| image3 = Mark Allen Shepherd in make up.jpg
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| imagecap3 = ...getting his Morn makeup applied
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:''You may also be looking for [[Leucon]] actor [[Mark A. Sheppard]].''
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'''Mark Allen Shepherd''' {{born|7|January|1961}} is an actor and artist from Rockville Centre, New York who is best known for his portrayal of the [[Lurian]] freighter captain [[Morn]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Throughout the seven year run of ''Deep Space Nine'', Shepherd never received official credit and appeared in other background roles as well. He also portrayed Morn in episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
   
Shepherd received a Bachelor of Science degree in [[biology]] from Roger Williams University in [[Rhode Island]]. After graduation, he moved to Southern California and studied at the California Institute of the Arts, focusing on music, film, theater, performance, and interdisciplinary arts.
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Shepherd received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island which he attended between 1979 and 1984. After graduation, he moved to Southern California and studied at the California Institute of the Arts, focusing on music, film, theater, performance, and interdisciplinary arts between 1986 and 1990.
   
Shepherd is an accomplished [[art]]ist, and has created numerous abstract impressionist paintings, mixing media types into photo mosaics. In his artwork, he likes exploring abstract concepts as energy, consciousness, perception, and multi-dimensionality. Twenty-three of his works have been used as set dressing on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', including paintings in the quarters of [[Kira Nerys]], [[Julian Bashir]], [[Jadzia Dax]], and [[Jake Sisko]].
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Shepherd is also an accomplished artist, and he has created numerous abstract impressionist paintings, mixing media types into photo mosaics. In his artwork, he likes exploring abstract concepts as energy, consciousness, perception, and multi-dimensionality. Indeed, twenty-three of his works have been used as set dressing on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', including paintings in the quarters of [[Kira Nerys]], [[Julian Bashir]], [[Jadzia Dax]], and [[Jake Sisko]]. [http://www.garrisonent.com/morn/ds9art.htm] [http://www.yourprops.com/view_item.php?movie_prop=23174]
   
Shepherd appeared as Morn in every season of DS9 in heavy makeup, which took nearly two hours to apply. Once in costume, Shepherd was known to spend 14 hours a day filming. Although his character never uttered a word, Morn became a recurring character in the series, and even had an entire episode written about him ("[[Who Mourns for Morn?]]"). Interestingly, Shepherd appeared (sans makeup) in this very episode, asked to take Morn's seat at the bar when Morn is presumed dead.
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Shepherd appeared as Morn in every season of ''Deep Space Nine'' in heavy makeup, which took nearly two hours to apply. Once in costume, Shepherd was known to spend fourteen hours a day filming. His makeup artist was [[Vincent Niebla]], who earned an [[Emmy Award]] for his work on ''Deep Space Nine''. [http://www.vn-productions.com/special_effects_makeup.html] [http://www.vn-productions.com/vn_bio.html] Although his character never uttered a word, Morn became a recurring character in the series, and even had an entire episode written about him. ({{DS9|Who Mourns for Morn?}}) Interestingly, Shepherd appeared, without makeup, in this episode, and is asked to take Morn's seat at the bar when Morn is presumed dead.
   
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An action figure of Morn was released by [[Playmates Toys]]. Shepherd was interviewed for ''[[Star Trek Monthly]]'' twice, in {{y|1996}} in [[Star Trek Monthly issue 19|issue 19]] and in {{y|1998}} by Sue Schneider in [[Star Trek Monthly issue 46|issue 46]], titled "Voice of the Barfly". Another interview was printed in the {{y|1995}} magazine ''[[The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine]]'', issue 11, by [[Larry Nemecek]] and titled "Mark Allen Shepherd: Morn". Shepherd also gave interviews for the "Hidden file 10" on the [[DS9 Season 6 DVD]] and for "Morn Speaks" on the [[DS9 Season 7 DVD]].
Shepherd is also a member of Plural Dolt, an absurd music theater group based in [[Los Angeles]].
 
