
ACTING
Mark Gatiss
- Born
- Oct 17, 1966 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.
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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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MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Game of Thrones
TV · 2011
Tycho Nestoris

Shaun of the Dead
Movie · 2004
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)

Sherlock
TV · 2010
Mycroft Holmes · Writer · Executive Producer · Creator

The Favourite
Movie · 2018
Lord Marlborough

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie · 2023
NSA

Match Point
Movie · 2005
Ping-Pong Player

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie · 2005
Additional Vogon Voices

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Movie · 2025
Ted Gilbert

The Father
Movie · 2020
The Man

Doctor Who
TV · 2005
Gantok · Richard Lazarus · Writer

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie · 2025
Angstrom

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Movie · 2005
Miss Blight (voice)
FILMOGRAPHY
178 movie & TV credits
- 2026BunkerMovie · Simon
- 2025Being Stanley BaxterMovie · Self
- 2025A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the TowerMovie · Director, Screenplay
- 2025The Painting & The StatueMovie · Old Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'
- 2025The Fantastic 4: First StepsMovie · Ted Gilbert
- 2025BookishTV · Gabriel Book, Writer, Creator
- 2025Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World PremiereMovie · Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningMovie · Angstrom
- 2024A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of StoneMovie · Director, Writer
- 2024Inside No. 9: The Party's OverMovie · Self
- 2024Moonflower MurdersTV · Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
- 2024Time BanditsTV · Earl of Sandwich, Earl of Sandwich (voice)
- 2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the CueMovie · Sir John Gielgud
- 20243 Body ProblemTV · Isaac Newton
- 2023The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie · Sherlock Holmes
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