Stephen Markle created the role of Mel Hayes in April, 1997. Mel was a renowned journalist and loose cannon, whose charming, yet self-destructive ways threaten to cause problems with the woman in his life, Dorian Lord.
Stephen was born in Toronto, and raised there as well as in England, California, Arizona and New York. After graduating from high school in Sedona, Arizona, Stephen returned to his homeland and attended the National Theatre School of Canada. Upon graduation Stephen remained in Canada, playing lead roles at the Stratford Festival and establishing himself as a dynamic force on the Toronto theater scene, where he collaborated in such productions as the world premiere of George F. Walker's play, Zastrozzi, and co-wrote and starred in the musical, Out to Brunch.
Returning to the United States in the late '70s, Stephen played Petruchio in Taming of The Shrew at Milwaukee Rep, and was a member of the original company at the Denver Theater Centre, where, among other roles, he played Ishmael in Moby Dick. In New York, Stephen became associated with the Public Theatre, and starred in such productions as Henry IV Part One, Mary Stuart, Cinders and Soapy Smith. His Broadway credits include Othello, and Edward Albee's The Man Who Had Three Arms.
Stephen moved west in 1989, and guest starred in such television series as Wiseguy, Tour of Duty and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the television movie, The Haunted. His film credits include Ticket to Heaven, Without a Trace, Invasion USA and Manhattan Project. Stephen's love of theater continued, and his many west coast credits include regional productions of Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Oleanna, Hecuba and Angels in America.
Stephen cites among his favorite regional theater roles, Iago in Othello at Baltimore's Center Stage, where he was an associate artist for three seasons, and Astrov in Uncle Vanya at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
Daytime fans may remember Stephen as crooked cop Lt. Ted Loomis on The Edge of Night.
The O.C.
Henry Griffin
2006
The West Wing
Cmdr. Ruiz
2004
JAG
Dwight Kanin
2004
Medical Investigation
Dr. Strickland
2004
Without a Trace
Hugo Wyland
2004
The Guardian
Roger Green
2003
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Seymour Martin
2003
Alias
Senator Douglas
2002
First Monday
Justice Theodore Snow
2002
Bleacher Bums
Rupert
2001
The Invisible Man
Kro
2001
The Practice
Forensic Pathologist
2001
One Life to Live
Mel Hayes
April 1997 to January 1999; July 21 and 22, 2008
Civil Wars
1992
Veronica Clare
1991
The Haunted
Ed Warren
1991
Wiseguy
1990
Tour of Duty
Colonel Mason
1990
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kova Tholl
1990
Home Free
Father
1985
The Littlest Hobo
Bryce Meyer
1984
Vanderberg
Calvin Richards
1983
The Edge of Night
Lt. Ted Loomis
1982
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Sidestreet
Sgt. Johnny Dias
1975
Sister Sarah's Sky
Clifford Volgar
2005
Virus
John Lawrence Wheeler
1996
The Manhattan Project
Interogator
1986
Perfect Timing
Harry
1986
Invasion U.S.A.
Flynn
1985
Ticket to Heaven
Karl
1981
Me
Terry
1975
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF BIRTH: September 26
HEIGHT: 5'10"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Hazel
MARITAL STATUS: Deborah Dietrich [Oct 4, 2003 to Present]
CHILDREN: Daughter, Alexandra
