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Quick Facts

Born:
1966-10-17

Birthplace:
Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

Credits:
167 Total Roles

Mark Gatiss

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Being Stanley Baxter MOVIE Self
2025 The Fantastic 4: First Steps MOVIE Ted Gilbert
2025 Bookish TV Gabriel Book
2025 Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere MOVIE Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning MOVIE Angstrom
2024 Inside No. 9: The Party's Over MOVIE Self
2024 Moonflower Murders TV Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
2024 Time Bandits TV Earl of Sandwich
2024 Time Bandits TV Earl of Sandwich (voice)
2024 National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue MOVIE Sir John Gielgud

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