Mark Gatiss

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Mark Gatiss at Comic-Con in San Diego in July 2017
The voice of Mark Gatiss (excerpt from the BBC radio program Desert Island Discs ).

Mark Gatiss [ ˈgeɪ.tɪs ] (born October 17, 1966 , in Sedgefield , County Durham , England ) is a British actor , comedian and screenwriter . In the German-speaking area it is mainly by the BBC - television series Sherlock become known for it along with Steven Moffat developed the concept, wrote several episodes in which he as Mycroft Holmes is seen.

Life

As a child, Gatiss was interested in Arthur Conan Doyles ' Sherlock Holmes , the work of HG Wells and the television series Doctor Who .

In 1992, he published his first Doctor Who story, Nightshade , which was followed by three more. His first screenplays and radio plays he wrote for the Doctor Who - franchise .

As an actor, he became known in English-speaking countries through the comedy quartet The League of Gentlemen , of which he is a member with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson. The group's stage program won the 1997 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . In the same year came a comedy radio series On the Town with The League of Gentlemen and two years later a television series. For the television series The League of Gentlemen , the group received the Royal Television Society Award and the Golden Rose of Montreux . In 2005 the film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse opened as a spin-off of the television series in British cinemas.

In 2004, Gatiss took on the role of Ronald Hawes in the episode Murder in the Vicarage of the series Agatha Christie's Marple . In the BBC miniseries Jekyll , which British producer and screenwriter Steven Moffat described as a sequel to the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , he played the 2007 novella writer, Robert Louis Stevenson .

Mark Gatiss (2011)

Along with Moffat, he developed the concept of in Germany successful BBC - television series Sherlock , in which it transferred Arthur Conan Doyle's' stories in modern times. In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman , who act as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in what is now Great Britain, he played Sherlock Holmes' influential brother Mycroft Holmes from the beginning of the series . He also worked as an executive producer and has written a separate script for each season ( The Big Game , The Dogs of Baskerville and The Empty Coffin ). The episode In the Sign of Three is a joint product of all three Sherlock authors. He was also involved as a writer on the episode Sherlock - The Horror Bride , which takes place between the third and fourth season.

Since 2014 Gatiss has appeared in individual episodes of the US television series Game of Thrones , in which he embodies Tycho Nestoris , a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos.

Mark Gatiss has published several books in the UK on Doctor Who and the League of Gentlemen . In 2004 he published the first Lucifer box novel On behalf of His Majesty - A Dandy Determined ( The Vesuvius Club ), which was published in German translation by Andreas Heckmann in 2006 by Blanvalet . The trilogy was continued by The Amber Conspiracy - A Dandy Determined ( The Devil in Amber ) and ended with Black Butterfly . The last book has not yet been translated into German.

Gatiss is gay and lives with his partner in London.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As an author

  • 1994–1996: PROBE (film series, four parts)
  • 1999–2002: The League of Gentlemen (TV series, 19 episodes, co-author)
  • 2005: The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (film, co-author)
  • 2007: The Worst Journey in the World (TV movie)
  • 2008: Crooked House (TV series, three episodes)
  • 2005-2017: Doctor Who (TV series, nine episodes)
  • 2010: The First Men in the Moon (TV movie)
  • since 2010: Sherlock (TV series)
  • 2013: An Adventure in Space and Time ( An Adventure in Space and Time , TV movie)
  • 2020: Dracula (miniseries, two episodes)

Awards and nominations (selection)

  • 2007: Golden Nymph nomination (Best Performance by an Actor for Fear of Fanny )
  • 2011: BAFTA TV Award (Best Drama Series for Sherlock )
  • 2011: Banff Rockie Award (Best Continuing Series for Sherlock Episode: A Fall of Pink)
  • 2011: Peabody Award (for Sherlock episode: A Fall of Pink)
  • 2011: RTS Television Award (Best Drama Series for Sherlock )
  • 2012: Primetime Emmy Award nomination (Outstanding Miniseries or Movie for Sherlock Episode: A Scandal in Belgravia)

Web links

Commons : Mark Gatiss  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Science of Christmas. (mp3) In: The Infinite Monkey Cage. BBC Radio 4 , December 26, 2011, accessed on January 7, 2012 (English, 13 Mb, from 2:28 minutes): “There is still a 49% chance that his name will be mispronounced. So please welcome Mark Gatiss not Gatiss. "
  2. ↑ Stuart Jeffries: Mark Gatiss: Rocket Man. The Guardian, October 11, 2010, accessed January 7, 2012 .
  3. ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: Game of Thrones: Sherlock author Mark Gatiss committed for the 4th season. In: Serienjunkies.de . July 17, 2013, accessed on March 21, 2014 : “The series producers have hired Mark Gatiss for a guest role. He is mainly known in this country for Sherlock. "
  4. ^ A b Michael Deacon: Mark Gatiss: The journey of a geek made good. The Daily Telegraph, October 15, 2010, accessed January 7, 2012 .
  5. ↑ Film info. The League of Gentlemen Web Site, accessed January 8, 2012 .
  6. ↑ I always wanted to be a rat. The Northern Echo, December 20, 2006, accessed January 8, 2012 .
  7. ↑ Sam Rigby: 'Game of Thrones' Mark Gatiss role in fourth season revealed. Digital Spy, September 8, 2013, accessed January 21, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Alex Garofalo: 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Spoilers: Mark Gatiss To Return. Will Tycho Nestori's Work Alongside Jon Snow At The Wall? In: International Business Times. August 28, 2014, accessed June 12, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Gatiss, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor, writer, comedian, radio play and screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Sedgefield , County Durham , England , UK