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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Acting·1966·109 films

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.

As Actor

Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004)Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
The Favourite
The Favourite (2018)Lord Marlborough
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)NSA
Match Point
Match Point (2005)Ping-Pong Player
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)Additional Vogon Voices
The Father
The Father (2020)The Man
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)Ted Gilbert
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Miss Blight (voice)
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin (2018)Giles Winslow
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)Angstrom
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)Mycroft Holmes
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein (2015)Dettweiler
Grindhouse
Grindhouse (2007)(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)Ivor Montazac
Denial
Denial (2016)Professor Robert Jan van Pelt
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor (2016)Billy Matlock
Starter for 10
Starter for 10 (2006)Bamber Gascoigne
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl (2001)Porter
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)Peter Mandelson (voice)
Locked Down
Locked Down (2021)Donald
The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)Ronald Hall
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)Joel
Dad's Army
Dad's Army (2016)Colonel Theakes
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)The Captain
The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers (2021)Self
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things (2003)House Agent
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)Various Characters
Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock (2014)Himself / Mark Gatiss
The Road Dance
The Road Dance (2022)Doctor MacLean
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)Mr. Wickens
Worried About the Boy
Worried About the Boy (2010)Malcolm McLaren
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2014)Menenius Agrippa
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)Jeremy
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon (2010)Cavor
Against the Law
Against the Law (2017)Dr. Landers
Return of the Goodies
Return of the Goodies (2005)Himself
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere (2025)Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment (2005)John Paterson
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane (2001)various
Spaced: Skip to the End
Spaced: Skip to the End (2004)Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)Self - Host
Tales of the Uncanny
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)Self
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (2006)Rat
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)Viking (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018)George III
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004)Kenyon
Coalition
Coalition (2015)Peter Mandelson
Fear of Fanny
Fear of Fanny (2006)Johnnie Cradock
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults (2007)PC Butcher
The Dead Room
The Dead Room (2018)Radio Announcer (voice)
The Vote
The Vote (2015)Steven Crosswell
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002)Louis Aragon
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994)Dr. William Bruffin
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock (2016)Himself
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022)Jacob Marley
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne (1995)Georgie
In Search of Dracula
In Search of Dracula (2020)Himself - Presenter
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
PROBE: Unnatural Selection (1996)Mr. Emerson
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You (2006)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
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
Doctor Who: The Great Detective (2012)Narrator
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over (2024)Self
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)Sir John Gielgud
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
Mars: a Traveller's Guide (2017)Narrator
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009)Ernest Dunks
The Cicerones
The Cicerones (2002)John Trant
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
M.R. James: Ghost Writer (2013)Presenter
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)Self
Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock (2010)Himself
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)Self
Hammer A.D. 2023
Hammer A.D. 2023 (2023)Self
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World (2007)Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Real Sherlock Holmes
The Real Sherlock Holmes (2012)Self
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary (1996)Self - Interviewer
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness (2012)Self - Actor and Writer
Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (2011)Mr Jackson
Highgate House of Horror
Highgate House of Horror (1995)Mr Banham
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005)Self
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' (2005)
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers (1999)Mark
Global Conspiracy?
Global Conspiracy? (2004)Terry Scanlon
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen (1995)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2023)Sherlock Holmes
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015)Himself
The Pitch of Fear
The Pitch of Fear (1999)Mr. Borusa
The Web of Caves
The Web of Caves (1999)The Doctor
Being Stanley Baxter
Being Stanley Baxter (2025)Self
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)Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley (2020)Self
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)Self - The League of Gentlemen
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World (2020)Self
New Town
New Town (2009)Duff Purves
The Kneale Tapes
The Kneale Tapes (2003)Self
The Celestial Toyroom
The Celestial Toyroom (2013)
A Silent Imprisonment
A Silent Imprisonment (2021)Mr Murphy
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art (2018)Himself - Presenter
The Painting & The Statue
The Painting & The StatueOld Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up (1997)
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Doctor Who and the Third Man (2019)Himself
Peter Davison: Uncut!
Peter Davison: Uncut! (2022)Self

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