Mark Joseph (actor)


Mark Joseph is a former Filipino actor.

Early life

He was born in Bantayan Island, Cebu, where he finished elementary. In 1974, his family went to Manila, and he studied high school in University of the East. He took Physical Therapy in University of Santo Tomas until second year college.

Career

Joseph was introduced in Bukang Liwayway Productions' Tolonges. He also appeared in bit roles in Get My Son, Dead Or Alive, which starred Rudy Fernandez, and Kung Tawagin Siya'y Bathala, with Dante Varona in the lead role. His first sex film was Babasagin, directed by Armando De Guzman Jr. He played the title role in the movie Bohemyo, directed by Jose "Kaka" Balagtas and starring Vida Verde, Olga Miranda, Katrina Abad and Stella Estrada. He singles out as major achievements director Elwood Perez's , produced by Solar Films, where he had scenes of frontal nudity, and the late Tata Esteban's Hubo, from FLT Films. In both movies, Joseph starred opposite Maria Isabel Lopez. Both movies had been mainstream productions, as was Maryo J. de los Reyes' Tagos Ng Dugo, where Joseph played as one of the rapists of Vilma Santos.
After a string of action movies, some of which were hits, Joseph produced his own movies, under his Rica Films. The first was Utol Ni Ben Tumbling, directed by Diego Cagahastian, and the next film Rey Guinto, Terror Hunter, released by Harvest Films.
He ended his movie career in 1992. He studied Reflexology and Chirotherapy. He is now a licensed Chiropractor.

Filmography