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The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
2018
as Various Characters
Mark Gatiss
Acting
Born:October 17, 1966(age 59)
Birthplace:Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:University of Leeds, Heighington CE Primary School, Woodham Academy, Bretton Hall College
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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.
Filmography (105 movies)
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9.0
The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
2000
Writer
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9.0
Cleaning Up
2011
as Mr Jackson
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8.8
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
1995
Writer
8.8
8.8
In Search of Dracula
2020
as Himself - Presenter
8.7
8.7
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
2013
Writer
8.5
8.5
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
2022
as Jacob Marley
8.4
8.4
The Vote
2015
as Steven Crosswell
8.2
8.2
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2014
as Menenius Agrippa
8.1
8.1
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
2004
as Kenyon
8.1
8.1
The Father
2020
as The Man
8.0
8.0
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
2017
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2023
as Sherlock Holmes
8.0
8.0
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
as The Captain
8.0
8.0
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
as Self - Actor and Writer
8.0
8.0
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
2015
as Himself
8.0
8.0
Highgate House of Horror
1995
Director
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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
Writer
7.9
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The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
2001
Writer
7.8
7.8
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
Writer
7.8
7.8
Unlocking Sherlock
2014
as Himself / Mark Gatiss
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Doctor Who: The Great Detective
2012
as Narrator
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7.7
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
Executive Producer
7.6
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The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
2006
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
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as NSA
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Hammer A.D. 2023
2023
as Self
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7.5
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
2024
as Sir John Gielgud
7.5
7.5
The Favourite
2018
as Lord Marlborough
7.4
7.4
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
Writer
7.4
7.4
Match Point
2005
as Ping-Pong Player
7.3
7.3
Christopher Robin
2018
as Giles Winslow
7.3
7.3
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016
as Himself
7.3
7.3
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Ernest Dunks
7.3
7.3
Fear of Fanny
2006
as Johnnie Cradock
7.2
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Angstrom
7.1
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Miss Blight (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Tractate Middoth
2013
Writer
7.0
7.0
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994
Writer
7.0
7.0
Coalition
2015
as Peter Mandelson
6.9
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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Ted Gilbert
6.9
6.9
Return of the Goodies
2005
as Himself
6.9
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021
Screenplay
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Denial
2016
as Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
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PROBE: Unnatural Selection
1996
Writer
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Against the Law
2017
as Dr. Landers
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Operation Mincemeat
2022
as Ivor Montazac
6.5
6.5
The Road Dance
2022
as Doctor MacLean
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Unlocking Sherlock
2010
as Himself
6.5
6.5
The Worst Journey in the World
2007
Writer
6.4
6.4
Starter for 10
2006
as Bamber Gascoigne
6.3
6.3
Worried About the Boy
2010
as Malcolm McLaren
6.3
6.3
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021
Director
6.3
6.3
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
2018
as George III
6.3
6.3
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
Executive Producer
6.1
6.1
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
as Billy Matlock
6.0
6.0
Spaced: Skip to the End
2004
as Self
6.0
6.0
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
1996
as Self - Interviewer
5.9
5.9
Victor Frankenstein
2015
as Dettweiler
5.9
5.9
The Mercy
2018
as Ronald Hall
5.9
5.9
Birthday Girl
2001
as Porter
5.8
5.8
The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Rat
5.8
5.8
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
2023
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
The Dead Room
2018
Executive Producer
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5.6
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
1996
Writer
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The First Men in the Moon
2010
Screenplay
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5.6
Martin's Close
2019
Writer
5.5
5.5
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
as Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
The Quatermass Experiment
2005
as John Paterson
5.3
5.3
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Viking (voice)
5.3
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Joel
5.3
5.3
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
2022
Writer
5.2
5.2
Locked Down
2021
as Donald
5.2
5.2
The Cicerones
2002
as John Trant
5.0
5.0
Consenting Adults
2007
as PC Butcher
5.0
5.0
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002
as Louis Aragon
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5.0
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self
5.0
5.0
Dad's Army
2016
as Colonel Theakes
4.4
4.4
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
as Jeremy
4.0
4.0
The Real Sherlock Holmes
2012
as Self
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
2014
as Self
Release the Hound!
2015
as Self
Global Conspiracy?
2004
Writer
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
2018
as Himself - Presenter
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'
2005
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
Memento Mori
2021
as Henry Huxley
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
1997
Ghosts in the Machine
2009
as Himself
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
Peter Davison: Uncut!
2022
as Self
A Silent Imprisonment
2021
as Mr Murphy
New Town
2009
as Duff Purves
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
2020
as Self
The Kneale Tapes
2003
as Self
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self
The Celestial Toyroom
2013
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
2018
Writer
Tales from Behind the Crypt
2002
as Self
The Kidnappers
1999
Writer
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
2019
as Self
The Web of Caves
1999
Writer
The Pitch of Fear
1999
Writer
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019
as Himself
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
2020
as Self
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
2025
Screenplay
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