Mark Derwin created the role of One Life to Live's Dr. Ben Davidson in February 1999. Ben's tumultuous past led him to Llanview and right into the arms of new love Viki Lord Carpenter.

No stranger to daytime, Mark played Adrian Hunter on The Young and the Restless from 1989-90 and Guiding Light's A.C. Mallet from 1990-93. Following his stint on Guiding Light, Mark relocated to California where he starred on The Bonnie Hunt Show and made guest appearances on television series such as Veronica's Closet, Cybill, Party of Five and Touched by an Angel. His feature films include Minus Man, Evil Obsession and The Ballad of the Nightingale, with Virginia Madsen.

Mark resides in New York City with his wife, Alecia, who is an actress.

One Life to Live
Ben Davidson
February 9, 1999 to August 30, 2002; February 13, 2004 to February 16, 2004; July 22, 2008

Guiding Light
A.C. Mallet
1990 to 1993

The Young and the Restless
Adrian Hunter
1989 to 1990 Daytime Emmys: Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor (1993; for Guiding Light)

Soap Opera Digest Award Nominee, Best Love Story (1992; for Guiding Light)
Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Male Star (1993; for Guiding Light) PLACE OF BIRTH: Park Forest, Illinois
DATE OF BIRTH: October 28
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown