Mark Addy

Mark Addy
Mark Addy
	Addy in 2006
Born	Mark Ian Addy; 14 January 1964 (age 60); York, England
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Kelly Biggs (m. 1996)
Children	3

Mark Ian Addy (born 14 January 1964) is an English actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Detective Constable Gary Boyle on the sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–96), Bill Miller on the American sitcom Still Standing (2002–06), Andy Richmond on Trollied (2011–13), Hercules on Atlantis (2013–15), and King Robert Baratheon on the first season of Game of Thrones (2011).

For his debut film role as Dave Horsefall in The Full Monty (1997), Addy earned a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other notable film roles Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Roland in A Knight's Tale (2001), Friar Tuck in Robin Hood (2010), Mr. Bakewell in Downton Abbey (2019), and Richard Buckley in The Lost King (2022).

He reprised his Full Monty role on the television series of the same name, which premiered in June 2023.

Early life

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

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

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

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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Dark Romances Vol. 2	Sam
1996	Bruised Fruit	Angel	Short film
1997	The Full Monty	David "Dave" Horsfall	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
1998	Closer		Short film
1998	Jack Frost	Mac MacArthur
1999	The Last Yellow	Frank
2000	The Announcement	Andy
	The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas	Fred Flintstone
	Married 2 Malcolm	Malcolm
2001	Down to Earth	Cisco
2001	A Knight's Tale	Roland
2002	The Time Machine	David Philby
2002	Heartlands	Ron
2003	The Order	Thomas Garrett
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Steamer Captain
2009	Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983	John Piggott
2010	It's a Wonderful Afterlife	DI Smythe
	Robin Hood	Friar Tuck
	Barney's Version	Detective O'Hearne
2018	The More You Ignore Me	Keith
	Mary Poppins Returns	Clyde the Horse	Voice
	Elsewhere	Terry	Short film
	The Runaways	Reith
2019	Downton Abbey	Mr. Bakewell
2020	Swan	Ian	Short film
2022	The Lost King	Richard Buckley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Continental
1987	The Ritz		Episode: "Monday"
1988	A Very Peculiar Practice	Mal Prentis	2 episodes
1990	The Bill	Matthew Holden
1992	Married... with Children	Lower Uncton Local
1994	Between the Lines	PC	Episode: "Unknown Soldier"
1995	Band of Gold	DC Sherrington	3 episodes
	Peak Practice	Alec Kitson	Episode: "A Normal Life"
	Ghostbusters of East Finchley	DC Newley	2 episodes
1995–1996	Heartbeat	Norman Greengrass	2 episodes
1996	Out of the Blue	Robbo	Episode: "2.6"
	The Thin Blue Line	D.C. Boyle	7 episodes
	Respect	Joe Carr	Television film
1997	The Heart Surgeon	Phil Mycroft	Television film
1997	Sunnyside Farm	Ken Sunnyside	TV series
1999	The Flint Street Nativity	Ass	Television film
2000	Too Much Sun	Nigel Conway	6 episodes
2002–2006	Still Standing	Bill Miller	88 episodes
2007	Bonkers	Tony Barker	6 episodes
2008	Bike Squad	Sgt. John Rook	Television film
2010	National Theatre Live	Squire Max Harkaway	Episode: "London Assurance"
2011	Game of Thrones	Robert Baratheon	Main cast; 7 episodes (series 1) Nominated—Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—SAG Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2011	Great Expectations	Pumblechook
2011–2013	Trollied	Andy Richmond	Main cast: Series 1–3 (27 episodes)
2013	The Syndicate	Alan
2013–2015	Atlantis	Hercules	25 episodes
2014	Remember Me	Rob Fairholme	3 episodes
2016	Jericho	Earl Bamford
	New Blood	DS Derek Sands
	Borderline	Himself
	Young Hyacinth	Daddy
2018	Doctor Who	Paltraki	Episode: "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"
2019	Vera	Tony Briggs	Episode: "Cuckoo"
2020	White House Farm	DS Stan Jones	6 Episodes
	Moving On	Josh	Episode: "Man of Steel"^[23]
	The Salisbury Poisonings	Ross Cassidy	TV series^[24]
2021	Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After	Englebert	Television film^[25]
2023	The Rig	Coake
2023	The Full Monty	David "Dave" Horsfall	Disney+ Series

