Mark Gatiss

Acting · Born 1966-10-17 in Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Miss Blight (voice)
• Match Point as Ping-Pong Player
• Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Mycroft Holmes
• The Favourite as Lord Marlborough
• Christopher Robin as Giles Winslow
• Shaun of the Dead as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
• The Father as The Man
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as NSA
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Angstrom
• The Fantastic 4: First Steps as Ted Gilbert

TV

• Spaced as Agent
• QI as Self
• The League of Gentlemen as Various
• Sherlock as Mycroft Holmes
• Doctor Who as Gantok
• Doctor Who as Richard Lazarus
• Game of Thrones as Tycho Nestoris
• Inside No. 9 as Callum
• Agatha Christie's Marple as Ronald Hawes
• Good Omens as Mr. Harmony