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Mark Casimir Dyniewicz (born 29 April 1971; age 53) is the American actor who plays a Klingon Camp Prisoner in Star Trek. [1] [2]

He was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois. After his parents were killed in a flash flood while vacationing in Hawaii, then-8-year-old Dyniewicz, his younger brother, and his three sisters were raised by their grandparents in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Dyniewicz worked as an accountant for eight years before deciding to become an actor. From 2004 through 2006 he trained at both the American Conservatory Theater and the Cliff Osmond Studio in San Francisco, California. He moved to Hollywood in August 2006.

The first major feature film Dyniewicz worked on was the 2003 comedy American Wedding, which also featuring his Star Trek co-star John Cho and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star Lawrence Pressman. Dyniewicz later made uncredited appearances in the 2007 films Ocean's Thirteen (featuring Ivar Brogger, Tommy Hinkley, and Don McManus), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (with Lee Arenberg, Vanessa Branch, and Star Trek co-star Greg Ellis), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (with Terrence Beasor, David Doty, and Jack Kehler), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (with Larry Cedar, Star Trek co-star Bruce Greenwood, and Albert Hall).

In addition, Dyniewicz has been seen in such television shows as Nip/Tuck, Reno 911!, and Entourage and has appeared in the music videos "Smack That" for Akon and Eminem and "Highschool Never Ends" for Bowling For Soup. He has also performed in stage productions such as Road to Emmaus, Romeo & Juliet, and Gods.

Dyniewicz also had a role in Necessary Evil (2008), along with Richard Riehle and Bertrand Roberson, Jr., the latter of whom also appears in 2009's Star Trek. In addition, Dyniewicz is continuing his acting training at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles, California.

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