Mark Samson

{{Short description|Sri Lankan actor (1956–2019)}}

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|name = Mark Samson

| native_name = මාක් සැම්සන්

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|2|29|mf=yes}}

|birth_name = Thelge Marcus Samson Peiris

|birth_place = Panadura, Sri Lanka

|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|19|1956|2|29|mf=yes}}

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|nationality = Sri Lankan

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|years_active = 1988–2017

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|children = 3

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|occupation = Actor, Stunt Director

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Thelge Marcus Samson Peiris,{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Mark-Samson-passes-away-161317.html |title=Mark Samson passes away |publisher=Daily Mirror|access-date=27 May 2019}} popularly as Mark Samson (born February 29, 1956 – died 19 January 2019 as මාක් සැම්සන් [Sinhala]) was a Sri Lankan actor in films and television, and a stunt director. Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema,{{cite web |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2014/06/12/?fn=sa14061249 |title=Robin Fernando selects best stuntnmen in the country |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=27 May 2019}}{{irrelevant citation|date=November 2024|reason=The source never mentions Mark Samson}} Samson has acted in more than 40 films across many genres primarily as an antagonist.{{Cite web |title=Farewell to a good man who played evil characters: Mark Samson |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features-critics/2019/01/24/2518/දුෂ්ට-චරිත-රඟපෑ-හිත-හොඳ-මිනිසකුගේ-සමුගැනීම |access-date=2021-01-12 |website=sarasaviya}}

He died on 19 January 2019, at the age of 63, of a heart attack.{{cite web |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news/52772/veteran-actor-mark-samson-dies-at-age-63 |title=Veteran actor Mark Samson dies at age 63 |publisher=Ada Derana|access-date=27 May 2019}}