English actor (born 1964)
Mark Addy
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Addy in 2006
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Born
| Mark Ian Addy
(
1964-01-14
)
14 January 1964
(age 60)
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Education
| Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
(
GrDip
)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1987?present
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Spouse
|
Kelly Biggs
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m.
1996)
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Children
| 3
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Mark Ian Addy
(born 14 January 1964) is an English actor. His roles in British television include Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the
sitcom
The Thin Blue Line
(1995?1996), Andy Richmond in
Trollied
(2011?2013), and
Hercules
in the fantasy drama series
Atlantis
(2013?2015).
He made his film debut as Dave Horsefall in
The Full Monty
(1997), earning a nomination for the
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
. Other notable roles include
Fred Flintstone
in
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(2000), Bill Miller in the
CBS
sitcom
Still Standing
(2002?2006) and King
Robert Baratheon
in the
HBO
fantasy series
Game of Thrones
(2011).
Early life
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Addy was born 14 January 1964
[
citation needed
]
in
York
, where his family has lived since at least 1910 when his paternal great-grandfather was recorded there. His father, Ian, spent his working life as a
glazier
at
York Minster
.
[1]
Addy was educated at
Joseph Rowntree School
in York.
[2]
Addy furthered his acting education by attending the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
in London, graduating with an Acting Diploma in 1984.
[3]
Whilst still at school, Addy had three weeks work experience at the
York Theatre Royal
, loved it so much he continued working there, eventually deciding acting was to be his career goal.
[2]
Career
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Addy made his first television appearance in 1987 in
The Ritz
,
[4]
followed in 1988 by
A Very Peculiar Practice
, followed by television performances in shows such as
Heartbeat
,
[5]
Band of Gold
,
[4]
Married... with Children
,
[4]
Peak Practice
,
[5]
Too Much Sun
,
[4]
Sunnyside Farm
,
[4]
Trollied
and
The Syndicate
.
[5]
He portrayed Bill Miller (using an improvised American accent) in
Still Standing
and portrayed Detective Boyle in the second series of the British sitcom
The Thin Blue Line
. He also appeared on
ITV1
's comedy drama series
Bonkers
, and another ITV comedy drama,
Bike Squad
, in early 2008 as Sergeant John Rook.
[5]
[4]
In 2009, Addy starred with
Fay Ripley
in a series of adverts for the relaunched
Tesco Clubcard
.
[6]
In 2011, He portrayed King
Robert Baratheon
in the HBO series
Game of Thrones
: Addy's audition for the role was, according to showrunners
David Benioff
and
D. B. Weiss
, the best they saw, he being the easiest actor to cast for the show.
[7]
Although Robert was a main character in the series beginning, the king's enthusiasm for drinking, whoring, and hunting, eventually took its toll, and Addy's character was killed off in season 1 after a hunting incident with a wild boar.
[8]
He portrayed
Hercules
, one of the main characters in the
BBC One
fantasy drama series
Atlantis
,
[9]
which started airing on 28 September 2013 in the UK. In the BBC television drama
New Blood
(2016),
[4]
featuring young detectives from the Serious Fraud Office and the London Police Service, Addy played D.S. Derek Sands.
[10]
In film, Addy had a leading role in
The Full Monty
(1997),
[11]
and portrayed
Fred Flintstone
in the 2000 film
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
.
[5]
He portrayed Mac McArthur in the 1998 film
Jack Frost
.
[12]
In 2001, he portrayed Roland in
A Knight's Tale
and a butler to
Chris Rock
's character in the film
Down to Earth
. In
Down to Earth
, his character was an American who was pretending to be British.
Addy portrayed David Philby in
The Time Machine
[4]
and made an appearance as the Ship Captain in
Around the World in 80 Days
[5]
with
Jackie Chan
and
Steve Coogan
, and made an appearance as
Friar Tuck
in
Ridley Scott
's 2010 film
Robin Hood
.
[5]
[4]
In 2018, he portrayed Paltraki in the
Doctor Who
episode "
The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
".
[13]
In 2019, he appeared in the
Downton Abbey
movie as Mr. Bakewell, who owns the shop from which Mrs. Patmore buys her supplies; a character who was mentioned in the television series but hadn't yet appeared onscreen.
[14]
In 2020, he portrayed DS Stan Jones in the detective drama series
White House Farm
.
[15]
In 2023, Addy starred as David Coake, causing issues on the Kinloch Bravo oil rig in
The Rig
, in a cast that included
Iain Glen
,
Emily Hampshire
, and
Martin Compston
.
[16]
Stage
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Addy portrayed Kevin Snell in the 2006 revival of
Donkeys' Years
at the
Comedy Theatre
in London.
