Mark Moraghan
Mark Moraghan | |
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| Born | Mark Moraghan |
| Website | http://www.markmoraghan.com/ |
Mark Moraghan (born January 1963) is a British actor and singer. He has appeared in many British drama series including Peak Practice and Heartbeat. However he is most famous for his roles as Greg Shadwick in Brookside, Ray Wyatt in Dream Team, and Owen Davies in Holby City.
Biography
Morgahan was born Toxteth, Liverpool. He started his acting career in 1978, when the BBC held auditions in his high school for the TV play Lies, and he was selected to play his first role. [1] On 14 May 1988, Moraghan started his professional acting career playing a ferryman in the comedy Help!, and he subsequently went on to play in many TV series and several movies. His longest running role was Owen Davies, a Consultant Obstetrician, in Holby City which he played from 2001 until 2005. He also appeared in a television commercial for the fabric softener 'Bounce' in 1996 with fellow Liverpudlian Katy Carmichael.[1]
In 1993 Mark married Sarah and the couple have two daughters, Jade and Hollie.
Moraghan is best known for his acting, but he also loves to sing and was inspired by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and big band music. His fantasy is to combine singing and acting on the stage on the West End one day. [2]
His first introduction to music was as a backing singer and percussionist in the Liverpool band Personal Column in the late 1970s [3]. In 2006, Moraghan came second in the BBC singing competition Just the Two of Us. His singing partner was Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton with whom he sang classic songs like "Islands in the Stream" and "With You I'm Born Again."
Moraghan announced that he will release his debut single, however a release date or title is currently unknown, his debut album is scheduled for March 2007. [4]. He will star and co-direct the forthcoming feature film "The Stepdad". [5]
In 2008 Moraghan appeared in Celebrity Masterchef, reaching the final alongside Andi Peters and eventual champion Liz McClarnon.
References
- ^ Woman, Cannon, Nick, "From Lust to Dust", 23 August 1999 Accessed: October 7, 2006
- ^ markmoraghan.com Music section. Accessed: September 4, 2006
- ^ PersonalColumn pictures. Accessed: October 7, 2006
- ^ markmoraghan.com News August 22, 2006 Accessed: September 26, 2006
- ^ markmoraghan.com News November 21, 2006 + November 03, 2006Accessed: November 29, 2006