Mark GatissΒ (/ΛΙ‘eΙͺtΙͺs/;Β 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 withΒ Steven Moffat. Gatiss has received several awards, including aΒ BAFTA TV Award, aΒ Primetime Emmy Award, aΒ Peabody Award, and twoΒ Laurence Olivier Awards.
Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted inΒ the BBC comedy seriesΒ The League of GentlemenΒ (1999β2002). He co-created and portrayedΒ Mycroft HolmesΒ in the BBC seriesΒ SherlockΒ (2010β2017) andΒ Frank RenfieldΒ inΒ the BBCΒ /Β NetflixΒ miniseriesΒ DraculaΒ (2020). He also wrote several episodes ofΒ Doctor WhoΒ during Moffat's tenure as showrunner and two episodes duringΒ Russell T Davies' earlier tenure. His other TV roles includeΒ Tycho NestorisΒ inΒ Game of Thrones (2014β2017),Β Stephen GardinerΒ inΒ Wolf Hall (2015), andΒ Peter MandelsonΒ inΒ CoalitionΒ (2015). He has acted in films such asΒ Victor Frankenstein (2015),Β DenialΒ (2016),Β Christopher RobinΒ (2018),Β The FavouriteΒ (2018),Β The FatherΒ (2020),Β Operation MincemeatΒ (2021), andΒ Mission: Impossible β Dead Reckoning Part OneΒ (2023).
On stage, Gatiss playedΒ MeneniusΒ in the revival ofΒ William Shakespeare'sΒ CoriolanusΒ (2013), for which he earned aΒ Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleΒ nomination. He took on the role ofΒ King George IIIΒ in a revival of theΒ Alan BennettΒ playΒ The Madness of George IIIΒ (2018). He portrayedΒ Sir John GielgudΒ in theΒ Jack ThorneΒ playΒ The Motive and the Cue (2023), for which he earned theΒ Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. His other theatre roles includeΒ The Recruiting OfficerΒ (2012),Β The VoteΒ (2015), andΒ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost StoryΒ (2021).
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