Mark — Playing by Heart Character Profile

About Mark

A young man gravely ill with AIDS. His death leads to a reconciliation and understanding between him and his estranged mother, Mildred. He asks her to read Goodnight Moon to him as he passes away.

Character Facts

Played by

Jay Mohr

Appears in

Playing by Heart (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Mark — Family Mother — Mildred (Ellen Burstyn)

  A mother caring for her terminally ill son after years of estrangement.

• Mark — Romantic Ex-Husband — Meredith (Gillian Anderson)

  Meredith was Mark's former husband before his death.

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