Other appearances

Theatre

Year	Play	Role	Theatre
2011	Collaborators	Valdimir	National Theatre
2016	The Nap	Bobby Spokes	Crucible Theatre
2019	Hangmen	Harry Wade	Atlantic Theatre Company
2020	Hangmen	Harry Wade	Golden Theatre

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth	Daelin Proudmoore
2020	Chivalry 2	Narrator	Trailer only

Awards and nominations

Year	Group	Award	Work	Result	Ref
1998	51st British Academy Film Awards	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Full Monty	Nominated	^[26]^[27]
	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	^[26]
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Dance Sequence		Nominated	^[26]
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Breakthrough Performance - Male		Nominated	^[26]
	2nd Golden Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy		Nominated	^[26]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	SAG Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast (film) (shared)		Won	^[26]
2004	Young Artist Awards	Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series (shared with Jami Gertz)	Still Standing	Nominated	^[26]
2012	Screen Actors Guild Awards	SAG Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared)	Game of Thrones	Nominated	^[26]
2020	CinEuphoria Awards	Merit - Honorary Award (shared)	Game of Thrones	Won	^[26]

References

^ Bilton, Richard (21 October 2010). "From grinding poverty to Hollywood in three generations". BBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Big Interview: Mark Addy". 21 November 2011.
^ "RADA Student & graduate profiles - Mark Addy". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Mark Addy". independenttalent.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Mark Addy". tvguide.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "The strategy behind the Tesco Clubcard relaunch". marketingmagazine.co.uk. 12 May 2009.
^ 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.
^ "Mark Addy: When I Died on Game of Thrones". ign.com. 2 April 2019.
^ Heritage, Stuart (11 November 2013). "Have you been watching ... Atlantis?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ "Meet the cast of New Blood". Radio Times. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Mark Addy". Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Meet the cast of The Rig". radiotimes.com. 6 January 2023.
^ "Donkeys' Years". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.
^ "Cast update for "Much Ado.." at the National Theatre". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.
^ "Fram -Tony Harrison -RNT Olivier (2008)". britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ "Richard Bean's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ "Honorary graduates for 2019 announced". University of York. 15 July 2019.
^ "Game of Thrones star will be at York University tournament". yorkpress.co.uk. 29 April 2019.
^ Writer: Andrew Lynch; Director: Reece Dinsdale; Producers: Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy (4 March 2020). "Man of Steel". Moving On. BBC. BBC One.
^ "Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After – Release date, cast, plot and news". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Mark Addy Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Film - Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998". Awards.BAFTA.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

[1] Bilton, Richard (21 October 2010). "From grinding poverty to Hollywood in three generations". BBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[post-2] "The Big Interview: Mark Addy". 21 November 2011.

[rada-3] "RADA Student & graduate profiles - Mark Addy". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[cv-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Mark Addy". independenttalent.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[tv-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Mark Addy". tvguide.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[tesco-6] "The strategy behind the Tesco Clubcard relaunch". marketingmagazine.co.uk. 12 May 2009.

[nerdist-7] 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.

[king-8] "Mark Addy: When I Died on Game of Thrones". ign.com. 2 April 2019.

[9] Heritage, Stuart (11 November 2013). "Have you been watching ... Atlantis?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[10] "Meet the cast of New Blood". Radio Times. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[rotten-11] "Mark Addy". Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] 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.

[rig-16] "Meet the cast of The Rig". radiotimes.com. 6 January 2023.

[donkey-17] "Donkeys' Years". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.

[nothing-18] "Cast update for "Much Ado.." at the National Theatre". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.

[fram-19] "Fram -Tony Harrison -RNT Olivier (2008)". britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[20] "Richard Bean's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

[21] "Honorary graduates for 2019 announced". University of York. 15 July 2019.

[22] "Game of Thrones star will be at York University tournament". yorkpress.co.uk. 29 April 2019.

[23] Writer: Andrew Lynch; Director: Reece Dinsdale; Producers: Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy (4 March 2020). "Man of Steel". Moving On. BBC. BBC One.

[24] "Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[25] "Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After – Release date, cast, plot and news". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[awards-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Mark Addy Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[bafta1998-27] "Film - Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998". Awards.BAFTA.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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Mark Addy

Early life

Career

Stage

Honours

Filmography

Film

Television

Other appearances

Theatre

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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