[17]
In 2007?08 he has appeared at the
National Theatre
as
Dogberry
in
Much Ado About Nothing
alongside
Zoe Wanamaker
,
[18]
and as
Hjalmar Johansen
in the
Tony Harrison
play
Fram
, also at the
Royal National Theatre
.
[19]
In 2011, he portrayed Vladimir, an
NKVD
officer, in
Collaborators
at the
National Theatre
,
[2]
which also featured in the
National Theatre Live
programme, where live performances are broadcast to cinemas around the world. In 2016, Addy appeared in
Richard Bean
's
The Nap
at
Sheffield Crucible
with
Jack O'Connell
and
Ralf Little
, directed by
Richard Wilson
.
[20]
Honours
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On 20 July 2019, Addy was awarded an honorary doctorate from the
University of York
, having given a speech at the Roses Varsity opening ceremony a few months prior.
[21]
[22]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Other appearances
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Theatre
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Video games
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Awards and nominations
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References
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Bilton, Richard (21 October 2010).
"From grinding poverty to Hollywood in three generations"
.
BBC News
. Retrieved
21 October
2010
.
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a
b
c
"The Big Interview: Mark Addy"
. 21 November 2011.
- ^
"RADA Student & graduate profiles - Mark Addy"
.
rada.ac.uk
. Retrieved
3 April
2019
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
"Mark Addy"
.
independenttalent.com
. Retrieved
1 October
2022
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"Mark Addy"
.
tvguide.com
. Retrieved
16 January
2023
.
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"The strategy behind the Tesco Clubcard relaunch"
.
marketingmagazine.co.uk
. 12 May 2009.
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Walsh, Michael (12 March 2017).
"What We Learned From Game Of Thrones' SXSW Panel, and What It Might Mean"
.
Nerdist Industries
. Archived from
the original
on 2 April 2017
. Retrieved
1 April
2017
.
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"Mark Addy: When I Died on Game of Thrones"
.
ign.com
. 2 April 2019.
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Heritage, Stuart (11 November 2013).
"Have you been watching ... Atlantis?"
.
The Guardian
.
Archived
from the original on 3 September 2014
. Retrieved
3 September
2014
.
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"Meet the cast of New Blood"
.
Radio Times
. 22 June 2017.
Archived
from the original on 2 March 2021
. Retrieved
1 October
2017
.
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"Mark Addy"
. Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 1970
. Retrieved
28 September
2013
.
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Caro, Mark (11 December 1998).
"
'JACK FROST' LEAVES KEATON OUT IN THE COLD"
.
Chicago Tribune
.
Archived
from the original on 7 April 2022
. Retrieved
1 October
2017
.
- ^
Mulkern, Patrick (9 December 2018).
"Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"
.
Radio Times
.
Archived
from the original on 13 April 2021
. Retrieved
13 April
2021
.
- ^
Anderson, John (19 September 2019).
"
'Downton Abbey' Review: When Royalty Comes Calling"
.
The Wall Street Journal
.
Archived
from the original on 19 September 2019
. Retrieved
19 September
2019
.
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Penfold, Phil (5 January 2020).
"Mark Addy on playing detective who caught Jeremy Bamber in White House Farm: "Parts like this don't come along often"
"
.
The Yorkshire Post
. Retrieved
8 March
2021
.
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"Meet the cast of The Rig"
.
radiotimes.com
. 6 January 2023.
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"Donkeys' Years"
.
londontheatre.co.uk
. 8 June 2016.
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"Cast update for "Much Ado.." at the National Theatre"
.
londontheatre.co.uk
. 8 June 2016.
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"Fram -Tony Harrison -RNT Olivier (2008)"
.
britishtheatreguide.info
. Retrieved
29 May
2022
.
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"Richard Bean's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible"
.
Broadwayworld.com
. Retrieved
3 May
2017
.
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"Honorary graduates for 2019 announced"
.
University of York
. 15 July 2019.
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"Game of Thrones star will be at York University tournament"
.
yorkpress.co.uk
. 29 April 2019.
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Writer: Andrew Lynch; Director: Reece Dinsdale; Producers: Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy (4 March 2020).
"Man of Steel"
.
Moving On
.
BBC
.
BBC One
.
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"Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings"
.
Radio Times
. Retrieved
14 June
2020
.
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"Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After ? Release date, cast, plot and news"
.
radiotimes.com
. Retrieved
25 November
2021
.
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a
b
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d
e
f
g
h
i
"Mark Addy Awards"
.
IMDB (Index source only)
. Retrieved
16 January
2023
.
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"Film - Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998"
.
Awards.BAFTA.org
. Retrieved
7 March
2018
.
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