Mark Elliott Fite is an American actor and comedian.
Career Fite is a founding member of the comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Dave Allen, and Craig Anton. He is known for creating roles and performing in comedy shows including The Tony Martini Variety Hour, Bob's Office Party, The Rudy Casoni Show, Girly Magazine Party, Clowntown City Limits, and Wife Swappers. Fite has worked with several theatre companies in Los Angeles, including The Actors' Gang, Theater of NOTE, and Padua Hills Playwrights' Festival where he worked with writers Murray Mednick, Leon Martell, Marlane Meyer, and John Steppling.
Fite has performed at multiple comedy venues and festivals around the country, as well as appearing at local L.A. favorites, Lucha VaVoom and Brookledge Follies.
In the 1990s, Fite had a prominent role as "Mark the Trasher" on the MTV game show Trashed, on which he destroyed the prized possessions of unlucky contestants. He has since appeared in television shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Infinity Train, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, Criminal Minds, Clash-A-Rama!, Parenthood, Grey's Anatomy, Rules of Engagement, The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, Friends, Seinfeld, and NewsRadio. Fite's varied film credits include Fight Club, Independence Day, Godzilla, Off the Lip, Elephant Sighs, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and in the short film for Dior (L.A.dy Dior) with Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard, directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
In 2009, Fite performed in the comedy Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas alongside Matthew Modine and French Stewart at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
In 2016, Fite performed on stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in La Mer, part of the L.A. Phil Symphonies For Youth Program.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1988TapeheadsViolin playerUncredited1996The Cable GuyMedieval Times Knight1996Independence DayPilot1996Alien Beach Party MassacreJeff1996364 Girls a YearLance1997Courting CourtneyGus1998Stuart BlissReverend Walmsley1998GodzillaRadio Operator1999Dill ScallionSecurity Guard1999Fight ClubMan #2 at Auto Shop2000Left-OversZack2002Hip! Edgy! Quirky!Barry2004Off the LipLenser2005Happy EndingsTess's Drunk Husband2007Shiloh FallsConfederate2012Elephant SighsNick2012Janeane from Des MoinesJaneane's Brother2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterCustomer #2Voice2015The Lost OneJerry Walsh2020Hollywood FringeDinner Partier Mike2020MankJames Wilson2020EmbattledDavid Adelsberg
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1995SeinfeldJackEpisode: "The Kiss Hello"1995Living SingleThe PhotographerEpisode: "Another Saturday Night"1995The Drew Carey ShowCustomerEpisode: "Lewis' Sister"1995The TV WheelVarious rolesTelevision film1996Malcolm & EddieParamedic JimEpisode: "Dead Guy"1996Sabrina the Teenage WitchCiceroEpisode: "Geek Like Me"1996Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic NewnessVarious charactersTelevision film1996, 1997NewsRadioWaiter / Counterman2 episodes1997The Naked TruthThe RepairmanEpisode: "A Year in the Life"1997Men Behaving BadlyWayneEpisode: "The Party Favor"1998Alright AlreadyTomEpisode: "Again with the Hockey Player: Part 1"1998The Army ShowGuy in barEpisode: "The Visitor"1999FriendsThe SalesmanEpisode: "The One with the Cop"2000Tenacious DJesus Ranch Cult MemberEpisode: "Road Gig"2002Friday Night VideosTwo Headed DogEpisode #2.92002The Andy Dick ShowVarious rolesEpisode: "My Dad Was an 80's Popstar"2004Back When We Were GrownupsJeepTelevision film2005Cheap SeatsJeff HarbaughEpisode: "1980 MLB All-Star Game"2005–2007Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideBenedict Arnold / Emotion3 episodes2005–2013SpongeBob SquarePantsVarious roles24 episodes2006Close to HomeFred CooperEpisode: "The Shot"2007The Naked Trucker and T-Bones ShowSpeedboat GlenEpisode: "Demo Tape"2007Rules of EngagementGuestEpisode: "Engagement Party"2008Faux BabyFrankEpisode: "Super Dad"2011Grey's AnatomyJared CassidyEpisode: "Start Me Up"2013Rizzoli & IslesBlake SmithEpisode: "Cold as Ice"2014ParenthoodHealer #1Episode: "A Potpourri of Freaks"2014–2015International Ghost InvestigatorsSupervisor5 episodes2015Mike & MollyWaiterEpisode: "Near Death Do Us Part"2017Criminal MindsRegina's DadEpisode: "Profiling 202"2017ScandalCongressman Adam KellyEpisode: "Pressing the Flesh"2017, 2018Mighty MagiswordsVarious roles2 episodes2018Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.GettyEpisode: "Principia"2018–2019Clash-A-Rama!Various voices7 episodes2019NCISWalter MillerEpisode: "Silent Service"2019Infinity TrainAndy Olsen / Harry2 episodes2021MomWendell2021Bob Hearts AbisholaWaiterEpisode: "Old Strokey"
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