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Mark Gatiss

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Known For

58 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
QI Image
QI
Self
Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Rev Giles Shawcross
Agatha Christie's Poirot Image
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Leonard Boynton
Thunderbirds Are Go! Image
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Image
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Angstrom
Horrible Histories Image
Horrible Histories
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Richard Lazarus
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Gantok
Inside No. 9 Image
Inside No. 9
Self
Inside No. 9 Image
Inside No. 9
Callum
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Image
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
Sherlock Image
Sherlock
Mycroft Holmes
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
3 Body Problem Image
3 Body Problem
Isaac Newton
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Image
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Ted Gilbert
Agatha Christie's Marple Image
Agatha Christie's Marple
Ronald Hawes
Good Omens Image
Good Omens
Mr. Harmony
Taboo Image
Taboo
Prince Regent
Time Bandits Image
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich (voice)
Time Bandits Image
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich
Doctor Who Confidential Image
Doctor Who Confidential
Narrator
Doctor Who Confidential Image
Doctor Who Confidential
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge Image
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Dracula Image
Dracula
Frank Renfield
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Image
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
NSA
Wolf Hall Image
Wolf Hall
Stephen Gardiner
Little Britain Image
Little Britain
London Spy Image
London Spy
Rich
Mapp and Lucia Image
Mapp and Lucia
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
Nighty Night Image
Nighty Night
Glenn Bulb
Nighty Night Image
Nighty Night
Being Human Image
Being Human
Mr. Snow
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat Image
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
The League of Gentlemen Image
The League of Gentlemen
Jekyll Image
Jekyll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Doctor Who Extra Image
Doctor Who Extra
Self
Gunpowder Image
Gunpowder
Sir Robert Cecil
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Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
Hang Man Chang
This Morning with Richard Not Judy Image
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
Psychoville Image
Psychoville
Moonflower Murders Image
Moonflower Murders
Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
The Real History of Science Fiction Image
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Funland Image
Funland
Crooked House Image
Crooked House
The Curator
Inside Classical Image
Inside Classical
Sherlock Holmes
Shaun of the Dead Image
Shaun of the Dead
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
A History of Horror Image
A History of Horror
Self - Presenter
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Image
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Miss Blight (voice)
Spaced Image
Spaced
Agent
The Father Image
The Father
The Man
The Dwelling Place Image
The Dwelling Place
Bowmer
Dr. Forever! Image
Dr. Forever!
Himself
Christopher Robin Image
Christopher Robin
Giles Winslow
Match Point Image
Match Point
Ping-Pong Player
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Image
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Additional Vogon Voices
Sense and Sensibility Image
Sense and Sensibility
John Dashwood
The Favourite Image
The Favourite
Lord Marlborough
Footballers' Wives Image
Footballers' Wives
Teddy - Agent
In the Red Image
In the Red
Junior Detective
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Image
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Mycroft Holmes
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Image
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Operation Mincemeat Image
Operation Mincemeat
Ivor Montazac
Doctor Who Greatest Moments Image
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self
Victor Frankenstein Image
Victor Frankenstein
Dettweiler
Grindhouse Image
Grindhouse
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
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Bookish
Gabriel Book
Nolly Image
Nolly
Larry Grayson
The Crimson Petal and the White Image
The Crimson Petal and the White
Henry Rackham Junior
Clone Image
Clone
Colonel Black
Denial Image
Denial
Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
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Starter for 10
Bamber Gascoigne
Our Kind of Traitor Image
Our Kind of Traitor
Billy Matlock
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
No Image
Harry
Diner Manager
The Sparks Brothers Image
The Sparks Brothers
Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Image
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Joel
Locked Down Image
Locked Down
Donald
Bright Young Things Image
Bright Young Things
House Agent
The Mercy Image
The Mercy
Ronald Hall
Birthday Girl Image
Birthday Girl
Porter
Dad's Army Image
Dad's Army
Colonel Theakes
The Amazing Mr. Blunden Image
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Wickens
Brexit: The Uncivil War Image
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Peter Mandelson (voice)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time Image
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Captain
Catterick Image
Catterick
Peter
The Road Dance Image
The Road Dance
Doctor MacLean
Sex Lives of the Potato Men Image
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Jeremy
The Wind in the Willows Image
The Wind in the Willows
Rat
Worried About the Boy Image
Worried About the Boy
Malcolm McLaren
The Quatermass Experiment Image
The Quatermass Experiment
John Paterson
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
The First Men in the Moon Image
The First Men in the Moon
Cavor
Against the Law Image
Against the Law
Dr. Landers
Return of the Goodies Image
Return of the Goodies
Himself
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Image
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Jacob Marley
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III Image
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
George III
Tales of the Uncanny Image
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
Spaced: Skip to the End Image
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over Image
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
Fear of Fanny Image
Fear of Fanny
Johnnie Cradock
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe Image
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Viking (voice)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Image
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
The Vote Image
The Vote
Steven Crosswell
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus Image
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Menenius Agrippa
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
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures Image
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Kenyon
In Search of Dracula Image
In Search of Dracula
Himself - Presenter
Unlocking Sherlock Image
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Mark Gatiss
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen Image
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave! Image
The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
Doctor Who: A New Dimension Image
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen Image
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Ernest Dunks
The Zero Imperative Image
The Zero Imperative
Dr. William Bruffin
Consenting Adults Image
Consenting Adults
PC Butcher
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali Image
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Louis Aragon
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane Image
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
various
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Image
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss Image
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self - Host
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue Image
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Sir John Gielgud
Coalition Image
Coalition
Peter Mandelson
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor Image
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock Image
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
The Hound of the Baskervilles Image
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Worst Journey in the World Image
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Dead Room Image
The Dead Room
Radio Announcer (voice)
The Devil of Winterborne Image
The Devil of Winterborne
Georgie
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! Image
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Various Characters
No Image
Ghosts in the Machine
Himself
No Image
The Cicerones
John Trant
The Pitch of Fear Image
The Pitch of Fear
Mr. Borusa
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary Image
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Self - Interviewer
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! Image
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
M.R. James: Ghost Writer Image
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Presenter
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World Image
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
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
Cleaning Up Image
Cleaning Up
Mr Jackson
Unlocking Sherlock Image
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
No Image
The Celestial Toyroom
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet Image
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
Himself
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! Image
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Various Characters
The Real Sherlock Holmes Image
The Real Sherlock Holmes
Self
The Web of Caves Image
The Web of Caves
The Doctor
New Town Image
New Town
Duff Purves
The Kidnappers Image
The Kidnappers
Mark
Doctor Who and the Third Man Image
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Himself
Hammer A.D. 2023 Image
Hammer A.D. 2023
Self
No Image
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Himself
Unnatural Selection Image
Unnatural Selection
Mr. Emerson
No Image
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
No Image
Memento Mori
Henry Huxley
Highgate House of Horror Image
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Banham
Doctor Who: The Great Detective Image
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
Narrator
No Image
Release the Hound!
Self
The Kneale Tapes Image
The Kneale Tapes
Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley Image
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Himself
A Silent Imprisonment Image
A Silent Imprisonment
Mr Murphy
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up Image
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
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
Mars: a Traveller's Guide Image
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
Narrator
Global Conspiracy? Image
Global Conspiracy?
Terry Scanlon
Peter Davison: Uncut! Image
Peter Davison: Uncut!
Self