"He is a great guy." —Alan Grant(src) Mark Degler was Ellie Degler's husband during the events of the third film. It is unknown when his relationship with Ellie started, but in 1998 they got their first child Charlie. In 2001 they had a baby daughter whose name is unknown. Mark works for the State Department. Ellie probably uses this connection to send the U.S. Marines and Navy to Isla Sorna to save Alan Grant and the others.