Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss has had a long and varied career as a writer, director and producer, as well as an actor and published author.
He is best known as a member of The League of Gentlemen and as the co-creator and executive producer of the multi award-winning BBC series Sherlock, in which he played Mycroft Holmes.
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Mark is best known as a member of The League of Gentlemen and as the co-creator and executive producer of the multi award-winning BBC series Sherlock, in which he played Mycroft Holmes. He both wrote for and appeared in the modern revival of Doctor Who, and was the writer and executive producer of An Adventure in Space and Time for its 50th anniversary celebrations. He also co-created the BBC and Netflix drama Dracula, and has written and directed several BBC ghost stories, including The Mezzotint, Martin’s Close, The Dead Room, The Tractate Middoth. As an actor, recent screen work includes Mission Impossible 7, Operation Mincemeat, The Father, The Favourite, Christopher Robin, Gunpowder, Wolf Hall, Coalition and Game of Thrones; and on stage, Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse), The Boys in the Band (Park/Vaudeville Theatres), Three Days in the Country (National Theatre: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role), the title role in The Madness of George III (Nottingham Playhouse), and Jacob Marley in his own adaptation of A Christmas Carol (Nottingham Playhouse and Alexandra Palace). He has recently directed Steven Moffat’s debut play The Unfriend for Chichester Theatre, which in 2023 will transfer to the Criterion Theatre in the West End.
Television
3 Body Problem Isaac Newton | 3 Body Problem - Isaac Newton | Netflix | 2024 |
Nolly Larry Grayson | Nolly - Larry Grayson | ITV | 2023 |
Lot No. 249 Writer | Lot No. 249 - Writer | BBC | 2023 |
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story | A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story - | 2022 | |
Inside No. 9 Callum | Inside No. 9 - Callum | BBC | 2022 |
Count Magnus Writer | Count Magnus - Writer | BBC | 2022 |
The Mezzotint Writer & director | The Mezzotint - Writer & director | BBC Two | 2021 |
The Amazing Mr Blunden Writer & Lead Performer | The Amazing Mr Blunden - Writer & Lead Performer | Sky One | 2021 |
Dracula Co-Creator & Co Writer | Dracula - Co-Creator & Co Writer | BBC One | 2020 |
In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss Writer and presenter | In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss - Writer and presenter | BBC Two | 2020 |
Brexit Peter Mandelson | Brexit - Peter Mandelson | Channel 4 | 2019 |
Martin's Close Writer/Director | Martin's Close - Writer/Director | BBC Four | 2019 |
Good Omens Mr Harmony | Good Omens - Mr Harmony | Amazon | 2019 — 2023 |
Sally4Ever Doctor | Sally4Ever - Doctor | Sky | 2018 |
The Dead Room Writer / Performer | The Dead Room - Writer / Performer | BBC | 2018 |
The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials Lead Actor/ Co-writer | The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials - Lead Actor/ Co-writer | Lead Actor/ Co-writer /Co-Director | 2018 |
Queers Writer | Queers - Writer | BBC TWO | 2017 |
Taboo Prince Regent | Taboo - Prince Regent | BBC One | 2017 |
Against the Law Dr. Landers | Against the Law - Dr. Landers | BBC TWO | 2017 |
Sherlock: The Six Thatchers Writer | Sherlock: The Six Thatchers - Writer | BBC 1 | 2017 |
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Co-writer | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride - Co-writer | BBC 1 | 2017 |
Wolf Hall Stephen Gardiner | Wolf Hall - Stephen Gardiner | BBC TWO | 2015 |
Game of Thrones Tycho Nestoris | Game of Thrones - Tycho Nestoris | HBO | 2014 — 2017 |
Mapp & Lucia Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint | Mapp & Lucia - Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint | 2014 | |
Sherlock: The Sign of Three Co-writer | Sherlock: The Sign of Three - Co-writer | BBC1 | 2014 |
Tractate Middoth Writer | Tractate Middoth - Writer | BBC 2 | 2013 |
M R James: Ghost Writer Writer | M R James: Ghost Writer - Writer | 2013 | |
Psychobitches Joan Crawford | Psychobitches - Joan Crawford | Sky Arts | 2013 |
An Adventure in Space & Time Writer | An Adventure in Space & Time - Writer | BBC1 | 2013 |
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns Co-writer | Sherlock: Many Happy Returns - Co-writer | BBC1 | 2013 |
An Adventure in Space and Time Writer | An Adventure in Space and Time - Writer | BBC TWO | 2013 |
Being Human Mr. Snow | Being Human - Mr. Snow | BBC Three | 2012 |
Horror Europa Writer / Presenter | Horror Europa - Writer / Presenter | BBC4 | 2012 |
Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville Writer | Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville - Writer | BBC1 | 2012 |
A History of Horror Writer | A History of Horror - Writer | BBC4 | 2010 |
