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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|British actor, screenwriter and novelist (born 1966)}} {{EngvarB\|date=November 2020}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2024}} Line 7: \| caption = Gatiss in 2017 \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=y\|1966\|10\|17}} \| birth_place = [[Sedgefield]], [[County Durham]], England \| other_names = Rondo Haxton \| alma_mater = [[Bretton Hall College of Education]] \| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|screenwriter\|television producer\|comedian\|novelist\|director}} Line 57 ⟶ 58: === 2007–2017: ''Doctor Who'' and ''Sherlock'' === [[File:Mark Gatiss at A Scandal in Belgravia screening.png\|thumb\|252x252px\|Mark Gatiss at "[[A Scandal in Belgravia]]" episode screening]] Gatiss has also made three credited appearances in ''Doctor Who''. In 2007, he played [[Professor Lazarus]] in "[[The Lazarus Experiment]]".<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5388130.stm\|title=Doctor Who baddie role for Barlow\|~~publisher~~work=[[BBC News]]\|date=28 September 2006\|access-date=28 September 2006\|archive-date=12 February 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212111537/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5388130.stm\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, he returned in the Series 6 episode "[[The Wedding of River Song]]" as a character known as Gantok, and in the 2017 Christmas special "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)\|Twice Upon A Time]]" as "The Captain".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-12-26/doctor-who-christmas-special-cast-plot/\|title=Meet the cast of Doctor Who Christmas special 2017 Twice Upon a Time\|work=Radio Times\|access-date=14 February 2018\|archive-date=15 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023919/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-12-26/doctor-who-christmas-special-cast-plot/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2017-twice-upon-a-time\|title=Doctor Who Christmas special 2017: Twice Upon a Time\|last=Martin\|first=Daniel\|date=25 December 2017\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=14 February 2018\|archive-date=19 July 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719064752/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2017-twice-upon-a-time\|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2007, he appeared as [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]<ref name="echo">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/leader/display.var.1082536.0.i_always_wanted_to_be_a_rat.php\|title=I Always Wanted to be a Rat\|work=[[The Northern Echo]]\|date=20 December 2006\|access-date=6 January 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002830/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/leader/display.var.1082536.0.i_always_wanted_to_be_a_rat.php\|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> in ''[[Jekyll (TV serial)\|Jekyll]]'', a BBC One serial by his fellow ''Doctor Who'' scriptwriter [[Steven Moffat]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/11_november/16/jekyll.shtml\|title=Mark Gatiss joins James Nesbitt in BBC One's Jekyll\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|date=16 November 2006\|access-date=16 November 2006\|archive-date=27 August 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827074840/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/11_november/16/jekyll.shtml\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared in ''[[Clone (TV series)\|Clone]]'' as Colonel Black. Gatiss also wrote, co-produced and acted in the [[BBC Four]] ghost story ''[[Crooked House (TV series)\|Crooked House]]'' (2008). He appeared in the stage adaptation of [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s ''[[All About My Mother]]'' at the [[Old Vic]] in London from 25 August-24 November 2007. He won much critical acclaim for his portrayal of the transgender character Agrado. In the 2008 English language re-release of the cult 2006 Norwegian animated film ''[[Free Jimmy]]'', Gatiss voiced the character of "Jakki," a heavy-set, bizarrely dressed biker member of the "Lappish Mafia." In this his voice is used along with the other actors of ''League of Gentlemen'' such as Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The dialogue was written by [[Simon Pegg]] and other actors included Pegg himself, [[Woody Harrelson]] and [[David Tennant]], who worked with Gatiss on ''Doctor Who''. He was scheduled to perform in ''Darker Shores'' by Michael Punter, a ghost story for all the family, at [[Hampstead Theatre]] 3 December 2009 – 16 January 2010 but had to withdraw after a serious family illness. [[Tom Goodman-Hill]] took over his role.