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British actor, screenwriter and novelist

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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
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Image
Mark Gatiss at A Scandal in Belgravia screening.png
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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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