Sherlock: The Great Game Writer | Sherlock: The Great Game - Writer | BBC1 | 2010 |
The First Men in the Moon Writer | The First Men in the Moon - Writer | BBC 2 | 2010 |
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss Presenter | A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss - Presenter | BBC 4 | 2010 |
Sherlock (Series 1 - 4) Co-Creator / Co-Producer | Sherlock (Series 1 - 4) - Co-Creator / Co-Producer | BBC1 | 2010 — 2014 |
Agatha Christie: Poirot, Cat Among the Pigeons Writer | Agatha Christie: Poirot, Cat Among the Pigeons - Writer | BBC1 | 2008 |
The Worst Journey in the World Writer | The Worst Journey in the World - Writer | BBC4 | 2007 |
Doctor Who Writer / Danny Boy | Doctor Who - Writer / Danny Boy | BBC 1 | 2005 — 2011 |
Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead Writer | Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead - Writer | BBC1 | 2005 |
Little Britain Writer | Little Britain - Writer | BBC | 2003 |
The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 Writer / Various | The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 - Writer / Various | BBC Worldwide | 2003 |
The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special Writer / Various | The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special - Writer / Various | BBC Worldwide | 2002 |
The League of Gentlemen, Series 2 Writer / Various | The League of Gentlemen, Series 2 - Writer / Various | BBC Worldwide | 2001 |
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (Series 1) Inspector Large | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (Series 1) - Inspector Large | BBC1 | 2000 |
The League Of Gentlemen, Series 1 Writer / Various | The League Of Gentlemen, Series 1 - Writer / Various | BBC Worldwide | 2000 |
Debt Wish Live Writer | Debt Wish Live - Writer | BBC1 | 1999 |
The League of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special) Writer / Various | The League of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special) - Writer / Various | BBC2 | 1999 — 2002 |
Film
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - | 2023 | |
Operation Mincemeat Ivor Montagu | Operation Mincemeat - Ivor Montagu | See-Saw Films | 2022 |
Locked Down Donald | Locked Down - Donald | Storyteller Productions | 2021 |
The Road Dance Doctor Msclean | The Road Dance - Doctor Msclean | Sheridan Road Productions | 2021 |
The Father The Man | The Father - The Man | Les Films Du Cru | 2020 |
Christopher Robin Giles Winslow | Christopher Robin - Giles Winslow | Disney | 2018 |
The Favourite Lord Marlborough | The Favourite - Lord Marlborough | Searchlight Pictures | 2018 |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Joel | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie - Joel | Dir: Mandie Fletcher | 2016 |
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Co-writer / Performer | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse - Co-writer / Performer | Steve Bendelack | 2005 |
A Local Show for Local People Writer / Various | A Local Show for Local People - Writer / Various | (Recorded live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) | 2001 |
Theatre and Live Performance
Motive And The Cue John Gielgud | Motive And The Cue - John Gielgud | National Theatre | 2023 |
The Way Old Friends Do Director | The Way Old Friends Do - Director | Birmingham Rep & West End Transfer | 2022 — 2023 |
The Unfriend Director | The Unfriend - Director | Playful Productions | 2022 |
A Christmas Carol Writer & Performer | A Christmas Carol - Writer & Performer | The Nottingam Plahouse & Alexandra Palace | 2021 — 2022 |
The Madness of George III King George | The Madness of George III - King George | Nottingham Playhouse | 2019 |
The League of Gentlemen Live Again! UK Tour Lead Actor/ Co-writer | The League of Gentlemen Live Again! UK Tour - Lead Actor/ Co-writer | UK Tour | 2018 |
Three Days in the Country Shpigelsky | Three Days in the Country - Shpigelsky | National Theatre | 2016 |
Corialanus Menenius | Corialanus - Menenius | The Donmar Warehouse | 2013 |
A Local Show For Local People Writer / Various | A Local Show For Local People - Writer / Various | National tour & Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | 2001 |
Debt Wish Live Writer / Performer | Debt Wish Live - Writer / Performer | Brixton Academy | 1999 |
The League Of Gentlemen Writer / Various | The League Of Gentlemen - Writer / Various | Edinburgh Pleasance, London Pleasance, Komedia, Brighton, London's Battersea Arts Centre and the Canal Café Theatre | 1995 — 1999 |
Awards
UK Theatre Awards Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre | UK Theatre Awards - Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre | 2023 | |
Olivier Award for Best Supporting Role Three Days in the Country | Olivier Award for Best Supporting Role - Three Days in the Country | 2016 | |
Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Role Corialanus | Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Role - Corialanus | 2014 | |
