Mark Gatiss profile
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Mark Gatiss

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

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.

106 Movies 58 TV Shows 164 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Denial poster
Denial 30th September 2016 as Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
Grindhouse poster
Grindhouse 6th April 2007 as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You poster
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You 20th November 2006 as 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
Shaun of the Dead poster
Shaun of the Dead 9th April 2004 as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
Bookish poster
Bookish 16th July 2025 as Gabriel Book
Juice poster
Juice 18th September 2023 as George
Nolly poster
Nolly 2nd February 2023 as Larry Grayson
Dracula poster
Dracula 1st January 2020 as Frank Renfield
Taboo poster
Taboo 7th January 2017 as Prince Regent
Clone poster
Clone 17th November 2008 as Colonel Black
Jekyll poster
Jekyll 16th June 2007 as Robert Louis Stevenson
Funland poster
Funland 23rd October 2005 as Ambrose Chapfel
QI poster
QI 11th September 2003 as Self
Spaced poster
Spaced 24th September 1999 as Agent
Harry poster
Harry 18th September 1993 as Diner Manager