   
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Shepherd is a co-founder of Plural Dolt, an absurd music theater group based in Los Angeles since 1987, as well as a musician who released the CDs "Morn to be Wild" (2005) [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mashepherd1] and "Space Walk" (2005). [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mashepherd2] He is also a frequent guest at science fiction conventions. [http://www.garrisonent.com/morn/conventions.htm]
==External Links==
 
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Outside ''Star Trek'', Shepherd appeared as a pregnant Tenctonese in an episode of the science fiction series ''Alien Nation'', portrayed Lenny in the 2001 comedy ''Babylon Vista'' and a killer in the 2007 adventure ''Slow Motion Addict''.
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In 2009, Shepherd voiced the role of Alex Miller on the fan produced audio series ''Star Trek: The Continuing Mission''.
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== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
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<gallery>
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File:Morn jumja stick.jpg|[[Morn]]<br>''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''<br>{{TNG|Birthright, Part I}}<br>{{VOY|Caretaker}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Mark Allen Shepherd, Whispers.jpg|[[Unnamed Deep Space 9 residents#Human promenade passerby|Human DS9 resident]]<br>''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''<br>[[DS9 recurring characters|Recurring character]]<br>(uncredited)
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File:Bajoran funeral attendee.jpg|[[Unnamed Bajorans#Bajoran funeral attendee|Bajoran funeral attendee]]<br>{{DS9|Who Mourns for Morn?}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Morn (hologram) and Odo.jpg|Morn ([[hologram]])<br>{{DS9|Who Mourns for Morn?}}<br>(uncredited)
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</gallery>
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=== Recurring appearances ===
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*{{DS9}} as Morn
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** {{e|Emissary}} ([[DS9 Season 1|Season 1]])
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** {{e|Past Prologue}}
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** {{e|A Man Alone}}
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** {{e|Babel}}
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** {{e|Captive Pursuit}}
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** {{e|Q-Less}}
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** {{e|Dax}}
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** {{e|The Passenger}}
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** {{e|Move Along Home}}
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** {{e|The Nagus}}
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** {{e|Vortex}}
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** {{e|Battle Lines}}
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** {{e|The Storyteller}}
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** {{e|Progress}}
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** {{e|If Wishes Were Horses}}
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** {{e|The Forsaken}}
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** {{e|Dramatis Personae}}
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** {{e|Duet}}
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** {{e|In the Hands of the Prophets}}
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** {{e|The Siege}} ([[DS9 Season 2|Season 2]])
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** {{e|Melora}}
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** {{e|Rules of Acquisition}}
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** {{e|Sanctuary}}
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** {{e|Rivals}}
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** {{e|The Alternate}}
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** {{e|Playing God}}
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** {{e|Profit and Loss}}
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** {{e|The Wire}}
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** {{e|The Jem'Hadar}}
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** {{e|The House of Quark}} ([[DS9 Season 3|Season 3]])
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** {{e|Fascination}}
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** {{e|Prophet Motive}}
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** {{e|Visionary}}
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** {{e|Explorers}}
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** {{e|Family Business}}
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** {{e|Shakaar}}
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** {{e|Facets}}
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** {{e|The Way of the Warrior}} ([[DS9 Season 4|Season 4]])
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** {{e|The Visitor}}
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** {{e|Rejoined}}
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** {{e|Starship Down}}
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** {{e|Little Green Men}}
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** {{e|Homefront}}
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** {{e|Sons of Mogh}}
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** {{e|Bar Association}}
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** {{e|Accession}}
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** {{e|Rules of Engagement}}
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** {{e|Body Parts}}
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** {{e|Apocalypse Rising}} ([[DS9 Season 5|Season 5]])
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** {{e|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}}
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** {{e|The Assignment}}
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** {{e|Trials and Tribble-ations}}
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** {{e|Let He Who Is Without Sin...}}
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** {{e|Rapture}}
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** {{e|In Purgatory's Shadow}}
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** {{e|Doctor Bashir, I Presume}}
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** {{e|A Simple Investigation}}
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** {{e|Business as Usual}}
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** {{e|Ferengi Love Songs}}
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** {{e|Empok Nor}}
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** {{e|In the Cards}}
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** {{e|Call to Arms}}
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** {{e|A Time to Stand}} ([[DS9 Season 6|Season 6]])
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** {{e|Behind the Lines}}
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** {{e|Favor the Bold}}
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** {{e|You Are Cordially Invited}}
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** {{e|Resurrection}}
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** {{e|Statistical Probabilities}}
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** {{e|The Magnificent Ferengi}}
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** {{e|Who Mourns for Morn?}}
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** {{e|One Little Ship}}
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** {{e|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}}
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** {{e|Inquisition}}
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** {{e|His Way}}
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** {{e|The Reckoning}}
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** {{e|Valiant}}
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** {{e|Profit and Lace}}
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** {{e|Time's Orphan}}
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** {{e|The Sound of Her Voice}}
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** {{e|Tears of the Prophets}}
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** {{e|Image in the Sand}} ([[DS9 Season 7|Season 7]])
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** {{e|Afterimage}}
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** {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}}
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** {{e|Chrysalis}}
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** {{e|Once More Unto the Breach}}
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** {{e|The Emperor's New Cloak}}
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** {{e|Field of Fire}}
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** {{e|Chimera}}
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** {{e|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}}
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** {{e|Penumbra}}
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** {{e|The Dogs of War}}
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** {{e|What You Leave Behind}}
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*{{DS9}} as Human DS9 resident
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**{{e|A Man Alone}}
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**{{e|Vortex}}
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**{{e|The Storyteller}}
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**{{e|If Wishes Were Horses}}
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**{{e|The Forsaken}}
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**{{e|Dramatis Personae}}
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**{{e|Duet}}
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**{{e|Melora}}
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**{{e|Necessary Evil}}
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**{{e|Sanctuary}}
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**{{e|Whispers}}
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== ''Star Trek'' interviews ==
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* [[DS9 Season 6 DVD]] special feature "Hidden File 10", interviewed on {{d|3|April|2003}}
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* [[DS9 Season 7 DVD]] special feature "Morn speaks", interviewed on 3 April 2003
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.markallenshepherd.com MarkAllenShepherd.com] - official site
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* [http://www.myspace.com/mark_allen_shepherd Mark Allen Shepherd] at [http://www.myspace.com MySpace.com]
 
