History Creator / MarkGatiss

British writer and actor born on October 7, 1966 in Sedgefield, England, Mark Gatiss is a [[OopNorth Darlington]] man best known for three things:

* OldShame: His and Creator/DavidWalliams' 1999 ''Series/DoctorWho'' sketch "The Pitch of Doom" had a line in which Walliams' character seemingly dismisses the post-Creator/TomBaker Doctors as talentless nobodies. He regretted the line as soon as the sketch was broadcast, and ensured that it was removed for all subsequent airings. [[invoked]]

* PromotedFanboy: He was a BigNameFan of ''Series/DoctorWho'' well before he started writing for first the spin-offs and then the TV revival, and was also a big fan of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' before writing ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. [[invoked]]
* TrollingCreator: Has been taking lessons in the art from Creator/StevenMoffat. And acing them. Damn him. [[invoked]]
* WrittenByCastMember: Co-wrote ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. [[invoked]]

Gatiss is a long-time big ''Doctor Who'' fan, to put it mildly; he has written for eight of the Doctors, wrote and acted in three official approved spoofs and contributed to seven ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios. Topping all of that though are his writing credits for the television show proper; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]] for Nine, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern "The Idiot's Lantern"]] for Ten, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors "Night Terrors"]]", [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar "Cold War"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror "The Crimson Horror"]] for Eleven [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood "Robot of Sherwood"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E9SleepNoMore "Sleep No More"]], and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E9EmpressOfMars ''Empress of Mars'']] for Twelve.

He provided an uncredited voice for a space spitfire pilot in "Victory of the Daleks" and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar "A Good Man Goes to War"]], as well as other roles in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E6TheLazarusExperiment "The Lazarus Experiment"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong "The Wedding of River Song"]] (the latter under a pseudonym and heavy prosthetics). His largest ''Doctor Who'' role to date was as The Captain in Twelve's regeneration story [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon A Time]]. That makes him the ''only'' person to write ''and'' appear in the ''Doctor Who'' TV series no less than five times.

And as if that wasn't enough, he's also the first person to play ''both'' the Doctor (in "The Web of Caves", a comedy spoof) and the Master (in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoUnboundE2SympathyForTheDevil "Sympathy for the Devil"]], a Creator/BigFinish WhatIf audio). Also of note in this department, is the fact he can do a pretty much dead-on Creator/AnthonyAinley impression.

British writer and actor born on October 7, 1966, Mark Gatiss is a [[OopNorth Darlington]] man best known for three things:

** Best not to mention ''The King's Men'' either. A novel written when he was young and published under a pseudonym, it's basically gay porn with much purple prose.

And as if that wasn't enough, he's also the first person to play ''both'' the Doctor (in "The Web of Caves", a comedy spoof) and the Master (in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoUnboundE2SympathyForTheDevil "Sympathy for the Devil"]], a Creator/BigFinish WhatIf audio). Also of note in this department, is the fact he can do a pretty much dead-on Anthony Ainley impression.

* PromotedFanboy: He was a BigNameFan of ''Series/DoctorWho'' well before he started writing for first the spin-offs and then the TV revival, and was also a big fan of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' before writing ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' [[invoked]]

* AwesomeDearBoy: He said that his role on ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' was his favorite. He said that since he grew up a huge fan of Creator/ChristopherLee and Film/HammerHorror films, getting to play the ''Being Human''-verse equivalent of Dracula was a dream come true.
* DyeingForYourArt: Dyed his hair darker for the part of Mycroft Holmes in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.
* OldShame: His and Creator/DavidWalliams' 1999 ''Series/DoctorWho'' sketch "The Pitch of Doom" had a line in which Walliams' character seemingly dismisses the post-Creator/TomBaker Doctors as talentless nobodies. He regretted the line as soon as the sketch was broadcast, and ensured that it was removed for all subsequent airings.
* PromotedFanboy: He was a BigNameFan of ''Series/DoctorWho'' well before he started writing for first the spin-offs and then the TV revival, and was also a big fan of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' before writing ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
* TrollingCreator: Has been taking lessons in the art from Creator/StevenMoffat. And acing them. Damn him.
* WrittenByCastMember: Co-wrote ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', ''Series/DoctorWho'' and ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.

-->--'''[[https://twitter.com/Markgatiss/status/511831745344573440 Mark Gatiss]]'''

He provided an uncredited voice for a space spitfire pilot in "Victory of the Daleks" and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar "A Good Man Goes to War"]], as well as other roles in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E6TheLazarusExperiment "The Lazarus Experiment"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong "The Wedding of River Song"]] (the latter under a pseudonym and heavy prosthetics), making him the ''only'' person to write ''and'' appear in the ''Doctor Who'' TV series no less than four times.

