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Mark Gatiss

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Known For

59 Years Old

Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. He is best known for his work on television, acting in and co-creating shows with Steven Moffat. Gatiss has received several awards, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in the BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002). He co-created and portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017) and Frank Renfield in the BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020). He also wrote several episodes of Doctor Who during Moffat's tenure as showrunner and two episodes during Russell T Davies' earlier tenure. His other TV roles include Tycho Nestoris in Game of Thrones (2014–2017), Stephen Gardiner in Wolf Hall (2015), and Peter Mandelson in Coalition (2015). He has acted in films such as Victor Frankenstein (2015), Denial (2016), Christopher Robin (2018), The Favourite (2018), The Father (2020), Operation Mincemeat (2021), and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). On stage, Gatiss played Menenius in the revival of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus (2013), for which he earned a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. He took on the role of King George III in a revival of the Alan Bennett play The Madness of George III (2018). He portrayed Sir John Gielgud in the Jack Thorne play The Motive and the Cue (2023), for which he earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. His other theatre roles include The Recruiting Officer (2012), The Vote (2015), and A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK on 17th October 1966

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Game of Thrones Image
Game of Thrones
Tycho Nestoris
Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Rev Giles Shawcross
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Richard Lazarus
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Gantok
Agatha Christie's Poirot Image
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Leonard Boynton
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Image
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Angstrom
Agatha Christie's Marple Image
Agatha Christie's Marple
Ronald Hawes
The Fantastic 4: First Steps Image
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Ted Gilbert
Sherlock Image
Sherlock
Mycroft Holmes
Taboo Image
Taboo
Prince Regent
QI Image
QI
Self
3 Body Problem Image
3 Body Problem
Isaac Newton
Inside No. 9 Image
Inside No. 9
Self
Inside No. 9 Image
Inside No. 9
Callum
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Image
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
NSA
Horrible Histories Image
Horrible Histories
Good Omens Image
Good Omens
Mr. Harmony
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Bookish Image
Bookish
Gabriel Book
Little Britain Image
Little Britain
Time Bandits Image
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich (voice)
Time Bandits Image
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich
Wolf Hall Image
Wolf Hall
Stephen Gardiner
Being Human Image
Being Human
Mr. Snow
Dracula Image
Dracula
Frank Renfield
Shaun of the Dead Image
Shaun of the Dead
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
The Favourite Image
The Favourite
Lord Marlborough
Footballers' Wives Image
Footballers' Wives
Teddy - Agent
Doctor Who Confidential Image
Doctor Who Confidential
Narrator
Doctor Who Confidential Image
Doctor Who Confidential
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Image
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
The Kidnappers Image
The Kidnappers
Mark
Spaced Image
Spaced
Agent
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Image
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Miss Blight (voice)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time Image
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Captain
Spaced: Skip to the End Image
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
The Father Image
The Father
The Man
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Image
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Additional Vogon Voices
The Kneale Tapes Image
The Kneale Tapes
Self
Thunderbirds Are Go! Image
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)
Sense and Sensibility Image
Sense and Sensibility
John Dashwood
Nighty Night Image
Nighty Night
Glenn Bulb
Doctor Who Extra Image
Doctor Who Extra
Self
Moonflower Murders Image
Moonflower Murders
Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
A Ghost Story for Christmas Image
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Radio Presenter (Voice)
London Spy Image
London Spy
Rich
Dad's Army Image
Dad's Army
Colonel Theakes
Gunpowder Image
Gunpowder
Sir Robert Cecil
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne Image
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Georgie
No Image
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Cleaning Up Image
Cleaning Up
Mr Jackson
The Dead Room Image
The Dead Room
Radio Announcer (voice)
Grindhouse Image
Grindhouse
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen Image
The League of Gentlemen
Various
Match Point Image
Match Point
Ping-Pong Player
Coalition Image
Coalition
Peter Mandelson
The Real History of Science Fiction Image
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Christopher Robin Image
Christopher Robin
Giles Winslow
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge Image
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Victor Frankenstein Image
Victor Frankenstein
Dettweiler
Psychoville Image
Psychoville
Funland Image
Funland
Jekyll Image
Jekyll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Image
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Mycroft Holmes
Birthday Girl Image
Birthday Girl
Porter
Hammer A.D. 2023 Image
Hammer A.D. 2023
Self
The Crimson Petal and the White Image
The Crimson Petal and the White
Henry Rackham Junior
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet Image
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
Himself
Juice Image
Juice
George
Unlocking Sherlock Image
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Mark Gatiss
No Image
Harry
Diner Manager
Operation Mincemeat Image
Operation Mincemeat
Ivor Montazac
Nolly Image
Nolly
Larry Grayson
Crooked House Image
Crooked House
The Curator
A History of Horror Image
A History of Horror
Self - Presenter
This Morning with Richard Not Judy Image
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Image
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Joel
A Ghost Story for Christmas Image
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Radio Announcer (Voice)
The Web of Caves Image
The Web of Caves
The Doctor
Starter for 10 Image
Starter for 10
Bamber Gascoigne
Doctor Who Greatest Moments Image
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self
The Vote Image
The Vote
Steven Crosswell
Denial Image
Denial
Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
The Road Dance Image
The Road Dance
Doctor MacLean
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere Image
