Mark Gatiss
Actor·b. 1966·Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK
27 horror 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).
Actor19 films
Hammer A.D. 2023
Self
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Wickens
Memento Mori
Henry Huxley
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
The Dead Room
Radio Announcer (voice)
The Favourite
Lord Marlborough
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Various Characters
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Presenter
Ghosts in the Machine
Himself
Grindhouse
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
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
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Miss Blight (voice)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
Shaun of the Dead
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
The Cicerones
John Trant
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Mr. Emerson
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Georgie
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Banham
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. William Bruffin
Director10 films
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Director
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
Director
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Director
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
Director
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Director
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Director
Martin's Close
Director
The Dead Room
Director
The Tractate Middoth
Director
Highgate House of Horror
Director
Writer16 films
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Screenplay
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
Writer
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Screenplay
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
Writer
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Screenplay
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Writer
Martin's Close
Writer
The Dead Room
Writer
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Writer
The Tractate Middoth
Writer
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Writer
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Writer
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Writer
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Writer
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Writer
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Writer
Producer3 films
Martin's Close
Executive Producer
The Dead Room
Executive Producer
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Executive Producer
Other Crew1 film
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Author