Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

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Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

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…

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Bunker — Simon2027
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning — Angstrom2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps — Ted Gilbert2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere — Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
Being Stanley Baxter — Self2025
The Painting & The Statue — Old Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'2025
Bookish — Gabriel Book2025
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue — Sir John Gielgud2024
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over — Self2024
3 Body Problem — Isaac Newton2024

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Key facts

Born: ( 1966-10-17 ) 17 October 1966 (age 59) , Sedgefield , County Durham, England
Alma mater: Bretton Hall College of Education
Occupations: Actor screenwriter producer comedian novelist director
Years active: 1993–present
Spouse: Ian Hallard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mark
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Sedgefield
Spouse: Ian Hallard
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: atheism
Image: Mark Gatiss at A Scandal in Belgravia screening.png

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related category: Category:Television episodes written by Mark Gatiss
Commons category: Mark Gatiss
date of birth: 1966-10-17
unmarried partner: Ian Hallard
Commons Creator page: Mark Gatiss
name in native language: Mark Gatiss
start of work period: 1993-00-00
sexual orientation: homosexuality
social media followers: 701579

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Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/ ; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Best known for his acting work on stage and screen as well as for co-creating television shows with Steven Moffat, he has received awards including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award.

Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002). He portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017) and Frank Renfield in BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020), both of which he co-created with Moffat, and wrote several episodes of Doctor Who. 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).

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