Bio
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist best 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 television series Doctor Who and Sherlock.
Originally from Sedgefield and having graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA (honours) in Theatre Arts, he is one-quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and is heavily involved in the post-television Doctor Who scene, having written a variety of novels and audio plays, together with a string of short supernatural/science-fiction films (most of which he appeared in).
He also co-wrote three sketches for BBC2's Doctor Who Night in November 1999. He has co-written two plays for the Edinburgh Festival and appeared in a number of theatre and radio shows.