Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.
Known For
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
NSA
Grindhouse
(2007)
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
The Father
(2020)
The Man
The Favourite
(2018)
Lord Marlborough
Match Point
(2005)
Ping-Pong Player
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(2005)
Miss Blight (voice)
Christopher Robin
(2018)
Giles Winslow
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Additional Vogon Voices
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(2016)
Mycroft Holmes
The Mercy
(2018)
Ronald Hall
The Sparks Brothers
(2021)
Self
Birthday Girl
(2001)
Porter
Operation Mincemeat
(2022)
Ivor Montazac
Victor Frankenstein
(2015)
Dettweiler
Locked Down
(2021)
Donald
Full Filmography
Acting
The Zero Imperative
(1994)
Dr. William Bruffin
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
(1995)
The Devil of Winterborne
(1995)
Georgie
Unnatural Selection
(1996)
Mr. Emerson
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
(1996)
Self - Interviewer
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
(1997)
The Web of Caves
(1999)
The Doctor
The Kidnappers
(1999)
Mark
The Pitch of Fear
(1999)
Mr. Borusa
The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
(2000)
Birthday Girl
(2001)
Porter
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
(2001)
various
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
(2001)
Various
The Cicerones
(2002)
John Trant
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
(2002)
Louis Aragon
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
(2002)
Viking (voice)
Bright Young Things
(2003)
House Agent
The Kneale Tapes
(2003)
Self
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
(2004)
Kenyon
Spaced: Skip to the End
(2004)
Self
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
(2004)
Jeremy
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory / Wildlife voiceover (voice) (uncredited)
Global Conspiracy?
(2004)
Terry Scanlon
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(2005)
Miss Blight (voice)
The Quatermass Experiment
(2005)
John Paterson
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(2005)
Various Characters
Match Point
(2005)
Ping-Pong Player
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Additional Vogon Voices
Return of the Goodies
(2005)
Himself
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
(2005)
Self - The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
(2006)
Hilary Briss / Mickey Michaels / Val Denton / Les McQueen / Lance Longthorne / Alvin Steele / Phil Proctor / Mrs Beasley / Mick McNamara / Neds / Lotte Lipp / Brian Morgan / Dr Chinnery / Iris Krell / Bobbin
The Wind in the Willows
(2006)
Rat
Starter for 10
(2006)
Bamber Gascoigne
Fear of Fanny
(2006)
Johnnie Cradock
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Jakki (voice)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
(2006)
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
(2006)
Consenting Adults
(2007)
PC Butcher
The Worst Journey in the World
(2007)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Don't
(2007)
Roddy McDowel
Grindhouse
(2007)
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
(2009)
Ernest Dunks
New Town
(2009)
Duff Purves
Ghosts in the Machine
(2009)
Himself
The First Men in the Moon
(2010)
Cavor
Worried About the Boy
(2010)
Malcolm McLaren
Unlocking Sherlock
(2010)
Himself
Cleaning Up
(2011)
Mr Jackson
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
(2012)
Self - Host
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
(2012)
Self - Actor and Writer
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
(2012)
Narrator
MR James: Ghost Writer
(2013)
Presenter
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
(2013)
Himself
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
(2014)
Menenius Agrippa
Unlocking Sherlock
(2014)
Himself / Mark Gatiss
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
(2014)
Self
Victor Frankenstein
(2015)
Dettweiler
The Vote
(2015)
Steven Crosswell
Coalition
(2015)
Peter Mandelson
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
(2015)
Himself
Release the Hound!
(2015)
Self
Dad's Army
(2016)
Colonel Theakes
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(2016)
Mycroft Holmes
Our Kind of Traitor
(2016)
Billy Matlock
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
(2016)
Joel
Denial
(2016)
Professor Robert Jan van der Pelt
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
(2016)
Himself
Against the Law
(2017)
Dr. Landers
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
(2017)
The Captain
Mars: a Traveller's Guide
(2017)
Narrator
The Favourite
(2018)
Lord Marlborough
Christopher Robin
(2018)
Giles Winslow
The Mercy
(2018)
Ronald Hall
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
(2018)
George III
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
(2018)
Himself - Presenter
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
(2018)
Various Characters
The Dead Room
(2018)
Radio Announcer (voice)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
(2019)
Peter Mandelson (voice)
Doctor Who and the Third Man
(2019)
Himself
The Father
(2020)
The Man
In Search of Dracula
(2020)
Himself - Presenter
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
(2020)
Himself
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
(2020)
Self
Tales of the Uncanny
(2020)
Self
Locked Down
(2021)
Donald
The Sparks Brothers
(2021)
Self
Memento Mori
(2021)
Henry Huxley
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
(2021)
Mr. Wickens
A Silent Imprisonment
(2021)
Mr Murphy
Operation Mincemeat
(2022)
Ivor Montazac
The Road Dance
(2022)
Doctor Maclean
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
(2022)
Jacob Marley
Peter Davison: Uncut!
(2022)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
NSA
Hammer A.D. 2023
(2023)
Self
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(2023)
Sherlock Holmes
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
(2024)
Sir John Gielgud
Writing
The Zero Imperative
(1994)
Writer
The Devil of Winterborne
(1995)
Writer
Unnatural Selection
(1996)
Writer
Ghosts of Winterborne
(1996)
Writer
The Web of Caves
(1999)
Writer
The Kidnappers
(1999)
Writer
The Pitch of Fear
(1999)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
(2000)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
(2001)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
(2001)
Writer
Global Conspiracy?
(2004)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(2005)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
(2006)
Author
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
(2006)
Writer
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
(2006)
Writer
The Worst Journey in the World
(2007)
Writer
The First Men in the Moon
(2010)
Screenplay
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
(2012)
Writer
An Adventure in Space and Time
(2013)
Writer
The Tractate Middoth
(2013)
Writer
MR James: Ghost Writer
(2013)
Writer
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
(2013)
Writer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(2016)
Writer
The Dead Room
(2018)
Writer
Martin's Close
(2019)
Writer
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
(2021)
Screenplay
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
(2021)
Writer
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
(2022)
Adaptation
Count Magnus
(2022)
Writer
Lot No. 249
(2023)
Screenplay
Production
Global Conspiracy?
(2004)
Producer
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(2005)
Executive Producer
An Adventure in Space and Time
(2013)
Executive Producer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(2016)
Executive Producer
The Dead Room
(2018)
Executive Producer
Martin's Close
(2019)
Executive Producer
Directing
The Tractate Middoth
(2013)
Director
The Dead Room
(2018)
Director
Martin's Close
(2019)
Director
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
(2021)
Director
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
(2021)
Director
Count Magnus
(2022)
Director
Lot No. 249
(2023)
Director
Crew