My Take
Mark Pellegrino is one of those character actors who quietly became indispensable to prestige television without ever quite getting the headline credit he deserves. His Lucifer on Supernatural is genuinely iconic — he played the Devil with this unsettling charm, making you almost root for him while knowing better, and he kept that energy going across multiple seasons in a way that outlasted almost every expectation the show had for the role. Before that, he was Jacob on Lost, delivering cryptic island mythology with a kind of serene authority that made the whole mystery feel weighty. Then there's Paul Bennett on Dexter, one of the more quietly harrowing supporting turns of that era. He's a Los Angeles native born in 1965 who's spent decades doing exactly what great character actors do — coming in, stealing the scene, and leaving you wanting more.
Overview
Mark Ross Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his work as Lucifer in Supernatural, Paul Bennett in Dexter, Jacob in Lost, James Bishop in Being Human, Clayton Haas in Quantico, Joe Messing in Mulholland Drive, and Deputy Bill Standall in 13 Reasons Why.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Pellegrino
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・ペルグリノ
- Reading
- まーく・ぺるぐりの
- Born
- April 9, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / Lucifer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.