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Mark Heap
Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 13, 1957 (67 years)
Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is a British actor and comedian. Television credits include Ghost Train (1991), Smith & Jones (1997–1998), Brass Eye (1997–2001), Kiss Me Kate (1998), The Zig and Zag Show (1998), How Do You Want Me? (1998–1999), Stressed Eric (1998–2000), Green Wing (2004–2007), Spaced (1999–2001), The Strangerers (2000), Jam (2000), Doc Martin (2000), Happiness (2001–2003), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), Desperate Romantics (2009), Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–2018), and Benidorm (2017–2018).
Film credits include About a Boy (2002), Stardust (2007), The World's End (2013), Time Travel is Dangerous (2024).
Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an English father and American mother, the youngest of four boys. When the family moved to the United Kingdom, they lived in Wales. He stayed there until he moved to northern England, where he lives now. He began acting in the 1970s as a member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and puppetry. His brother Carl Heap, who is also an actor, was the artistic director of the company. After its demise, he became part of the street theatre duo The Two Marks (with Mark Saban).
Heap starred in the BBC sketch show Big Train, where he performed a barefoot gymnastics routine and other sketches between 1998 and 2002, alongside other burgeoning comedy stars Simon Pegg, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon, Catherine Tate, Amelia Bullmore, Rebecca Front, Nick Frost and Tracy-Ann Oberman. He appeared as struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced (1999–2001), and the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing (2004–07).
Heap worked with Chris Morris, in Blue Jam, radio predecessor to Jam, and the documentary parody series Brass Eye. He voiced the lead character of Eric Feeble in the animated comedy Stressed Eric. Other recurring roles included: Terry Roche in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama Happiness and Derek Few in How Do You Want Me?. He played Harry in the short-lived Rob Grant TV series The Strangerers, in 2000. He also guested in the second series of the BBC comedy Look Around You as Leonard Hatred.
He appeared as an unsuccessful businessman who became a bellboy, in the 2007 BBC One drama Hotel Babylon. Between 2008 and 2010, he appeared as head postman Thomas Brown, in 32 episodes of the BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. He was the super villain Lightkiller, in an episode of the sitcom No Heroics. He also appeared as the father of Chris Miles in the Channel 4 programme Skins. Heap played the love interest of the main character in the second series of the BBC comedy Love Soup. He played the role of Charles Dickens in the 2009 BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics. He also played Jessica Hynes' husband in the one-off comedy written by Hynes and Julia Davis: Lizzie & Sarah.
Film credits include About a Boy (2002), Stardust (2007), The World's End (2013), Time Travel is Dangerous (2024).
Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an English father and American mother, the youngest of four boys. When the family moved to the United Kingdom, they lived in Wales. He stayed there until he moved to northern England, where he lives now. He began acting in the 1970s as a member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and puppetry. His brother Carl Heap, who is also an actor, was the artistic director of the company. After its demise, he became part of the street theatre duo The Two Marks (with Mark Saban).
Heap starred in the BBC sketch show Big Train, where he performed a barefoot gymnastics routine and other sketches between 1998 and 2002, alongside other burgeoning comedy stars Simon Pegg, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon, Catherine Tate, Amelia Bullmore, Rebecca Front, Nick Frost and Tracy-Ann Oberman. He appeared as struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced (1999–2001), and the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing (2004–07).
Heap worked with Chris Morris, in Blue Jam, radio predecessor to Jam, and the documentary parody series Brass Eye. He voiced the lead character of Eric Feeble in the animated comedy Stressed Eric. Other recurring roles included: Terry Roche in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama Happiness and Derek Few in How Do You Want Me?. He played Harry in the short-lived Rob Grant TV series The Strangerers, in 2000. He also guested in the second series of the BBC comedy Look Around You as Leonard Hatred.
