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Mark Gatiss

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn October 17, 1966 (59 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Match Point
  • Taboo (2017)
  • Midsomer Murders
  • Denial
  • The Mercy
  • Bright Young Things
  • The Crimson Petal and The White
  • The Road Dance
  • The Dwelling Place
  • Fear of Fanny

Known For

  • Sherlock
  • The Father
  • Doctor Who (2005)
  • Dracula (2020)
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  • The League of Gentlemen
  • An Adventure in Space and Time
  • Christopher Robin

Featured Videos

  • Full Court: The Cast Ensemble
    Full Court: The Cast EnsembleThe FavouriteBehind the Scenes
  • Jon Plowman On The Casting Process
    Jon Plowman On The Casting ProcessAbsolutely Fabulous: The MovieBehind the Scenes

Mark Gatiss Filmography

2025
2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere · as Ted Gilbert (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2025
Bookish (TV Series) · as Gabriel Book
2025
2024
Moonflower Murders (TV Series) · as Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
2024
Time Bandits (TV Series) · as Earl Of Sandwich (voice)
2024
3 Body Problem (TV Series) · as Isaac Newton
2024
2023
Juice (2023) (TV Series) · as George
2023
2023
Nolly (TV Series) · as Larry Grayson
2022
2022
Inside Classical (TV Series) · as Sherlock Holmes
2021
The Road Dance · as Doctor Maclean
2021
The Amazing Mr Blunden · as Mr. Wickens
2021
Operation Mincemeat · as Ivor Montazac
2021
Locked Down · as Donald
2020
The Father · as The Man
2020
Dracula (2020) (TV Series) · as Frank Renfield
2019
Good Omens (TV Series) · as Mr. Harmony
2019
Brexit · as Peter Mandelson (voice)
2018
The Dead Room · as Radio Announcer (voice)
2018
The Favourite · as Lord Marlborough
2018
2018
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · as Various Characters
2018
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · as Various Characters
2018
Sally4Ever (TV Series) · as Doctor
2018
Christopher Robin · as Giles Winslow
2018
The Mercy · as Ronald Hall
2017
2017
Gunpowder (TV Series) · as Sir Robert Cecil
2017
2017
Against the Law · as Dr. Landers
2017
Taboo (2017) (TV Series) · as Prince Regent
2017
Sixteen Legs · as Cast
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
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride · as Mycroft Holmes
2015
Victor Frankenstein · as Dettweiler
2015
London Spy (TV Series) · as Rich
2015
The Vote · as Steven Crosswell
2015
Thunderbirds Are Go! (TV Series) · as Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)
2015
Coalition · as Peter Mandelson
2015
Wolf Hall (TV Series) · as Stephen Gardiner
2014
Mapp and Lucia (2014) (TV Series) · as Major Benjamin 'benjy' Flint
2014
Coriolanus · as Menenius Agrippa
2013
MR James: Ghost Writer · as Presenter
2013
Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Joan Crawford
2013
2012
2011
Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Tycho Nestoris
2011
The Crimson Petal and The White (TV Series) · as Henry Rackham Junior
2010
2010
2010
Sherlock (TV Series) · as Mycroft Holmes
2010
Worried About the Boy · as Malcolm Mclaren
2009
2009
Psychoville (TV Series)
2009
2009
Purves + Pekkala · as Duff Purves
2008
Crooked House (TV Series) · as The Curator
2008
Clone (TV Series) · as Colonel Black
2008
Being Human (TV Series) · as Mr. Snow
2008
Sense & Sensibility (2008) (TV Series) · as John Dashwood
2007
Consenting Adults · as Pc Butcher
2007
Jekyll (TV Series) · as Robert Louis Stevenson
2007
The Worst Journey in the World · as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
2007
Inspector George Gently (TV Series) · as Stephen Groves
2007
Grindhouse · as (segment "don't") (uncredited)
2007
Don't · as Roddy Mcdowel
2006
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
Starter for 10 · as Bamber Gascoigne
2006
Fear of Fanny · as Johnnie Cradock
2006
Free Jimmy · as Jakki
2005
A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV Series) · as Radio Announcer
2005
Match Point · as Ping-Pong Player
2005
2005
Funland (TV Series)
2005
2005
2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · as Various Characters
2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Additional Vogon Voices
2005
The Quatermass Experiment · as John Paterson
2005
Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Gantok
2005
Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series) · as Narrator
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Ronald Hawes
2004
2004
Global Conspiracy? · as Terry Scanlon
2004
Shaun of the Dead · as Radio Presenter With 'spaceship' Theory / Wildlife Voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
2004
2004
Catterick (TV Series) · as Peter
2004
Nighty Night (TV Series) · as Glenn Bulb
2003
2003
Little Britain (TV Series)
2002
2002
Jackanory: The Curse of Karrit Poor · as Dr. Edmund Chinnery
2002
2002
Footballers' Wives (TV Series) · as Teddy - Agent
2001
2001
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (TV Series) · as Hang Man Chang
2001
Birthday Girl · as Porter
2000
2000
1999
1999
The Pitch of Fear · as Mr. Borusa
1999
The Web of Caves · as The Doctor
1999
The Kidnappers · as Mark
1999
Spaced (TV Series) · as Agent
1999
The League of Gentlemen (TV Series) · as Various
1998
In The Red (TV Series) · as Junior Detective
1998
1997
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Rev Giles Shawcross
1995
1995
Barbara (TV Series) · as Archie
1994
The Dwelling Place (TV Series) · as Bowmer
1994
PROBE: The Zero Imperative · as Dr. William Bruffin
1993
1993
Harry (1993) (TV Series) · as Diner Manager
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Leonard Boynton
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV Series) · as Radio Presenter (voice)
1964
Horizon (TV Series) · as Narrator

2025
Bookish (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
Dracula (2020) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss · as Executive Producer
2019
Martin's Close · as Executive Producer
2018
The Dead Room · as Executive Producer
2017
Queers (TV Series)
2016
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride · as Executive Producer
2013
An Adventure in Space and Time · as Executive Producer
2010
The First Men in the Moon · as Executive Producer
2010
Sherlock (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2008
Crooked House (TV Series)
2007
2005
A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · as Executive Producer
2004
1999
The League of Gentlemen (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2024
2022
2022
2021
2020
2020
2020
How's Your Head, Hun? (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest
2020
In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss · as Himself - Presenter
2018
2017
Front Row Late (TV Series) · as Self - Guest, Actor & Writer
2016
2014
Doctor Who Extra (TV Series) · as Self
2014
Unlocking Sherlock · as Himself / Mark Gatiss
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2014
Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Self
2013
Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
Brought to Book: Hammer Novelisations · as Self - Actor And Writer
2012
The Serpent's Tale: The Making of the Reptile · as Self - Actor And Writer
2012
2012
2012
2012
Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2012
2010
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2010
2009
Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV Series) · as Self
2008
Only Connect (TV Series) · as Self - Cutters
2008
2007
British Film Forever (TV Series) · as Self
2007
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat (TV Series) · as Himself
2006
2006
The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2006
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Return of the Goodies · as Himself
2005
Waking the Dead · as Self
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Who Do You Think You Are? (TV Series) · as Self
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2004
Skip to the End · as Self
2003
Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2003
QI (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2002
2002
Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2001
Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self
2001
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2000
I Love the '70s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self
2000
1980
Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self

2022
2006
2006
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (TV Series) · as Contributor
2005
A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV Series) · as Written By
2004
Nighty Night (TV Series) · as Additional Material

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