Mark Heap

Acting · Born 1957-05-13 in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India

Biography

Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is a British actor and comedian. Television credits include Ghost Train (1991), Smith & Jones (1997–1998), Brass Eye (1997–2001), Kiss Me Kate (1998), The Zig and Zag Show (1998), How Do You Want Me? (1998–1999), Stressed Eric (1998–2000), Green Wing (2004–2007), Spaced (1999–2001), The Strangerers (2000), Jam (2000), Doc Martin (2000), Happiness (2001–2003), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), Desperate Romantics (2009), Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–2018), and Benidorm (2017–2018). Film credits include About a Boy (2002), Stardust (2007), The World's End (2013), Time Travel is Dangerous (2024). Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an English father and American mother, the youngest of four boys. When the family moved to…

Filmography

• The House as Mr. Thomas (voice)
• The School for Good and Evil as Professor Manley
• Stardust as Tertius
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Man with Dog
• Confetti as Registrar
• Hitler: The Comedy Years as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Doc Martin as Mitch
• Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie as Mitch
• The World's End as Publican 7
• Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis as Duncan

TV

• Spaced as Brian Topp
• Skins as Graham
• Green Wing as Alan Statham
• Friday Night Dinner as Jim
• Endeavour as Felix Lorimer
• Misfits as Jonas
• Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Humpries
• Brass Eye as Simon Hottrin / Dr. Zeus Spofforth / Various Characters
• How Do You Want Me?
• Kiss Me Kate