Mark Gatiss

Acting

Mark Gatiss

Born October 17, 1966Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK178 credits

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Bookish
2025Bookish
as Gabriel BookTV
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Moonflower Murders
2024Moonflower Murders
as Frank Parris / Oscar BerlinTV
Time Bandits
2024Time Bandits
as Earl of SandwichTV
3 Body Problem
20243 Body Problem
as Isaac NewtonTV
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2023The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock HolmesMovie
Juice
2023Juice
as GeorgeTV
Nolly
2023Nolly
as Larry GraysonTV
Inside Classical
2022Inside Classical
as Sherlock HolmesTV
The Road Dance
2022The Road Dance
as Doctor MacLeanMovie
Operation Mincemeat
2022Operation Mincemeat
as Ivor MontazacMovie
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. WickensMovie
M
2021Memento Mori
as Henry HuxleyMovie
A Silent Imprisonment
2021A Silent Imprisonment
as Mr MurphyMovie
Locked Down
2021Locked Down
as DonaldMovie
The Father
2020The Father
as The ManMovie
In Search of Dracula
2020In Search of Dracula
as Himself - PresenterMovie
Dracula
2020Dracula
as Frank RenfieldTV
Martin's Close
2019Martin's Close
Executive ProducerMovie
Good Omens
2019Good Omens
as Mr. HarmonyTV
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Peter Mandelson (voice)Movie
The Dead Room
2018The Dead Room
as Radio Announcer (voice)Movie
The Favourite
2018The Favourite
as Lord MarlboroughMovie
Christopher Robin
2018Christopher Robin
as Giles WinslowMovie
The Mercy
2018The Mercy
as Ronald HallMovie
Gunpowder
2017Gunpowder
as Sir Robert CecilTV
Queers.
2017Queers.
DirectorTV
Against the Law
2017Against the Law
as Dr. LandersMovie
Taboo
2017Taboo
as Prince RegentTV
Denial
2016Denial
as Professor Robert Jan van der PeltMovie
Our Kind of Traitor
2016Our Kind of Traitor
as Billy MatlockMovie
Dad's Army
2016Dad's Army
as Colonel TheakesMovie
Victor Frankenstein
2015Victor Frankenstein
as DettweilerMovie
The Vote
2015The Vote
as Steven CrosswellMovie
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015Thunderbirds Are Go!
as Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)TV
Coalition
2015Coalition
as Peter MandelsonMovie
Wolf Hall
2015Wolf Hall
as Stephen GardinerTV
Mapp and Lucia
2014Mapp and Lucia
as Major Benjamin 'Benjy' FlintTV
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself - Narrator (voice)TV
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9
as CallumTV
Unlocking Sherlock
2014Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Mark GatissMovie
The Big Four
2013The Big Four
WriterMovie
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitches
as Joan CrawfordTV
Dr. Forever!
2013Dr. Forever!
as HimselfTV
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presents
as Joan CrawfordTV
Cleaning Up
2011Cleaning Up
as Mr JacksonMovie
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thrones
as Tycho NestorisTV
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011The Crimson Petal and the White
as Henry Rackham JuniorTV
A History of Horror
2010A History of Horror
as Self - PresenterTV
Unlocking Sherlock
2010Unlocking Sherlock
as HimselfMovie
Appointment with Death
2010Appointment with Death
as Leonard BoyntonMovie
Sherlock
2010Sherlock
as Mycroft HolmesTV
Worried About the Boy
2010Worried About the Boy
as Malcolm McLarenMovie
New Town
2009New Town
as Duff PurvesMovie
Being Human
2009Being Human
as Mr. SnowTV
Crooked House
2008Crooked House
as The CuratorTV
Clone
2008Clone
as Colonel BlackTV
Sense and Sensibility
2008Sense and Sensibility
as John DashwoodTV
Consenting Adults
2007Consenting Adults
as PC ButcherMovie
Jekyll
2007Jekyll
as Robert Louis StevensonTV
The Worst Journey in the World
2007The Worst Journey in the World
as Apsley Cherry-GarrardMovie
Grindhouse
2007Grindhouse
as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)Movie
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
2006The 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 / BobbinMovie
Fear of Fanny
2006Fear of Fanny
as Johnnie CradockMovie
Starter for 10
2006Starter for 10
as Bamber GascoigneMovie
Match Point
2005Match Point
as Ping-Pong PlayerMovie
Funland
2005Funland
as Ambrose ChapfelTV
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon VoicesMovie
The Quatermass Experiment
2005The Quatermass Experiment
as John PatersonMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as GantokTV
Global Conspiracy?
2004Global Conspiracy?
as Terry ScanlonMovie
Shaun of the Dead
2004Shaun of the Dead
as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Catterick
2004Catterick
as PeterTV
Nighty Night
2004Nighty Night
as Glenn BulbTV
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Things
as House AgentMovie
QI
2003QI
as SelfTV
Footballers' Wives
2002Footballers' Wives
as Teddy - AgentTV
The Cicerones
2002The Cicerones
as John TrantMovie
Birthday Girl
2001Birthday Girl
as PorterMovie
The Web of Caves
1999The Web of Caves
as The DoctorMovie
The Kidnappers
1999The Kidnappers
as MarkMovie
The Pitch of Fear
1999The Pitch of Fear
as Mr. BorusaMovie
Spaced
1999Spaced
as AgentTV
In the Red
1998In the Red
as Junior DetectiveTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Rev Giles ShawcrossTV
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
as Self - InterviewerMovie
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994PROBE: The Zero Imperative
as Dr. William BruffinMovie
H
1993Harry
as Diner ManagerTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Leonard BoyntonTV
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Radio Presenter (Voice)TV
The Painting & The Statue
The Painting & The Statue
as Old Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'Movie