Mark Gatiss

October 17, 1966(59 years old)
Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK|Acting

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (101)

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

2025

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
7.0

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

2025

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
6.3

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

2025

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
7.2

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
6.2

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

2024

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
7.5

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

2024

The Hound of the Baskervilles
8.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2023

Hammer A.D. 2023
7.5

Hammer A.D. 2023

2023

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
7.5

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
8.7

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

2022

Peter Davison: Uncut!

Peter Davison: Uncut!

2022

The Road Dance
6.7

The Road Dance

2022

Operation Mincemeat
6.5

Operation Mincemeat

2022

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
6.3

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

2021

The Sparks Brothers
7.3

The Sparks Brothers

2021

A Silent Imprisonment

A Silent Imprisonment

2021

Locked Down
5.2

Locked Down

2021

The Father
8.1

The Father

2020

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

2020

Tales of the Uncanny
7.0

Tales of the Uncanny

2020

Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley

2020

In Search of Dracula
8.4

In Search of Dracula

2020

Doctor Who and the Third Man

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2019

Brexit: The Uncivil War
6.6

Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

The Dead Room
5.7

The Dead Room

2018

The Favourite
7.5

The Favourite

2018

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
6.3

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III

2018

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
9.5

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

2018

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

2018

Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art

Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art

2018

Christopher Robin
7.3

Christopher Robin

2018

The Mercy
5.9

The Mercy

2018

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
8.0

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017

Mars: a Traveller's Guide
8.0

Mars: a Traveller's Guide

2017

Against the Law
6.8

Against the Law

2017

Denial
6.8

Denial

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Our Kind of Traitor
6.1

Our Kind of Traitor

2016

Dad's Army
5.0

Dad's Army

2016

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
7.3

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

2016

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
7.8

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016

Victor Frankenstein
6.0

Victor Frankenstein

2015

Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
8.0

Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet

2015

The Vote
8.4

The Vote

2015

Coalition
7.0

Coalition

2015

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
8.2

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

2014

Unlocking Sherlock
7.9

Unlocking Sherlock

2014

How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective

How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective

2014

M.R. James: Ghost Writer
8.7

M.R. James: Ghost Writer

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
5.0

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

2013

The Celestial Toyroom

The Celestial Toyroom

2013

Doctor Who: The Great Detective
7.8

Doctor Who: The Great Detective

2012

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
7.4

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012

The Real Sherlock Holmes
4.0

The Real Sherlock Holmes

2012

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
8.0

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness

2012

Cleaning Up
9.0

Cleaning Up

2011

The First Men in the Moon
5.8

The First Men in the Moon

2010

Unlocking Sherlock
6.5

Unlocking Sherlock

2010

Worried About the Boy
6.3

Worried About the Boy

2010

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
7.3

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009

New Town

New Town

2009

Consenting Adults
5.0

Consenting Adults

2007

The Worst Journey in the World
6.5

The Worst Journey in the World

2007

Grindhouse
7.0

Grindhouse

2007

The Wind in the Willows
5.8

The Wind in the Willows

2006

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
7.6

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

2006

Fear of Fanny
7.1

Fear of Fanny

2006

Starter for 10
6.4

Starter for 10

2006

Return of the Goodies
6.9

Return of the Goodies

2005

Match Point
7.4

Match Point

2005

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
7.0

Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'

2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7.1

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
6.2

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

The Quatermass Experiment
5.6

The Quatermass Experiment

2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension
9.0

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

2005

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
8.0

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures

2004

Global Conspiracy?
7.0

Global Conspiracy?

2004

Spaced: Skip to the End
6.3

Spaced: Skip to the End

2004

Shaun of the Dead
7.5

Shaun of the Dead

2004

Sex Lives of the Potato Men
4.5

Sex Lives of the Potato Men

2004

The Kneale Tapes

The Kneale Tapes

2003

Bright Young Things
6.3

Bright Young Things

2003

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
5.4

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
5.8

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

2002

The Cicerones
5.8

The Cicerones

2002

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
7.8

The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane

2001

Birthday Girl
5.9

Birthday Girl

2001

The Kidnappers
7.0

The Kidnappers

1999

The Pitch of Fear
8.0

The Pitch of Fear

1999

The Web of Caves
7.0

The Web of Caves

1999

Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up

Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up

1997

PROBE: Unnatural Selection
7.4

PROBE: Unnatural Selection

1996

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
7.5

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

1996

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
8.4

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

1995

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
7.0

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

1995

Highgate House of Horror
8.0

Highgate House of Horror

1995

PROBE: The Zero Imperative
7.2

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

1994

The Painting & The Statue

The Painting & The Statue

TV Shows (60)