Mark Gatiss
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Mark Gatiss is a British male author and performer whose career began in 1993. He is associated with the United Kingdom and has produced a body of work that includes titles such as *Doctor Who*, *Doctor Who Nightshade*, *Niewidomy bankier*, and *Contemporary Xmas*. His literary output comprises 45 works, with *Level 2 : Doctor Who* listed among his top entries.
In addition to his written works, Gatiss is recognized in music databases for spoken word performances. His artistic profile is tagged with descriptors including "spoken word," "english," "queer," and "britain." He maintains a social media presence with 728,057 followers. His work has been referenced in 654 other encyclopedia articles, and he has five works indexed in academic databases.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1966-10-17 ) 17 October 1966 (age 59) , Sedgefield , County Durham, England
- Alma mater
- Bretton Hall College of Education
- Occupations
- Actor screenwriter producer comedian novelist director
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Spouse
- Ian Hallard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sedgefield
- Spouse
- Ian Hallard
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- Mark Gatiss at A Scandal in Belgravia screening.png
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- related category
- Category:Television episodes written by Mark Gatiss
- Commons category
- Mark Gatiss
- date of birth
- 1966-10-17
- unmarried partner
- Ian Hallard
- Commons Creator page
- Mark Gatiss
- name in native language
- Mark Gatiss
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- social media followers
- 701579
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/ ; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Best known for his acting work on stage and screen as well as for co-creating television shows with Steven Moffat, he has received awards including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002). He portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017) and Frank Renfield in BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020), both of which he co-created with Moffat, and wrote several episodes of Doctor Who. 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).
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