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrefeatures/4787207.It___s_on_with_the_show/ \|title=It's on with the show (From Watford Observer) \|publisher=Watfordobserver.co.uk \|date=10 December 2009 \|access-date=28 October 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502183237/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrefeatures/4787207.It___s_on_with_the_show/ \|archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> Line 67 ⟶ 68: In December 2013, Gatiss joined the cast of the [[Donmar Warehouse]] production of ''[[Coriolanus (2013 play)\|Coriolanus]]'' as Senator of Rome, [[Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 503 BC)\|Menenius]]. The play went from 6 December 2013 through 13 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Coriolanus 6 December 2013 – 13 February 2014\|url=http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/2013/coriolanus\|publisher=Donmar Warehouse\|access-date=27 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112204547/http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/2013/coriolanus\|archive-date=12 November 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> For his performance, Gatiss received a nomination for the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Olivier awards 2014 full list\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/10/olivier-awards-2014-full-list-nominations\|newspaper=The Guardian\|access-date=20 April 2014\|date=10 March 2014\|archive-date=16 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022719/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/10/olivier-awards-2014-full-list-nominations\|url-status=live}}</ref> On 25 December 2013, a version of the ghost story "[[The Tractate Middoth]]" by [[M. R. James]] and adapted by Gatiss was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] as part of the long-running ''[[A Ghost Story for Christmas]]'' series. It starred [[Sacha Dhawan]], [[John Castle]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Una Stubbs]], [[David Ryall]], [[Eleanor Bron]], [[Nicholas Burns (actor)\|Nick Burns]] and [[Roy Barraclough]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Jones \|first=Paul \|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-12-03/mark-gatiss-lands-christmas-day-treble-on-bbc2 \|title=The Tractate Middoth and An Adventure in Space and Time to air on Christmas Day on BBC2 \|magazine= [[Radio Times]] \|date=3 December 2013 \|access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Daly \|first=Emma \|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-05/mark-gatiss-casts-sherlocks-una-stubbs-in-festive-ghost-story \|title=Mark Gatiss casts Sherlock's Una Stubbs in festive ghost story \|work=[[Radio Times]] \|date=5 September 2013 \|access-date=12 January 2014 \|archive-date=12 December 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212222742/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-05/mark-gatiss-casts-sherlocks-una-stubbs-in-festive-ghost-story \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was followed on 25 December 2013 by a screening on BBC2 of a new documentary by Gatiss titled ''M. R. James: Ghost Writer''. The programme saw Gatiss explore the work of James and look at how his work still inspires contemporary horror today. He appeared in [[Game of Thrones season 4\|season four]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in 2014 playing [[List of Game of Thrones characters#People of Essos\|Tycho Nestoris]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=McAlpine\|first=Fraser\|title=WATCH: 'Sherlock's Mark Gatiss Makes His 'Game of Thrones' Debut\|url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/shows//blog/2014/05/watch-mark-gatiss-makes-game-thrones-debut\|access-date=26 May 2021\|~~publisher~~work=BBC America}}</ref> and reprised this role in [[Game of Thrones season 5\|season five]] and [[Game of Thrones season 7\|season seven]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://twitter.com/WatchersOTWall/status/512662231285112832 \|title=Mark Gatiss returning for Game of Thrones season 5 \|publisher=Watchers on the Wall \|date=27 August 2014 \|access-date=10 October 2014 \|archive-date=19 October 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019150103/https://twitter.com/WatchersOTWall/status/512662231285112832 \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline\|date=May 2024}} In the BBC's 2015 series ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)\|Wolf Hall]]'', Gatiss played King [[Henry VIII]]'s secretary [[Stephen Gardiner]]. He also appeared in Channel 4's ''Coalition'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|author=Cadwalladr, Carole\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/01/mark-gatiss-doctor-who-is-my-first-love-baftas-2015-television\|title=Mark Gatiss: 'Doctor Who is my first love, my last, my everything']\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|date=1 May 2015\|access-date=25 January 2022\|archive-date=28 August 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828224407/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/01/mark-gatiss-doctor-who-is-my-first-love-baftas-2015-television\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he played Harold in the groundbreaking American play [[The Boys in the Band, play]] at [[Park Theatre (London)]] opposite his husband [[Ian Hallard]]. They made history when the play transferred to the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] in 2017 as the first married gay couple to appear together on a West End stage.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://playbill.com/article/the-boys-in-the-band-to-receive-short-west-end-outing \|title=The Boys in the Band to Receive Short West End Outing \|date=18 November 2016 \|website=Playbill \|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> Line 399 ⟶ 400: \|- \| rowspan="4" \| 2010 \|''[[Midsomer ~~murders~~Murders]]'' \|Rev. 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