Mark Gatiss

Actor, Writer, Producer

Birthdate: Oct 17, 1966

Birthplace: Sedgefield, England, UK

Mark Gatiss is an accomplished author, actor and playwright. Originally from Sedgefield, County Durham, he graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA (honors) in Theatre Arts.

He was one-quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of Gentlemen (1999), and became heavily involved in the post-television Doctor Who (1963) scene, having written a variety of novels and audio plays, together with a string of short supernatural/science-fiction films (most of which he appeared in). He also co-wrote three sketches for BBC2's "Doctor Who Night" in November 1999.

When Doctor Who (2005) was re-imagined by Russell T. Davies and returned to television, Gatiss became part of the writing team. He had another major success as the co-creator of Sherlock (2010) for the BBC with Steven Moffat and also stars in the series as Mycroft Holmes. He has co-written plays for the Edinburgh Festival and appeared in a number of theatre and radio shows.

Known For

The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen

(1999)

Sherlock
Sherlock

(2010)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

(2005)

Mark Gatiss Movies

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Previous (23)

  • 2025 |

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    asTed Gilbert
  • 2025 |

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    asAngstrom
  • 2024 |
    National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cueas John Gielgud
  • 2023 |

    The Road Dance

    asDoctor Maclean
  • 2023 |

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

    asNSA
  • 2021 |
    Operation Mincemeatas Ivor Montagu
  • 2021 |

    The Father

    asThe Man
  • 2020 |
    Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
  • 2018 |
    National Theatre Live: The Madness of George IIIas George III
  • 2018 |
    The Haunting of M.R. Jamesas M.R. James
  • 2018 |
    The Mercyas Ronald Hall
  • 2018 |

    The Favourite

    asLord Marlborough
  • 2018 |

    Christopher Robin

    asGiles Winslow
  • 2018 |

    The Mercy

    asRonald Hall
  • 2017 |
    Sixteen Legs
  • 2016 |
    Denialas Prof. Robert Jan Van Pelt
  • 2016 |

    Denial

    asProf. Robert Jan Van Pelt
  • 2016 |

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    asJoel
  • 2014 |
    Coriolanusas Menenius
  • 2006 |
    Starter for 10as Bamber Gascoigne
  • 2005 |
    The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypseas Matthew Chinnery
  • 2005 |

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    asMiss Blight
  • 2004 |
    Sex Lives of the Potato Menas Jeremy

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