Mark Gatiss
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Game of Thrones
Tycho Nestoris
2011
Series
Midsomer Murders
Rev Giles Shawcross
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Gantok
2005
Series
Doctor Who
Richard Lazarus
2005
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Leonard Boynton
1989
Film
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Ted Gilbert
2025
Series
Sherlock
Mycroft Holmes
2010
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Ronald Hawes
2004
Film
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Angstrom
2025
Series
Good Omens
Mr. Harmony
2019
Series
Taboo
Prince Regent
2017
Series
3 Body Problem
Isaac Newton
2024
Series
QI
Self
2003
Series
Inside No. 9
Callum
2014
Series
Inside No. 9
Self
2014
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Film
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
NSA
2023
Film
The Father
The Man
2020
Series
Horrible Histories
2009
Series
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich
2024
Series
Time Bandits
Earl of Sandwich (voice)
2024
Film
Shaun of the Dead
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
2004
Series
Playhouse Presents
Joan Crawford
2012
Series
Wolf Hall
Stephen Gardiner
2015
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
Narrator
2005
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
2005
Film
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Miss Blight (voice)
2005
Series
Being Human
Mr. Snow
2009
Series
Little Britain
2003
Series
Dracula
Frank Renfield
2020
Film
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Additional Vogon Voices
2005
Series
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Dr. Quentin Questa (voice)
2015
Film
The Favourite
Lord Marlborough
2018
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Film
Match Point
Ping-Pong Player
2005
Series
Footballers' Wives
Teddy - Agent
2002
Series
Sense and Sensibility
John Dashwood
2008
Film
Christopher Robin
Giles Winslow
2018
Series
Bookish
Gabriel Book
2025
Series
Moonflower Murders
Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
2024
Series
Spaced
Agent
1999
Film
The Mercy
Ronald Hall
2018
Series
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Radio Presenter (Voice)
1971
Film
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Mycroft Holmes
2016
Film
Victor Frankenstein
Dettweiler
2015
Film
Grindhouse
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2007
Series
British Film Forever
2007
Series
London Spy
Rich
2015
Series
The League of Gentlemen
Various
1999
Series
Psychobitches
Joan Crawford
2013
Film
Operation Mincemeat
Ivor Montazac
2022
Series
Jekyll
Robert Louis Stevenson
2007
Film
Birthday Girl
Porter
2001
Series
Gunpowder
Sir Robert Cecil
2017
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Series
Funland
Ambrose Chapfel
2005
Harry
Diner Manager
1993
Series
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010
Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2014
Series
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Hang Man Chang
2001
Series
Nighty Night
Glenn Bulb
2004
Series
Crooked House
The Curator
2008
Film
Locked Down
Donald
2021
Series
Sally4Ever
Doctor
2018
Series
Doctor Who Extra
Self
2014
Film
The Sparks Brothers
Self
2021
Film
Dad's Army
Colonel Theakes
2016
Series
The Crimson Petal and the White
Henry Rackham Junior
2011
Film
Our Kind of Traitor
Billy Matlock
2016
Film
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Joel
2016
Film
Denial
Professor Robert Jan van Pelt
2016
Series
Juice
George
2023
Series
Nolly
Larry Grayson
2023
Film
Starter for 10
Bamber Gascoigne
2006
Series
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self
2009
Series
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
2015
Film
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Peter Mandelson (voice)
2019
Series
Mapp and Lucia
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint
2014
Film
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Series
In the Red
Junior Detective
1998
Series
A History of Horror
Self - Presenter
2010
Film
Bunker
2027
Film
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Captain
2017
Film
The Painting & The Statue
Old Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'
Film
Bright Young Things
House Agent
2003
Film
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
2004
Series
The Dwelling Place
Bowmer
1994
Series
Inside Classical
Sherlock Holmes
2022
Film
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
2005
Series
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
1998
Film
Being Stanley Baxter
Self
2025
Series
Clone
Colonel Black
2008
Film
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Jeremy
2004
Series
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
2007
Series
Catterick
Peter
2004
Film
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Menenius Agrippa
2014
Film
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
2013
Film
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Jacob Marley
2022
Film
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
2014
Film
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
2005
Film
The Road Dance
Doctor MacLean
2022
Film
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
2016
Film
The Wind in the Willows
Rat
2006
Film
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
2024
Film
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. William Bruffin
1994
Film
The First Men in the Moon
Cavor
2010
Memento Mori
Henry Huxley
2021
Film
Hammer A.D. 2023
Self
2023
Film
The Vote
Steven Crosswell
2015
Film
The Quatermass Experiment
John Paterson
2005
Film
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Mark Gatiss
2014
Film
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Kenyon
2004
Film
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Wickens
2021
Film
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Ernest Dunks
2009
Film
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Sir John Gielgud
2024
Film
Return of the Goodies
Himself
2005
Film
The Real Sherlock Holmes
Self
2012
Film
Worried About the Boy
Malcolm McLaren
2010
Film
The Dead Room
Radio Announcer (voice)
2018
Film
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self - Host
2012
Film
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
Narrator
2012
Film
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Georgie
1995
Film
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
2020
Film
Against the Law
Dr. Landers
2017
Film
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
George III
2018
Series
Dr. Forever!
Himself
2013
Film
Consenting Adults
PC Butcher
2007
Film
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Banham
1995
Film
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
2007
Film
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Louis Aragon
2002
Film
Cleaning Up
Mr Jackson
2011
Film
New Town
Duff Purves
2009
Film
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Presenter
2013
Film
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'
Self - The League of Gentlemen
2005
Film
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Viking (voice)
2002
Film
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Self - Interviewer
1996
Film
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
2023
Film
Fear of Fanny
Johnnie Cradock
2006
Film
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Self - Actor and Writer
2012
Film
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Himself
2019
Film
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Mr. Emerson
1996
Film
The Celestial Toyroom
2013
Film
Coalition
Peter Mandelson
2015
Film
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
2014
Film
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
Narrator
2017
Film
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
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
2006
Film
A Silent Imprisonment
Mr Murphy
2021
Film
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
2020
Film
In Search of Dracula
Himself - Presenter
2020
Film
The Cicerones
John Trant
2002
Film
The Web of Caves
The Doctor
1999
Film
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
1997
Ghosts in the Machine
Himself
2009
Tales from Behind the Crypt
Self
2002
Film
The Pitch of Fear
Mr. Borusa
1999
Film
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Self
2020
Film
The Kneale Tapes
Self
2003
Film
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
Film
The Kidnappers
Mark
1999
Film
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
various
2001
Release the Hound!
Self
2015
Film
Global Conspiracy?
Terry Scanlon
2004
Film
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
Himself
2015
Film
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
2010
Film
Peter Davison: Uncut!
Self
2022
Film
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
Himself - Presenter
2018