Biography
Mark Bennington is a globally recognized photographer and actor, known for his roles in Star Trek: Voyager, NYPD Blue, Charmed, and more recently in films such as Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, Kesari, RRR, and Swatantratya Veer Savarkar.
As an actor, Mark trained under Mike Nichols, Paul Sills, and George Morrison at the New Actors Workshop in Manhattan. After graduating, he spent two years with Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner's experimental theater group 'Project 400' before securing his first major theater role in the Royal National Theatre's production of "An Enemy of the People," directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Sir Ian McKellen. He performed in regional theater for several years prior to pursuing photography.
Mark's photography has appeared in publications including The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, UpWorthy, CNN, Photo District News, GQ India, Verve Magazine, Man's World Magazine, Asian Photography, Worth Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Platform Magazine, Forbes, The Times of India, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Boston Globe, Lucky Magazine, Self Magazine, BuzzFeed, and others. He is the author of the acclaimed photography book "Living the Dream: The Life of the 'Bollywood' Actor" (HarperCollins, 2017) and serves as an adjunct professor of photography at The S.I. Newhouse School of Media and Communication at Syracuse University. His work has been exhibited in Rome, Tokyo, New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, and London.
As a drummer, Mark performed over 400 shows and recorded three albums with the renowned LA roots/rock band '50cent Haircut' (Knitting Factory Records).
Currently based in Mumbai, he married cultural anthropologist Taapsi Ramchandani on December 21, 2013.