He appeared as an unsuccessful businessman who became a bellboy, in the 2007 BBC One drama Hotel Babylon. Between 2008 and 2010, he appeared as head postman Thomas Brown, in 32 episodes of the BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. He was the super villain Lightkiller, in an episode of the sitcom No Heroics. He also appeared as the father of Chris Miles in the Channel 4 programme Skins. Heap played the love interest of the main character in the second series of the BBC comedy Love Soup. He played the role of Charles Dickens in the 2009 BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics. He also played Jessica Hynes' husband in the one-off comedy written by Hynes and Julia Davis: Lizzie & Sarah.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Time Travel Is Dangerous · as The Regency Dandy |
| 2024 | Piglets (TV Series) · as Superintendent Bob Weekes |
| 2024 | Renegade Nell (TV Series) · as Newspaper Editor |
| 2024 | The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (TV Series) · as John Turpin |
| 2023 | Significant Other (UK) (TV Series) · as Ray |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise (TV Series) · as Bob Holland |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? · as Johnson |
| 2022 | Live at the Moth Club (TV Series) · as George |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil · as Professor Manley |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries (TV Series) · as Kirk Fabricant |
| 2022 | The House · as Mr. Thomas (voice) |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole (TV Series) · as Peter Cole |
| 2020 | Intelligence (2020) (TV Series) · as Barnaby Bailer |
| 2020 | Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration · as Anthony |
| 2019 | Queens of Mystery (TV Series) · as Kurt Lee |
| 2019 | The Lost Films of Bloody Nora · as Dad |
| 2018 | The Midnight Gang · as Sir Quentin Strillers |
| 2018 | Fubar · as Gerald |
| 2017 | Murder on the Blackpool Express · as Graham |
| 2017 | Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Ken Burrows |
| 2016 | The Comedian's Guide to Survival · as Pick Up Driver |
| 2016 | Zapped! (TV Series) · as Florian |
| 2016 | Drache Digby (TV Series) · as Mungo (voice) |
| 2016 | Upstart Crow (TV Series) · as Sir Robert Greene |
| 2016 | Maigret (2016) (TV Series) · as Dr. Moers |
| 2015 | We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story · as Clive Dunn |
| 2015 | Undercover (TV Series) · as Dci Langdon |
| 2015 | The Team (TV Series) · as Albert Greaves |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | The World's End · as Publican 7 |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Heading Out (TV Series) · as Brian |
| 2012 | A Moody Christmas (TV Series) · as Heathrow Passenger |
| 2012 | Endeavour (TV Series) · as Felix Lorimer |
| 2012 | Is This a Joke? · as Doctor |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Alec Burton |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus · as Andrew Thorogood |
| 2011 | Spy (2011) (TV Series) · as Phillip |
| 2011 | Friday Night Dinner (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 2010 | The Indian Doctor (TV Series) · as Rev. Herbert Todd |
| 2010 | Single Father (TV Series) · as Robin |
| 2010 | The Great Outdoors (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 2010 | Lizzie and Sarah · as Michael |
| 2009 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV Series) · as Lord Mountford |
| 2009 | Cast Offs (TV Series) · as Darren |
| 2009 | Misfits (TV Series) · as Jonas |
| 2009 | Miranda (TV Series) · as Anthony |
| 2009 | Desperate Romantics (TV Series) · as Charles Dickens |
| 2008 | No Heroics (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth · as Scrutty Baker |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford (TV Series) · as Thomas Brown |
| 2008 | The Pro · as Cast |
| 2007 | The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz · as Brian Topp |
| 2007 | Outnumbered (TV Series) · as Norris |
| 2007 | Stardust · as Tertius |
| 2007 | Benidorm (2007) (TV Series) · as Malcolm |
| 2007 | Skins (TV Series) · as Graham |
| 2006 | Alpha Male · as Darwin |
| 2006 | Scoop · as M.c. |
| 2006 | Confetti · as Registrar |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Love Soup (TV Series) · as Douglas Mcvitie |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · as Man With Dog |
| 2005 | Casanova (TV Series) · as Doctor Gozzi |
| 2005 | Blake's Junction 7 · as Avon |
| 2005 | Animal · as Hugh Getner |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Mr. Humpries |
| 2004 | Dylan Moran: Monster · as Interviewer |
| 2004 | Green Wing (TV Series) · as Alan Statham |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid · as Sebastian Gore-Brown |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers (TV Series) · as Balfus |
| 2003 | Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie · as Mitch |
| 2003 | Swiss Toni (TV Series) · as Terry Fragment |
| 2002 | Look Around You (TV Series) · as Leonard Hatred |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Butler |
| 2002 | About a Boy · as Math Teacher |
| 2002 | Ant Muzak · as In-Store Tannoy Voice |
| 2001 | Happiness (TV Series) · as Terry Roche |
| 2001 | Doc Martin · as Mitch |
| 2000 | Jam (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2000 | The Strangerers (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1999 | Spaced (TV Series) · as Brian Topp |
| 1999 | People Like Us (TV Series) · as Graham Atkinson |
| 1999 | All Along the Watchtower (TV Series) · as Mr. Carter |
| 1998 | Big Train (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Kiss Me Kate (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Stressed Eric (TV Series) |
| 1998 | How Do You Want Me? (TV Series) |
| 1997 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (TV Series) · as Ds Maskell (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Hospital! · as Dr. Ralph Crosby |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Simon Fergus-Johnson |
| 1997 | Brass Eye (TV Series) · as Simon Hottrin / Dr. Zeus Spofforth / Various Characters |
| 1997 | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis · as Duncan |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The World of Lee Evans (TV Series) · as Platform Guard |
| 1994 | Seaforth (TV Series) · as Capt. Karl Von Berner |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Chris Boxer |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Martin Luther, Heretic · as Medieval Player |
| 1983 | Octopussy · as Fire Juggler |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Brother Francis |