Peabody Award Sherlock | Peabody Award - Sherlock | 2011 | |
BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series Sherlock | BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series - Sherlock | 2011 | |
TV Quick Award for Best New Drama Sherlock | TV Quick Award for Best New Drama - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for Prix Europa for TV Fiction Sherlock | Nominated for Prix Europa for TV Fiction - Sherlock | 2011 | |
RTS Television Award for Best Drama Series Sherlock | RTS Television Award for Best Drama Series - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Banff Rockie Award for Best Continuing Series Sherlock | Banff Rockie Award for Best Continuing Series - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation Sherlock | Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for TRIC Award for TV Drama Programme of the Year Sherlock | Nominated for TRIC Award for TV Drama Programme of the Year - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for National Television Award for Most Popular Drama Sherlock | Nominated for National Television Award for Most Popular Drama - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Writer's Award Sherlock | Nominated for Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Writer's Award - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominated for Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series Sherlock | Nominated for Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series - Sherlock | 2011 | |
Nominaed for Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Television Short-Form Drama Sherlock | Nominaed for Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Television Short-Form Drama - Sherlock | 2011 | |
South Bank Show Award for Best Comedy The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 | South Bank Show Award for Best Comedy - The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 | 2003 | |
Olivier Award Nomination for Best Entertainment A Local Show for Local People | Olivier Award Nomination for Best Entertainment - A Local Show for Local People | 2002 | |
NME Award for Best Television Programme The League Of Gentlemen, Series 2 | NME Award for Best Television Programme - The League Of Gentlemen, Series 2 | 2001 | |
Perrier Award The League Of Gentlemen | Perrier Award - The League Of Gentlemen | 1997 | |
Sony Silver Award On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen | Sony Silver Award - On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen | 1997 |
Books
Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel Simon & Schuster | Black Butterfly: A Lucifer Box Novel - Simon & Schuster | 2008 | |
The Devil In Amber: A Lucifer Box Novel Simon & Schuster | The Devil In Amber: A Lucifer Box Novel - Simon & Schuster | 2006 | |
The Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box Novel Simon & Schuster | The Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box Novel - Simon & Schuster | 2004 | |
The League of Gentlemen Scripts And That Fourth Estate | The League of Gentlemen Scripts And That - Fourth Estate | 2003 | |
The League of Gentlemen - A Local Book For Local People Fourth Estate UK | The League of Gentlemen - A Local Book For Local People - Fourth Estate UK | 2000 | |
The Essex Files Fourth Estate UK | The Essex Files - Fourth Estate UK | 1997 |
Radio
Hitchcock's The Blind Man Writer & director | Hitchcock's The Blind Man - Writer & director | BBC Radio 4 | 2015 |
Nebulous (Eps 1 - 6) Professor Nebulous | Nebulous (Eps 1 - 6) - Professor Nebulous | Radio 4 | 2005 |
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Bert Stevens | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Bert Stevens | Radio 4 | 2004 |
Ringing The Changes Co-writer | Ringing The Changes - Co-writer | Radio 4 | 2001 |
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen Writer / Various | On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen - Writer / Various | Radio 4 | 1997 |
Costing The Earth Performer | Costing The Earth - Performer | Radio 4 | 1995 |
Are You From The Bugle? Performer | Are You From The Bugle? - Performer | Radio 4 | 1995 |
News
The BBC Audio Drama Awards Nominations 2018 22nd November 2017 The shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018 has been revealed - and we are so thrilled to see plenty of PBJ Clients on the list |
