Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss
Gatiss in 2017
Born (1966-10-17) 17 October 1966 (age 58)
Sedgefield, County Durham, England
Other namesRondo Haxton
Alma materBretton Hall College of Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • television producer
  • comedian
  • novelist
  • director
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Mark Gatiss's voice
from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 23 October 2011.[1]

Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/ ⓘ;[1][2] born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. He is best known for his work in 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 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 BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020). He also wrote several episodes of Doctor Who during Moffat's tenure as showrunner, as well as 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 in The Recruiting Officer (2012), The Vote (2015), and A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2021).

  1. ^ a b "Mark Gatiss". Desert Island Discs. 23 October 2011. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ Presented by Brian Cox and Robin Ince (26 December 2011). "Science of Christmas". The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 5. Episode 6. Event occurs at 2:28. BBC. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 28 December 2011. There is still a 49% chance that his name will be mispronounced. So please welcome Mark Gatiss not Gatiss.