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)
(2025)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
as Ted Gilbert
(2024)
(2024)
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
as Sir John Gielgud
(2023)
(2023)
Hammer A.D. 2023
as Self
(2023)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
(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)
Locked Down
as Donald
(2021)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
(2021)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Wickens
(2021)
Memento Mori
as Henry Huxley
(2021)
A Silent Imprisonment
as Mr Murphy
(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)
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
(2018)
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
as Himself - Presenter
(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)
Our Kind of Traitor
as Billy Matlock
(2016)
Dad's Army
as Colonel Theakes
(2016)
(2016)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
as Himself
(2015)
Victor Frankenstein
as Dettweiler
(2015)
The Vote
as Steven Crosswell
(2015)
(2015)
Coalition
as Peter Mandelson
(2015)
Release the Hound!
as Self
(2014)
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Menenius Agrippa
(2014)
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Mark Gatiss
(2014)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
as Presenter
(2012)
The Real Sherlock Holmes
as Self
(2012)
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
as Self - Actor and Writer
(2012)
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as Self - Host
(2012)
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
as Narrator
(2011)
Cleaning Up
as Mr Jackson
(2010)
The First Men in the Moon
as Cavor
(2010)
Worried About the Boy
as Malcolm McLaren
(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)
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
(2006)
Fear of Fanny
as Johnnie Cradock
(2006)
(2005)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Miss Blight (voice)
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon Voices
(2005)
Match Point
as Ping-Pong Player
(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)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
(2005)
The Quatermass Experiment
as John Paterson
(2005)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self
(2005)
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
(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)
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
(2004)
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
as Kenyon
(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)
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Louis Aragon
(2002)
The Cicerones
as John Trant
(2001)
Birthday Girl
as Porter
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
The Pitch of Fear
as Mr. Borusa
(1999)
The Web of Caves
as The Doctor
(1999)
The Kidnappers
as Mark
(1997)
(1996)
Unnatural Selection
as Mr. Emerson
(1996)
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
as Self - Interviewer
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
as Georgie
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
as Mr Banham
(1995)
(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
Screenplay, Director
(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
Director, Screenplay
(2021)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Director, Writer
(2019)
Martin's Close
Executive Producer, Writer, Director
(2018)
The Dead Room
Executive Producer, Writer, Director
(2018)
(2016)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
(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)
(2006)
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Writer, Executive Producer
(2004)
Global Conspiracy?
Writer, Producer
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
The Kidnappers
Writer
(1999)
The Pitch of Fear
Writer
(1999)
The Web of Caves
Writer
(1996)
Unnatural Selection
Writer
(1996)
Ghosts of Winterborne
Writer
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
Writer
(1995)
Highgate House of Horror
Director
(1994)
The Zero Imperative
Writer