Mark Gatiss

Personal Info

Birthday

October 17, 1966

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK

Also Known As

Марк Гейтисс

마크 거티스

مارک گیتیس

Mark Gatiss

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).

Known For

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

Game of Thrones

Midsomer Murders

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Doctor Who

Sherlock

Agatha Christie's Marple

Filmography

2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Ted Gilbert
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Angstrom
2024
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
as Sir John Gielgud
2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
Hammer A.D. 2023
as Self
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as NSA
2022
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
as Jacob Marley
Peter Davison: Uncut!
as Self
The Road Dance
as Doctor MacLean
Operation Mincemeat
as Ivor Montazac
2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Wickens
Memento Mori
as Henry Huxley
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
A Silent Imprisonment
as Mr Murphy
Locked Down
as Donald
2020
The Father
as The Man
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
as Himself
In Search of Dracula
as Himself - Presenter
2019
Doctor Who and the Third Man
as Himself
Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Peter Mandelson (voice)
2018
The Dead Room
as Radio Announcer (voice)
The Favourite
as Lord Marlborough
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
as George III
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
as Various Characters
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
as Himself - Presenter
Christopher Robin
as Giles Winslow
The Mercy
as Ronald Hall
2017
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
as The Captain
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
as Narrator
Against the Law
as Dr. Landers
2016
Denial
as Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Joel
Our Kind of Traitor
as Billy Matlock
Dad's Army
as Colonel Theakes
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
as Himself
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
as Mycroft Holmes
2015
Victor Frankenstein
as Dettweiler
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
as Himself
The Vote
as Steven Crosswell
Release the Hound!
as Self
Coalition
as Peter Mandelson
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Menenius Agrippa
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Mark Gatiss
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
as Self
2013
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
as Presenter
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as Self
2012
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
as Narrator
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as Self - Host
The Real Sherlock Holmes
as Self
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
as Self - Actor and Writer
2011
Cleaning Up
as Mr Jackson
2010
The First Men in the Moon
as Cavor
Worried About the Boy
as Malcolm McLaren
2009
Ghosts in the Machine
as Himself
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Ernest Dunks
New Town
as Duff Purves
2007
Consenting Adults
as PC Butcher
The Worst Journey in the World
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Grindhouse
as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2006
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
as 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
Fear of Fanny
as Johnnie Cradock
Starter for 10
as Bamber Gascoigne
2005
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
Match Point
as Ping-Pong Player
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Miss Blight (voice)
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'
as Self - The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Additional Vogon Voices
The Quatermass Experiment
as John Paterson
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self
2004
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
as Kenyon
Global Conspiracy?
as Terry Scanlon
Spaced: Skip to the End
as Self
Shaun of the Dead
as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
as Jeremy
2003
The Kneale Tapes
as Self
Bright Young Things
as House Agent
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Louis Aragon
The Cicerones
as John Trant
Tales from Behind the Crypt
as Self
2001
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
as various
Birthday Girl
as Porter
1999
The Web of Caves
as The Doctor
The Pitch of Fear
as Mr. Borusa
The Kidnappers
as Mark
1996
Unnatural Selection
as Mr. Emerson
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
as Self - Interviewer
1995
The Devil of Winterborne
as Georgie
Highgate House of Horror
as Mr Banham
1994
The Zero Imperative
as Dr. William Bruffin