Highest rated as cast or director
The Father
2020
The Favourite
2018
The League of Gentlemen
1999 · 3 Seasons
Nighty Night
2004 · 2 Seasons
Jekyll
2007 · 1 Season
Biography
Mark Gatiss (/ˈɡeɪtɪs/; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. He is best known for his work on television, acting in and co-creating shows with Steven Moffat. Gatiss has received several awards, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in the BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen (1999–2002). He co-created and portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017) and Frank Renfield in the BBC / Netflix miniseries Dracula (2020). He also wrote several episodes of Doctor Who during Moffat's tenure as showrunner and two episodes during Russell T Davies' earlier tenure. His other TV roles include Tycho Nestoris in Game of Thrones (2014–2017), Stephen Gardiner in Wolf Hall (2015), and Peter Mandelson in Coalition (2015). He has acted in films such as Victor Frankenstein (2015), Denial (2016), Christopher Robin (2018), The Favourite (2018), The Father (2020), Operation Mincemeat (2021), and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). On stage, Gatiss played Menenius in the revival of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus (2013), for which he earned a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. He took on the role of King George III in a revival of the Alan Bennett play The Madness of George III (2018). He portrayed Sir John Gielgud in the Jack Thorne play The Motive and the Cue (2023), for which he earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. His other theatre roles include The Recruiting Officer (2012), The Vote (2015), and A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Gatiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 119
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Ted Gilbert (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Painting & The Statue
Old Lord/Butler 'Smith'/Dancing Man/Old Lord 'Johnny'
- 2024
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Sir John Gielgud
- 2023
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Juice
George · 1 episode
Nolly
Larry Grayson · 3 episodes
- 2022
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Jacob Marley
- 2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Wickens
A Silent Imprisonment
Mr Murphy
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
The Dead Room
Radio Announcer (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
George III
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Multiple Characters
Sally4Ever
Doctor · 2 episodes
- 2017
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Captain
Against the Law
Dr. Landers
- 2016
Dad's Army
Colonel Theakes
- 2015
London Spy
Rich · 1 episode
The Vote
Steven Crosswell
Coalition
Peter Mandelson
- 2014
Mapp and Lucia
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint · 3 episodes
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Menenius Agrippa
- 2013
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Presenter
Psychobitches
Joan Crawford · 1 episode
The Celestial Toyroom
Movie
- 2012
- 2011
Cleaning Up
Mr Jackson
- 2010
The First Men in the Moon
Cavor
Worried About the Boy
Malcolm McLaren
2000s
- 2009
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Ernest Dunks
New Town
Duff Purves
- 2008
Crooked House
The Curator · 3 episodes
Clone
Colonel Black · 6 episodes
- 2007
Consenting Adults
PC Butcher
British Film Forever
TV
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Grindhouse
(segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- 2006
The Wind in the Willows
Rat
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Hilary Briss / Mickey Michaels / Val Denton / Les McQueen / Lance Longthorne / Alvin Steele / Phil Proctor / Mrs Beasley / Mick McNamara / Neds / Lotte Lipp / Brian Morgan / Dr Chinnery / Iris Krell / Bobbin
Fear of Fanny
Johnnie Cradock
- 2005
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
Movie
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Various Characters
The Quatermass Experiment
John Paterson
- 2004
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Kenyon
Global Conspiracy?
Terry Scanlon
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Jeremy
Catterick
Peter · 1 episode
- 2003
- 2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Viking (voice)
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Louis Aragon
The Cicerones
John Trant
- 2001
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
various
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Hang Man Chang · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
The Web of Caves
The Doctor
The Kidnappers
Mark
The Pitch of Fear
Mr. Borusa
- 1998
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
TV
- 1997
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
Movie
- 1996
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Mr. Emerson
- 1995
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Georgie
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Movie
Highgate House of Horror
Mr Banham
- 1994
The Dwelling Place
Bowmer · 3 episodes
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. William Bruffin
No release date
A Ticket Too Far
Marshall
Wrote 39
2020s
- 2025
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Screenplay
- 2024
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
Writer
- 2023
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Screenplay
- 2022
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
Writer
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Adaptation
- 2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Writer
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Martin's Close
Writer
- 2018
The Dead Room
Writer
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!
Writer
- 2017
Queers.
Writer
- 2016
- 2013
The Tractate Middoth
Writer
M.R. James: Ghost Writer
Writer
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Writer
An Adventure in Space and Time
Writer
- 2012
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Writer
- 2010
The First Men in the Moon
Screenplay
2000s
- 2008
Crooked House
Writer
- 2007
The Worst Journey in the World
Writer
- 2006
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
Author
- 2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Writer
- 2004
Global Conspiracy?
Writer
- 2001
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Writer
1990s
- 1999
The Web of Caves
Writer
The Kidnappers
Writer
The Pitch of Fear
Writer
- 1996
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
Writer
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
Writer
- 1995
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
Writer
- 1994
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Writer
1980s
- 1989
1970s
- 1971
Directed 12
2020s
- 2025
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Director
- 2024
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
Director
- 2023
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Director
- 2022
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus
Director
- 2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Director
2010s
- 2019
Martin's Close
Director
- 2018
The Dead Room
Director
- 2017
Queers.
Director
- 2013
The Tractate Middoth
Director
1990s
- 1995
Highgate House of Horror
Director
1970s
- 1971
Produced 11
2020s
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Martin's Close
Executive Producer
- 2018
The Dead Room
Executive Producer
- 2017
Queers.
Producer
- 2016
- 2013
An Adventure in Space and Time
Executive Producer
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Crooked House
Producer
- 2007
The Worst Journey in the World
Co-Producer
- 2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Executive Producer
- 2004
Global Conspiracy?
Producer
Created 5
2020s
- 2025
- 2020
2010s
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Crooked House
Creator
1990s
- 1999
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2016
Appearances39
2020s
- 2025
Being Stanley Baxter
Self
- 2024
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Self
- 2023
Hammer A.D. 2023
Self
- 2022
Peter Davison: Uncut!
Self
- 2021
- 2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Self
In Search of Dracula
Himself - Presenter
2010s
- 2019
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Himself
- 2018
Mark Gatiss on John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art
Himself - Presenter
- 2017
Mars: A Traveller's Guide
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
- 2015
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet
Himself
- 2014
Doctor Who Extra
Self · 1 episode
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Mark Gatiss
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
- 2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Self
Dr. Forever!
Himself · 5 episodes
- 2012
Doctor Who: The Great Detective
Narrator
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self - Host
The Real Sherlock Holmes
Self
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Self - Actor and Writer
- 2010
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Self · 2 episodes
- 2007
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself · 1 episode
- 2005
Return of the Goodies
Himself
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self - The League of Gentlemen
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
- 2004
Spaced: Skip to the End
Self
- 2003
The Kneale Tapes
Self
- 2001
1990s
- 1996
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Self - Interviewer
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2007
A New Body at Last
Thanks