British writer and actor born in 1966, Mark Gatiss is a [[OopNorth Darlington]] man best known for three things:

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!!Exhibits Examples of:

* AlanSmithee: Goes by the name "Sam Kisgart" in promotional material for [[spoiler: his role as TheMaster in Unbound [[Radio/BigFinishDoctorWho Doctor Who]]]], not because he disliked it, but as a [[MythologyGag homage]] to the original series' attempts to hide Anthony Ainsley in the credits of his era as [[spoiler:TheMaster]].
* CreatorCameo: Plays (uncredited both times) a Spitfire pilot in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] and "A Good Man Goes to War". His first appearance as Mycroft Holmes in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' was uncredited and intended as a cameo, but the character quickly became a much more significant part of the show.

* CreatorCameo: Plays (uncredited both times) a Spitfire pilot in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] and Mycroft Holmes in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.

Gatiss is a long-time big ''Doctor Who'' fan, to put it mildly; he has written for eight of the Doctors, wrote and acted in three official approved spoofs and contributed to seven ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios. Topping all of that though are his writing credits for the television show proper; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]] for Nine, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern "The Idiot's Lantern"]] for Ten, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors "Night Terrors"]]", [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar "Cold War"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror "The Crimson Horror"]] for Eleven [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood "Robot of Sherwood"]], and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E9SleepNoMore "Sleep No More"]] for Twelve.

Gatiss is a long-time big ''Doctor Who'' fan, to put it mildly; he has written for eight of the Doctors, wrote and acted in three official approved spoofs and contributed to seven ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios. Topping all of that though are his writing credits for the television show proper; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]] for Nine, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern "The Idiot's Lantern"]] for Ten and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors "Night Terrors"]]", [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar "Cold War"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror "The Crimson Horror"]] for Eleven; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood "Robot of Sherwood"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E9SleepNoMore "Sleep No More"]] for Twelve.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: He said that his role on ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' was his favorite. He said that since he grew up a huge fan of Creator/ChristopherLee and Film/HammerHorror films, getting to play the ''Being Human''-verse equivalent of Dracula was a dream come true.

* DyeingForYourArt: Dyed his hair darker for the part of Mycroft Holmes in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.
* OneOfUs
* PromotedFanboy
* TrollingCreator: Has been taking lessons in the art from Creator/StevenMoffat. And acing them. Damn him.

Outside of television, he's the author of a series of TwoFistedTales-style detective novels, starring LoveableRogue spy Lucifer Box. It's been described as "''SherlockHolmes'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''{{Literature/Flashman}}'' in [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom the Temple of Doom]]".

* ''TheLeagueOfGentlemen''

Outside of television, he's the author of a series of TwoFistedTales-style detective novels, starring LoveableRogue spy Lucifer Box. It's been described as "''SherlockHolmes'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''{{Literature/Flashman}}'' in [[IndianaJones the Temple of Doom]]".

And as if that wasn't enough, he's also the first person to play ''both'' the Doctor (in "The Web of Caves", a comedy spoof) and the Master (in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoUnboundE2SympathyForTheDevil "Sympathy for the Devil"]], a Creator/BigFinish WhatIf audio).

Gatiss is a long-time big ''Doctor Who'' fan, to put it mildly; he has written for eight of the Doctors, wrote and acted in three official approved spoofs and contributed to seven ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios. Topping all of that though are his writing credits for the television show proper; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]] for Nine, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern "The Idiot's Lantern"]] for Ten and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors "Night Terrors"]]", [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar "Cold War"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror "The Crimson Horror"]] for Eleven; and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood "Robot of Sherwood"]] for Twelve.

* AwesomeDearBoy: He said that his role on ''BeingHuman'' was his favorite. He said that since he grew up a huge fan of Creator/ChristopherLee and Film/HammerHorror films, getting to play the ''Being Human''-verse equivalent of Dracula was a dream come true.

He appears briefly in season four of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', playing Braavosi banker Tycho Nestoris.

* AwesomeDearBoy: He said that his role on ''BeingHuman'' was his favorite. He said that since he grew up a huge fan of Creator/ChristopherLee and HammerHorror films, getting to play the ''Being Human''-verse equivalent of Dracula was a dream come true.

Outside of television, he's the author of a series of TwoFistedTales-style detective novels, starring LoveableRogue spy Lucifer Box. It's been described as "''SherlockHolmes'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''{{Flashman}}'' in [[IndianaJones the Temple of Doom]]".

He has also been announced as a cast member in season four of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', playing Braavosi banker Tycho Nestoris.