Date of Birth: 2 September 1951, Burbank, California, USA

Parents:  Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox

Sisters: Kelly Harmon and Kristin Harmon

Mark Harmon's acting talent has earned him multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for "The West Wing," and before that for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Special for the movie "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years." He received two consecutive Golden Globe nominations for his work in "Reasonable Doubts" and also received Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV for "After the Promise" and for his role as serial killer Ted Bundy in "The Deliberate Stranger."

Along with his co-stars in "Chicago Hope," on CBS, Harmon received two SAG Award nominations for ensemble work, and he also directed episodes of the series. His additional television credits include the mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon," the CBS mini-series "And Never Let Her Go," the movie "Sweet Bird of Youth" and the series "St. Elsewhere" and "Moonlighting."

Harmon's feature film credits include "Freaky Friday," "Chasing Liberty," "Comes a Horseman," "Wyatt Earp," "Stealing Home," "The Presidio," "Summer School," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Natural Born Killers" and "The Last Supper."

On stage, Harmon appeared in "Key Exchange," "Wrestlers," "The Wager" and several productions of "Love Letters" with his wife, actress Pam Dawber.

Harmon was born and raised in Southern California, where he attended UCLA and quarterbacked the football team to several winning seasons, for which he was awarded the National Collegiate Football Foundation Award for All-Around Excellence. He is a cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in communications. His father, Tom Harmon, was a Heisman Trophy winner and nationally acclaimed broadcaster. His mother is former actress Elyse Knox.

Risked his life to save two teenage boys who were involved in a car accident outside of his home.

Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 1986

Graduated  from UCLA, 1974, with degree in communications. Also played quarterback for UCLA Bruins, 1972-73 winning National Football Foundation Award for all-round excellence.