Background
Vann was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
Vann was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
He initially had little interest in acting or theater, but he was introduced to the craft through a mime workshop while studying for his Master of Business Administration.
He is known for his role as Conrad Ecklie in the Columbia Broadcasting System television series Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation. He also had notable roles in Angel and Early Edition. He subsequently got involved in theater before moving to Los Angeles to start a career as a television actor.
Vann was active in local and regional theater in the Chicago area most memorably in his early career at Wisdom Bridge and Center Marc added immeasurably to the success of the Wisdom Bridge production of "The Great Gatsby" production of Wisdom Bridge that also starred the actor Harry Lennix who was race/color blind cast as Gatsby.
On February 28, 2008, Vann pulled off a special feat, guest starring back to back in new episodes of two different series, both on American Broadcasting Company. First, he played a ship"s doctor on the cult phenom Lost, and then played an automotive worker who was bribed into moving to Hawaii and not testifying in a trial in Eli Stone. He was recently in a "Skittles" commercial as the doctor.
In 2011 he appeared in two episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day as camp manager Colin Maloney.