Olivier Awards 2016 - Nominations 29th February 2016 FULL NOMINATIONS LIST FOR THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2016 WITH MASTERCARD Best Revival Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Donmar Warehouse Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at National Theatre, Lyttelton The Winter's Tale at Garrick Theatre Best New Comedy A Christmas Carol at Noël Coward Theatre Hand To God at Vaudeville Theatre Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Apollo Theatre Best Costume Design Gregg Barnes for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre Hugh Durrant for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York's Theatre Katrina Lindsay for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design Hildegard Bechtler for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre Es Devlin for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York's Theatre Anna Fleischle for Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court & Wyndham's Theatre White Light Award for Best Lighting Design Neil Austin for The Winter's Tale at Garrick Theatre Natasha Chivers for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre James Farncombe for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman Mark Henderson for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre Best Sound Design George Dennis for The Homecoming at Trafalgar Studios 1 Tom Gibbons for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman Christopher Shutt for The Father at Wyndham's Theatre Christopher Shutt for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Best New Opera Production Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at Royal Opera House The Force Of Destiny at London Coliseum Morgen Und Abend at Royal Opera House Outstanding Achievement in Opera English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for The Force Of Destiny, Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk and The Queen Of Spades at London Coliseum Felicity Palmer for The Queen Of Spades at London Coliseum Sir Antonio Pappano for his conducting of Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Guillaume Tell and Król Roger at Royal Opera House Tamara Wilson for The Force Of Destiny at London Coliseum Best Actor in a Supporting Role Mark Gatiss for Three Days In The Country at National Theatre, Lyttelton Michael Pennington for The Winter's Tale at Garrick Theatre Tom Sturridge for American Buffalo at Wyndham's Theatre David Suchet for The Importance Of Being Earnest at Vaudeville Theatre Best Actress in a Supporting Role Judi Dench for The Winter's Tale at Garrick Theatre Michele Dotrice for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre Melody Grove for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York's Theatre Catherine Steadman for Oppenheimer at Vaudeville Theatre Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Barbarians at The Clare, Young Vic Phil Dunster for his role in Pink Mist at Bush Theatre Pat Kinevane and Fishamble for Silent at Soho Theatre Violence And Son at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Virgin Atlantic Best New Play Farinelli And The King at Duke of York's Theatre The Father at Wyndham's Theatre Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court & Wyndham's Theatre People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman Best Actor Kenneth Branagh for The Winter's Tale at Garrick Theatre Kenneth Cranham for The Father at Wyndham's Theatre Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Adrian Lester for Red Velvet at Garrick Theatre Mark Rylance for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York's Theatre Best Actress Gemma Arterton for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre Denise Gough for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman Nicole Kidman for Photograph 51 at Noël Coward Theatre Janet McTeer for Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Donmar Warehouse Lia Williams for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre Best Entertainment and Family Alice's Adventures Underground at The Vaults Dr |
An Adventure In Space And Time 18th November 2013 This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen |
Sherlock nominated for 13 Emmy Awards! 2nd August 2012 Congratulations to Mark Gatiss whose contirbution to Sherlock, A Scandal in Belgravia is up for a staggering 13 nominations |
Sherlock win at South Bank Awards 2nd May 2012 BBC's One Sherlock and Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat were among the winners at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards this afternoon |
What's On Stage Awards 2012 have been announced 2nd December 2011 The shortlist of nominations for the 12th annual Whatsonstage |
Don't miss our PBJ/JBJ Clients this Xmas! 15th December 2010 Tune in over Xmas and watch /hear our PBJ/JBJ clients in all their festive glory |
Marc Wootton in Season's Greetings at the National Theatre 7th December 2010 Alan Ayckbourn's masterly Season's Greetings offers a seriously entertaining look at the misery and high jinks of an average family Christmas |
Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2010 18th October 2010 Among the nominees for this year's WGGB Awards are Chris Morris and Simon Blackwell for Best Original Screenplay for Four Lions; Mark Gatiss for Dr Who in the Best Drama Series category; Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci for Best Comedy Series for The Thick Of It, and a third nomination for Simon Blackwell in the same category for Peep Show |