Mark Gatiss
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-10-17 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK
Mark Gatiss
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).
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Ted Gilbert
(2025)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Angstrom
(2025)
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2024)
(2024)
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
as Sir John Gielgud
(2023)
(2023)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
(2023)
Hammer A.D. 2023
as Self
(2022)
Operation Mincemeat
as Ivor Montazac
(2022)
The Road Dance
as Doctor MacLean
(2022)
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
as Jacob Marley
(2022)
Peter Davison: Uncut!
as Self
(2021)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
(2021)
Locked Down
as Donald
(2021)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Wickens
(2021)
A Silent Imprisonment
as Mr Murphy
(2021)
Memento Mori
as Henry Huxley
(2020)
The Father
as The Man
(2020)
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
(2020)
In Search of Dracula
as Himself - Presenter
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Peter Mandelson (voice)
(2019)
Doctor Who and the Third Man
as Himself
(2018)
The Favourite
as Lord Marlborough
(2018)
Christopher Robin
as Giles Winslow
(2018)
The Mercy
as Ronald Hall
(2018)
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
as George III
(2018)
The Dead Room
as Radio Announcer (voice)
(2018)
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
(2018)
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
as Himself - Presenter
(2018)
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
(2017)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
as The Captain
(2017)
Against the Law
as Dr. Landers
(2017)
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
as Narrator
(2016)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
as Mycroft Holmes
(2016)
Denial
as Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
(2016)
(2016)
Our Kind of Traitor
as Billy Matlock
(2016)
Dad's Army
as Colonel Theakes
(2016)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
as Himself
(2015)
Victor Frankenstein
as Dettweiler
(2015)
Coalition
as Peter Mandelson
(2015)
The Vote
as Steven Crosswell
(2015)
(2015)
Release the Hound!
as Self
(2014)
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Mark Gatiss
(2014)
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Menenius Agrippa
(2014)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
as Presenter
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as Self - Host
(2012)
The Real Sherlock Holmes
as Self
(2012)
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
as Narrator
(2012)
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
as Self - Actor and Writer
(2011)
Cleaning Up
as Mr Jackson
(2010)
Worried About the Boy
as Malcolm McLaren
(2010)
The First Men in the Moon
as Cavor
(2010)
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself
(2009)
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Ernest Dunks
(2009)
New Town
as Duff Purves
(2009)
Ghosts in the Machine
as Himself
(2007)
Grindhouse
as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
(2007)
Consenting Adults
as PC Butcher
(2007)
The Worst Journey in the World
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
(2006)
Starter for 10
as Bamber Gascoigne
(2006)
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat
(2006)
Fear of Fanny
as Johnnie Cradock
(2006)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
as 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
(2005)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Miss Blight (voice)
(2005)
Match Point
as Ping-Pong Player
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon Voices
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
(2005)
The Quatermass Experiment
as John Paterson
(2005)
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
(2005)
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
(2005)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Shaun of the Dead
as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
(2004)
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
as Jeremy
(2004)
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
as Kenyon
(2004)
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
(2004)
Global Conspiracy?
as Terry Scanlon
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as House Agent
(2003)
The Kneale Tapes
as Self
(2002)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
(2002)
The Cicerones
as John Trant
(2002)
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Louis Aragon
(2002)
Tales from Behind the Crypt
as Self
(2001)
Birthday Girl
as Porter
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
The Web of Caves
as The Doctor
(1999)
The Pitch of Fear
as Mr. Borusa
(1999)
The Kidnappers
as Mark
(1997)
(1996)
Unnatural Selection
as Mr. Emerson
(1996)
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
as Self - Interviewer
(1995)
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
as Georgie
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
as Mr Banham
(1994)
The Zero Imperative
as Dr. William Bruffin
Crew
(2024)
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone
Director, Writer
(2023)
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Director, Screenplay
(2022)
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Adaptation
(2022)
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
Director, Writer
(2021)
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Screenplay, Director
(2021)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Director, Writer
(2019)
Martin's Close
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
(2018)
The Dead Room
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
(2018)
(2016)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
(2015)
(2013)
An Adventure in Space and Time
Writer, Executive Producer
(2013)
The Tractate Middoth
Director, Writer
(2013)
(2013)
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Writer
(2012)
(2010)
The First Men in the Moon
Screenplay
(2007)
The Worst Journey in the World
Writer, Co-Producer
(2007)
A New Body at Last
Thanks
(2006)
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Writer, Executive Producer
(2004)
Global Conspiracy?
Writer, Producer
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
The Web of Caves
Writer
(1999)
The Pitch of Fear
Writer
(1999)
The Kidnappers
Writer
(1996)
Ghosts of Winterborne
Writer
(1996)
Unnatural Selection
Writer
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
Writer
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
Director
(1994)
The Zero Imperative
Writer