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Aliases: Марк Гейтисс , 마크 거티스 , مارک گیتیس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 110

TV Involvements: 59


Most Famous Work

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) The Captain
Game of Thrones
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9

Game of Thrones

(2011) Tycho Nestoris
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) Leonard Boynton
Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Rev Giles Shawcross
Doctor Who Confidential
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8

Doctor Who Confidential

(2005) Narrator
Taboo
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8

Taboo

(2017) Prince Regent
Sherlock
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9

Sherlock

(2010) Self / Mycroft Holmes
3 Body Problem
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8

3 Body Problem

(2024) Isaac Newton

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Ted Gilbert
NSA
2024 Self
Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
Earl of Sandwich
Earl of Sandwich (voice)
Isaac Newton
Sir John Gielgud
2023 Sherlock Holmes
Self
NSA
Larry Grayson
2022 Jacob Marley
Self
Sherlock Holmes
Doctor MacLean
Ivor Montazac
2021 Mr. Wickens
Henry Huxley
Self
Mr Murphy
Donald
2020 The Man
Self
Self
Himself
Himself - Presenter
Frank Renfield
2019 Himself
Mr. Harmony
Peter Mandelson (voice)
2018 Radio Announcer (voice)
Lord Marlborough
George III
Various Characters
Himself - Presenter
Giles Winslow
Ronald Hall
2017 The Captain
Sir Robert Cecil
Narrator
Dr. Landers
Prince Regent
2016 Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
Joel
Billy Matlock
Colonel Theakes
Himself
Mycroft Holmes
2015 Dettweiler
Rich
Himself
Steven Crosswell
Self
Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)
Peter Mandelson
Stephen Gardiner
2014 Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
Self
Self
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Callum
Self
Menenius Agrippa
Himself / Mark Gatiss
Self
2013 Presenter
Self
Himself
2012 Narrator
Self - Host
Self
Self - Actor and Writer
2011 Mr Jackson
Tycho Nestoris
Henry Rackham Junior
2010 N/A
Cavor
Self - Presenter
Himself
Mycroft Holmes
Self
Self / Mycroft Holmes
Malcolm McLaren
2009 Himself
Self
Ernest Dunks
N/A
N/A
Duff Purves
Mr. Snow
2008 The Curator
Colonel Black
Self - Contestant
John Dashwood
2007 PC Butcher
Robert Louis Stevenson
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Himself
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Roddy McDowel
2006 Rat
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
N/A
Johnnie Cradock
Bamber Gascoigne
2005 Himself
Ping-Pong Player
N/A
Miss Blight (voice)
Self - The League of Gentlemen
Various Characters
Additional Vogon Voices
John Paterson
N/A
Gantok
Richard Lazarus
The Captain
Narrator
Self
2004 Ronald Hawes
Self
Kenyon
Terry Scanlon
Self
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
Jeremy
Peter
N/A
Glenn Bulb
2003 Self
House Agent
N/A
Self
2002 Viking (voice)
Louis Aragon
Teddy - Agent
John Trant
2001 various
Hang Man Chang
Self
Porter
2000 N/A
N/A
1999 Mark
Mr. Borusa
The Doctor
Agent
N/A
1998 Junior Detective
N/A
1997 N/A
Rev Giles Shawcross
1996 Mr. Emerson
Self - Interviewer
1995 Georgie
N/A
Mr Banham
1994 Bowmer
Dr. William Bruffin
1993 Diner Manager
1989 Leonard Boynton
Gabriel Book
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Writer
2023 Screenplay
2022 Writer
Adaptation
2021 Screenplay
Writer
2020 Writer
2019 Writer
2018 Writer
2017 Writer
2016 Writer
2013 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
2012 Writer
2010 Screenplay
Writer
Writer
2008 Writer
2007 Writer
2006 Author
Writer
2005 Writer
Writer
2004 Writer
2001 Writer
2000 Writer
Writer
1999 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1996 Writer
Writer
1995 Writer
1994 Writer
1989 Screenplay
1971 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Creator

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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