Background
Day was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and raised in the small Cape Breton town of Portuguese Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
Day was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and raised in the small Cape Breton town of Portuguese Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
He studied theater at Acadia University before making his feature film debut as a young fisherman in the 2000 film Deeply starring Kirsten Dunst.
He got his first part-time job at age 14 as a radio DJ for the local radio station, CIGO-FM in Portuguese Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. His other film roles have included Songs in Ordinary Time, A Glimpse of Hell, Julie Walking Home starring Miranda Otto and A Hole in One. He has also made numerous television appearances, most notably a recurring role on the critically praised Showcase Television sitcom Gerald.
He also has a lead role on the Canadian Broadcasting Company Television pilot Cheap Draft directed by award winning filmmaker Jay Dahl.
Day was also the Company-Host for Canadian Broadcasting Company"s Hockeyville 2006. Day was featured in a supporting lead role on the Canadian Broadcasting Company, 8-part, one hour mini series October 1970 which was based on the October Crisis in Quebec involving the terrorist activities of the FLQ. Day is currently developing a television project as a writer and producer and is also Producing a feature film recently announced for development.
Mark can also be see in the CTV/Columbia Broadcasting System co-production police drama series Flashpoint as Leon Weeks in (Ep317 "The Good Citizen"). He can be seen in the pilot of A&East"s drama series "Breakout Kings" which aired in 2011.
Mark is also the voice of Pa James and a recurring actor on all five seasons of Canadian Broadcasting Company"s The Ron James Show.
Since then Day has been working as the afternoon drive anchor on 1310News in Ottawa, a sister station of Toronto"s 680News.
