- Born
- Birth nameMark Allen Hengst
- Nickname
- Vito
- Height1.93 m
- American actor Mark Hengst is known for roles on Dirty John (2018), Chicago Fire (2015), Silicon Valley (2015) and CSI: NY (2014).
Hengst was born in Wisconsin and raised in Michigan in a family of four brothers and one sister by immigrant parents from the Netherlands. Hengst majored in criminal justice in college with studies in drama which led to acting in plays, commercials and stints as a model. After a successful career as an investigator, it was interest by industry people in Los Angeles that convinced Hengst to pursue acting professionally. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Mark immediately landed roles in films, television and commercials launching his successful career as an actor.- IMDb mini biography by: MB
- Has a fraternal twin brother named Michael.
- Worked security at The Beverly Hills Hotel upon moving to Los Angeles.
- Has appeared in two films titled "The Cook". Once in the title role of the cult horror film The Cook (2008) and in the short The Cook (2012).
- Grandparents assisted Jews in the Dutch underground during the Holocaust. Grandfather Martin is honored at the "Righteous Amongst the Nations" at Yad Vashem in Israel.
- Casting director Mali Finn was his high school theater teacher.
- I had an active imagination as a child. In addition to the usual cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians thing, I often pretended to be interviewed by Johnny Carson.
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