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Derwin in 2015, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Mark James Derwin
Place of Birth: Park Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 28, 1960
Ethnicity: Irish, likely small amount of English
Mark Derwin is an American actor. His roles include the shows Days of Our Lives , The Young and the Restless , Hardball , Guiding Light , One Life to Live , Life with Bonnie , How I Met Your Mother , The Secret Life of the American Teenager , and 24 , and the films Evil Obsession , Dirty Deeds (2005), Accepted (2006), and Everest (2015).
Mark’s parents were from Ireland. His father was from County Roscommon, and his mother was from County Westmeath. He was raised in North Salem, New York.
Mark’s paternal grandfather is surnamed Derwin.
Mark’s paternal grandmother is surnamed McDermott.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was named Michael Kelly. Michael was born in Dunmore, County Galway.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Maud O’Hara (the daughter of Patrick O’Hara and Mary “Mud” O’Hara). Maud was born in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath. Patrick was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, the son of James O’Hara and Mary Scales, who was likely English. Mark’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Cootehall, County Roscommon, the daughter of William O’Hara and Joanna “Jane” Bambrick.
Source: Obituary of Mark’s mother – http://beecherfuneralhome.com