Mark Galbraith is an American actor, minister, and father born in Bellingham, WA but raised in Blaine, WA. Galbraith got his initial big break in CNN's documentary "Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History." He portrayed a Roman Catholic Cardinal whose undercover work led Pope Leo X to excommunicate Martin Luther from Church. His follow-up came when he was featured in the movie Creed II as a Russian reporter. Galbraith found it exhilarating to be on a large-scale movie set and experienced firsthand what it's like to work 14-16 hours a day. He just finished production on two projects in Los Angeles and San Diego before relocating to Montana a few weeks ago. "A High School Football Nerd" is an animated feature where he retained a voice-over role. It was directed by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Chey Loran. Galbraith's character is the voice of Coach Dean. The second feature, called "Land of Wolves," is directed by Raul Urreola of Bullet Catch Films. In Galbraith's words, he portrays "a sleazy lawyer." The premiere of this film will be in San Diego, CA, within the next few months. Mark Galbraith grew up in a household whose dominant profession was pharmacy. His father, brother, and later his niece became pharmacists. There were no family members within his bloodline who pursued the performing arts. Galbraith started taking tv/film production classes in high school. His ultimate goal and dream were to become a filmmaker when he grew up (He jokes, "I still want to be a filmmaker when I grow up!"). Due to a lack of confidence, coupled with preconceived notions that he would be a starving artist, wouldn't make it, or it was a highly competitive industry, he decided not to pursue filmmaking and acting altogether. Subsequently, his life took a spiritual direction, and he became an ordained minister as a Lutheran clergyperson during his early married years. Galbraith settled into his ministerial career and, with his former spouse, raised 2 daughters: Naomi and Monica. The shift in his life happened when he and his family lived in Astoria, OR. That's when he garnered the courage to audition for the play, "Shanghaied in Astoria", and landed the role of "Captain Jack." This was a classic musical melodrama based on the time period of the early twentieth century. Astoria is known for the Salmon Canning industry, rich Scandinavian culture, and dubious Shanghai underworld. What inspired Galbraith to pursue acting was the moment he stepped into that theatre and actually landed a role in a local play. Galbraith knew that underneath the acting bug lurked within the tapestry of his life, and the moment he stepped on that stage, it took flight. Unfortunately, his marriage ended around the same time he was working on the play. He knew that his ultimate objective was to keep pursuing his craft in acting. He continued his acting pursuits in locales he continued to serve as a minister, and joined AMTC (Actors, Models, Talent for Christ, now shine.us). The AMTC program and conference was an amazing tour and roadmap into the entertainment industry. Since then, Galbraith has continued his training through various hybrid classes out of San Diego, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, and Dallas. Since then, he's persevered through the challenges of pursuing acting and making that evolution from minister to artist.
