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Mark Gatiss Biography

Birth Name:Mark Gatiss

Birth Place:Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Script department

Fast Facts

Won a 2011 BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series for "Sherlock․"
Trained as a stage actor at Bretton Hall College in Yorkshire
Began his screenwriting career in a series of "Doctor Who" spin-off films called "P․R․O․B․E․" in the mid-1990s
Made his screen acting debut in "Harry" in 1993
Was a member of the comedy group "The League of Gentlemen" with Reece Shearsmith, Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton
Quote: "(On "Sherlock"): "I think it is a show about a detective, not a detective show․""
Quote: "I'm drawn to eccentric characters because they're more fun․․․one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks․․․yet he takes such joy in populating the rest of his novels with these fantastic, grotesque people․"
Quote: "(On being asked to audition): "Having been on the other side of the audition table with 'Sherlock,' the truth is that you just don't know․ You're not questioning people's ability - they may just not be right․ And․․․you can be wrong․""
Known as the co-creator, writer and executive producer of "Sherlock," in which he also plays the role of Mycroft Holmes
Built a Victorian-era laboratory in his home because he'd wanted to have one as a child
Wrote a series of novels called "Lucifer Box" about an artist who moonlights as a spy

Awards

2007Golden Nymph-Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor: nominated
2010Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Television Drama Series: nominated
2011Saturn Award-Best Presentation on Television: nominated
2011BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Series: winner
2011Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: winner
2011Broadcast Award-Best Drama Series or Serial: winner
2011Writer's Award-: nominated
2011Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
2011National Television Award-Most Popular Drama: nominated
2011Peabody Award-: winner
2011Prix Europa-Best Episode of a TV Fiction Series or Serial: winner
2011RTS Television Award-Drama Series: winner
2011TV Quick Award-Best New Drama: winner
2011TRIC Award-TV Drama Programme of the Year: nominated
2011Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Television Short-Form Drama: nominated
2012OFTA Television Award-Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
2012TV Quick Award-Best Drama Series: winner
2012TRIC Award-TV Crime Programme of the Year: nominated
2012Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Short Form TV Drama: nominated
2013Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Drama Series/Serial: nominated
2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2014BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
2014British Screenwriters' Award-Best British TV Drama Writing: nominated
2014British Screenwriters' Award-Best British TV Drama Writing: nominated
2014Dagger-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2014Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated
2015British Screenwriters' Award-Best British TV Drama Writing: nominated
2015Edgar-Best Episode in a TV Series: nominated
2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: winner
2017Jury Prize-Broadcaster of the year: winner
2017Edgar-Best Episode in a TV Series: nominated
2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated
2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2019Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
2019OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: winner
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble of the Decade: nominated
2022CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
2024RTS Television Award-Supporting Actor - Male: nominated