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* {{wikipedia}}
* {{Wikipedia|Mark Allen Shepherd}}
 
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Revision as of 20:23, 17 September 2014

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You may also be looking for Leucon actor Mark A. Sheppard.

Mark Allen Shepherd (born 7 January 1961; age 63) is an actor and artist from Rockville Centre, New York who is best known for his portrayal of the Lurian freighter captain Morn in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Throughout the seven year run of Deep Space Nine, Shepherd never received official credit and appeared in other background roles as well. He also portrayed Morn in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.

Shepherd received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island which he attended between 1979 and 1984. After graduation, he moved to Southern California and studied at the California Institute of the Arts, focusing on music, film, theater, performance, and interdisciplinary arts between 1986 and 1990.

Shepherd is also an accomplished artist, and he has created numerous abstract impressionist paintings, mixing media types into photo mosaics. In his artwork, he likes exploring abstract concepts as energy, consciousness, perception, and multi-dimensionality. Indeed, twenty-three of his works have been used as set dressing on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, including paintings in the quarters of Kira Nerys, Julian Bashir, Jadzia Dax, and Jake Sisko. [1] [2]

Shepherd appeared as Morn in every season of Deep Space Nine in heavy makeup, which took nearly two hours to apply. Once in costume, Shepherd was known to spend fourteen hours a day filming. His makeup artist was Vincent Niebla, who earned an Emmy Award for his work on Deep Space Nine. [3] [4] Although his character never uttered a word, Morn became a recurring character in the series, and even had an entire episode written about him. (DS9: "Who Mourns for Morn?") Interestingly, Shepherd appeared, without makeup, in this episode, and is asked to take Morn's seat at the bar when Morn is presumed dead.

An action figure of Morn was released by Playmates Toys. Shepherd was interviewed for Star Trek Monthly twice, in 1996 in issue 19 and in 1998 by Sue Schneider in issue 46, titled "Voice of the Barfly". Another interview was printed in the 1995 magazine The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine, issue 11, by Larry Nemecek and titled "Mark Allen Shepherd: Morn". Shepherd also gave interviews for the "Hidden file 10" on the DS9 Season 6 DVD and for "Morn Speaks" on the DS9 Season 7 DVD.

Shepherd is a co-founder of Plural Dolt, an absurd music theater group based in Los Angeles since 1987, as well as a musician who released the CDs "Morn to be Wild" (2005) [5] and "Space Walk" (2005). [6] He is also a frequent guest at science fiction conventions. [7]

Outside Star Trek, Shepherd appeared as a pregnant Tenctonese in an episode of the science fiction series Alien Nation, portrayed Lenny in the 2001 comedy Babylon Vista and a killer in the 2007 adventure Slow Motion Addict.

In 2009, Shepherd voiced the role of Alex Miller on the fan produced audio series Star Trek: The Continuing Mission.

Star Trek appearances

Recurring appearances

Star Trek interviews

External links