Martin Clunes

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Martin Clunes filming Doc Martin (2007)

Alexander Martin Clunes , OBE (born November 28, 1961 in Wimbledon , South London ) is a British actor .

His father died of lung cancer when Clunes was eight years old. He attended the Royal Russell School in Croydon and later the Arts Educational School in Hounslow .

He had his first appearance in 1983 in the science fiction series Doctor Who . He is best known for the comedy series Man Behaving Badly and as the country doctor Doc Martin , whom he has played in the television series of the same name since 2004 . Clunes had played this role for the first time four years earlier in the movie Grasgeflüster ; it was followed by two television films and finally the series. In 2012 he borrowed the dog in the animation - short film Room on the Broom his voice. In the series Arthur & George he embodies the writer and Sherlock Holmes inventor Arthur Conan Doyle .

Since 1997, Clunes has been married to Philippa Braithwaite, who also works as a producer for Doc Martin . The couple has a daughter (* 1999). He is a nephew of actor Jeremy Brett .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Camilla Palmer: Martin Clunes: My family values . In: The Guardian , March 28, 2014.  Retrieved November 7, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Clunes, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clunes, Alexander Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Wimbledon , South London