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex Lives of the Potato Men Image
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Jeremy
Brexit: The Uncivil War Image
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Peter Mandelson (voice)
PROBE: The Zero Imperative Image
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. William Bruffin
Highgate House of Horror Image
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Banham
Locked Down Image
Locked Down
Donald
Mapp and Lucia Image
Mapp and Lucia
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
Our Kind of Traitor Image
Our Kind of Traitor
Billy Matlock
Catterick Image
Catterick
Peter
In the Red Image
In the Red
Junior Detective
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible Image
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
Hang Man Chang
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat Image
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
Doctor Who: A New Dimension Image
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
M.R. James: Ghost Writer Image
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Presenter
New Town Image
New Town
Duff Purves
The Mercy Image
The Mercy
Ronald Hall
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock Image
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
Bright Young Things Image
Bright Young Things
House Agent
Clone Image
Clone
Colonel Black
The Dwelling Place Image
The Dwelling Place
Bowmer
The Amazing Mr. Blunden Image
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Wickens
The Quatermass Experiment Image
The Quatermass Experiment
John Paterson
Inside Classical Image
Inside Classical
Sherlock Holmes
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus Image
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Menenius Agrippa
The Real Sherlock Holmes Image
The Real Sherlock Holmes
Self
The Sparks Brothers Image
The Sparks Brothers
Self
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary Image
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Self - Interviewer
The Wind in the Willows Image
The Wind in the Willows
Rat
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue Image
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Sir John Gielgud
Doctor Who: The Fan Show Image
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III Image
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
George III
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor Image
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Image
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
The First Men in the Moon Image
The First Men in the Moon
Cavor
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen Image
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Ernest Dunks
A Silent Imprisonment Image
A Silent Imprisonment
Mr Murphy
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali Image
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Louis Aragon
Dr. Forever! Image
Dr. Forever!
Himself
Tales of the Uncanny Image
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
Fear of Fanny Image
Fear of Fanny
Johnnie Cradock
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss Image
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self - Host
Worried About the Boy Image
Worried About the Boy
Malcolm McLaren
Consenting Adults Image
Consenting Adults
PC Butcher
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective Image
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
PROBE: Unnatural Selection Image
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Mr. Emerson
The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave! Image
The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave!
Various
Return of the Goodies Image
Return of the Goodies
Himself
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama Image
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
Self
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Image
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self - The League of Gentlemen
Against the Law Image
Against the Law
Dr. Landers
No Image
Memento Mori
Henry Huxley
The Worst Journey in the World Image
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Doctor Who: The Great Detective Image
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
Narrator
In Search of Dracula Image
In Search of Dracula
Himself - Presenter
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Image
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures Image
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Kenyon
Unlocking Sherlock Image
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe Image
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Viking (voice)
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over Image
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness Image
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Self - Actor and Writer
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You Image
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Hilary Briss / Mickey Michaels / Val Denton / Les McQueen / Lance Longthorne / Alvin Steele / Phil Proctor / Mrs Beasley / Mick McNamara / Neds / Lotte Lipp / Brian Morgan / Dr Chinnery / Iris Krell / Bobbin
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane Image
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
various
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen Image
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' Image
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Mars: a Traveller's Guide Image
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
Narrator
Doctor Who and the Third Man Image
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Himself
The Pitch of Fear Image
The Pitch of Fear
Mr. Borusa
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art Image
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
Himself - Presenter
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Image
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Jacob Marley
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World Image
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! Image
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Various Characters
Sherlock: His Last Vow Image
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Celestial Toyroom Image
The Celestial Toyroom
Peter Davison: Uncut! Image
Peter Davison: Uncut!
Self
No Image
Release the Hound!
Self
No Image
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Self
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! Image
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Various Characters
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up Image
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
Being Stanley Baxter Image
Being Stanley Baxter
Self
No Image
Ghosts in the Machine
Himself
The Cicerones Image
The Cicerones
John Trant
Global Conspiracy? Image
Global Conspiracy?
Terry Scanlon
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley Image
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Self
The Hound of the Baskervilles Image
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes