Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

  • 55 years-old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and producer

Known for: Nighty Night (Glen Bulb), The League Of Gentlemen (Writer), The League Of Gentlemen (Hilary Briss), On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen (Ensemble Actor)

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss is an English comedian, writer and actor who rose to fame in the 1990s as part of comedy group The League Of Gentlemen. He has since found further success as a writer and producer of popular drama, including Doctor Who and Sherlock.

More information

Born
Monday 17th October 1966
AKA
Sam Kisgart
Member of
Nationality
English

Awards

Chortle Awards 2019
Best Tour: Winner
RTS Awards 2011
Arts: Nominee (A History Of Horror With Mark Gatiss)
Chortle Awards 2002
Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act: Winner
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1997
Best Comedy Show: Winner

Credits

Year Production Role
2021 Locked Down Donald
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 22 - Lockdown Podcast Guest
2019 The School For Scandal Sir Benjamin Backbite
2019 Good Omens - Series 1
  1. E3 - Hard Times
 Mr Harmony
2019 The League Of Gentlemen - Live Again! Writer
2019 The League Of Gentlemen - Live Again! Various
2019 The Favourite Lord Marlborough
2018 Sally4Ever
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Doctor
2018 League Of Gentlemen Live Again! 2018 Self
2017 Our Friend Victoria
  1. Our Friend Victoria At Christmas
 Self
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials
  1. E3 - Royston Vasey Mon Amour
 Ms Beasley
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Les McQueen
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Phil Proctor
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials
  1. E2 - Save Royston Vasey
 Toddy
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials
  1. E1 - Return To Royston Vasey
  2. E2 - Save Royston Vasey
  3. E3 - Royston Vasey Mon Amour
 Associate Producer
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Writer
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Mr Chinnery
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials
  1. E1 - Return To Royston Vasey
  2. E2 - Save Royston Vasey
  3. E3 - Royston Vasey Mon Amour
 Lindsey
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Murray
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Mickey
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Al
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Brian
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Auntie Val
2017 The League Of Gentlemen - 20th Anniversary Specials Iris
2017 Our Friend Victoria
  1. E6 - Fame
 Self
2017 Our Friend Victoria Host / Presenter
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Joel
2016 Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 2
  1. E1 - Foxhunter + Radio Play
 Partridge Playhouse Player (Voice)
2016 Dad's Army Colonel Theakes
2015 The Vote Steven Crosswell
2014 Mapp & Lucia Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
2014 Psychobitches - Psychobitches Compilations
  1. Special - Part One
 Joan Crawford
2013 Psychobitches - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Joan Crawford
2013 Horrible Histories - Series 5 Movie Executive
2012 Living With Mother - Series 2 Marlon
2012 Horrible Histories - Series 4 Movie Executive
2009 Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House Guest
2009 Psychoville - Series 1 (as Sam Kisgart)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Jason Griffin
2009 Down The Line - 2009 Special
  1. Credit Crunch Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Clone Colonel Black
2008 Nebulous - Series 3 Professor Nebulous
2006 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Series 2
  1. Special - Review Of The Year 2006
 Self
2006 Nebulous - Series 2 Professor Nebulous
2005 Funland
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Ambrose Chapfel
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Miss Blight (Voice)
2005 Nighty Night - Series 2 Writer (Additional Material)
2005 Nighty Night - Series 2 Glen Bulb
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 8 (as The League of Gentlemen)
  1. E8 - David Hasselhoff, The League of Gentlemen, Kelly Osbourne, New Order
 Guest
2005 Nebulous - Series 1 Professor Nebulous
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Executive Producer
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Writer
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Sir Nicholas Sheet-Lightning
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Mark
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Mickey
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Hilary Briss
2005 The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Matthew Chinnery
2004 QI - Series B
  1. E11 - Beats
 Guest
2004 Catterick
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Peter
2004 Nighty Night - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2004 Nighty Night - Series 1 Glen Bulb
2004 Sex Lives Of The Potato Men Jeremy
2003 Little Britain - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Script Editor
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E6 - How the Elephant Got Its Trunk
 Kenny Harris
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Brian
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Iris
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E5 - Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)
 Professor Erno Breastpinch'd
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E5 - Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)
 Neds
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E5 - Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)
  2. E6 - How the Elephant Got Its Trunk
 Tony Bell
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Les McQueen
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E4 - The Medusa Touch
  2. E6 - How the Elephant Got Its Trunk
 Alvin Steele
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Phil Proctor
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E3 - Turn Again Geoff Tipps
 Don Lynch
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Lance Longthorne
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E2 - The One-Armed Man Is King
 Glenn Baggs
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E2 - The One-Armed Man Is King
 Owen Fallowfield
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Writer
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E1 - The Lesbian and the Monkey
 Ms Beasley
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3
  1. E1 - The Lesbian and the Monkey
 Sheila Foot
2002 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 3 Mickey
2001 Dr Terrible's House Of Horrible
  1. E2 - Frenzy of Tongs
 Hang Man Chang
2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2
  1. E4 - Painkillers
 Writer (Additional Material)
2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2
  1. E7 - Two Can Play at That Game
 Writer
2001 Spaced - Series 2
  1. E1 - Back
 Agent
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special Writer
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special Mr Chinnery
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Lotte Lipp
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special Mickey
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Lee Scott
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special Auntie Val
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special Iris
2000 Barbara - Series 2
  1. E4 - Christening
 Archie
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 1
  1. E1 - Drop Dead
 Inspector Large
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E6 - Royston Vasey and the Monster from Hell
 Tony Bell
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Phil Proctor
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E5 - Anarchy in Royston Vasey
 Lotte Lipp
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E4 - Death in Royston Vasey
 Ms Beasley
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Murray
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Brian
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Les McQueen
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E3 - A Plague on Royston Vasey
 Dr Simon
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E2 - Lust for Royston Vasey
 Mr Bamford
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Iris
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E2 - Lust for Royston Vasey
 Haig
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E2 - Lust for Royston Vasey
 Alvin Steele
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Writer
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2
  1. E1 - Destination: Royston Vasey
 Mama Lazarou (Voice)
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Al
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Mr Chinnery
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Auntie Val
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Mickey
2000 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2 Hilary Briss
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Writer
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Brian
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Hilary Briss
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E1 - Welcome To Royston Vasey
 Bobby Woodward
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E2 - The Road To Royston Vasey
 Mr. Wynt
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Iris
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Al
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Auntie Val
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Les McQueen
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Lance Longthorne
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Phil Proctor
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E4 - The Beast Of Royston Vasey
 Andrew Ward
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E5 - Love Comes To Royston Vasey
 Haig
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E1 - Welcome To Royston Vasey
 Martin Lee
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Mr Chinnery
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E5 - Love Comes To Royston Vasey
 Mick McNamara
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1
  1. E6 - Escape From Royston Vasey
 David Tattsyrup
1999 The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1 Mickey
1998 Lenny Goes To Town Actor
1997 On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen Writer
1997 On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen Ensemble Actor
1996 Are You From The Bugle?
  1. E5 - A Bit Of Bad News
  2. E6 - Butterthwaite White Hell
 Joey Henderson/Phil
1996 Are You From The Bugle?
  1. E4 - Plastic Balls & Sewing Machines
 Joey Henderson/Toad
1996 Are You From The Bugle?
  1. E3 - Rover's Return
 Joey Henderson/Plodd
1996 Are You From The Bugle?
  1. E2 - Royal Flush
 Phil/Martin Thomas
1996 Are You From The Bugle?
  1. E1 - The Drama Began...
 Joey Henderson/others
The League Of Gentlemen Writer
The League Of Gentlemen Ensemble Actor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Mark Gatiss on IMDb

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