Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Born 1966-10-17 (age 59) Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK
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Biography

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).

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Known For

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps

2025

as Ted Gilbert

Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead

2004

as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)

Match Point
Match Point

2005

as Ping-Pong Player

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

as Additional Vogon Voices

The Father
The Father

2020

as The Man

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Favourite
The Favourite

2018

as Lord Marlborough

Grindhouse
Grindhouse

2007

as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin

2018

as Giles Winslow

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016

as Mycroft Holmes

Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein

2015

as Dettweiler

Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat

2022

as Ivor Montazac

Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor

2016

as Billy Matlock

Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl

2001

as Porter

Locked Down
Locked Down

2021

as Donald

Dad's Army
Dad's Army

2016

as Colonel Theakes

Denial
Denial

2016

as Professor Robert Jan van Pelt

The Mercy
The Mercy

2018

as Ronald Hall