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Mark Heap
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Heap in The World's End in 2013
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| Born | 13 May 1957 Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
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| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is a British actor and comedian. He is well-known for his funny characters in many TV shows. You might recognize him from comedies like Friday Night Dinner, Green Wing, and Spaced. He has also acted in movies and radio plays.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Mark Heap was born in Kodaikanal, India, on May 13, 1957. His father was English and his mother was American. He was the youngest of four brothers.
Mark started acting in the 1970s. He joined a group called the Medieval Players. They traveled around performing old plays. Their shows often included fun things like stilt-walking, juggling, and puppetry. His brother, Carl Heap, was also part of this group. Later, Mark became one half of a street theatre duo called The Two Marks.
Acting Career Highlights
Mark Heap has had a long and successful career. He is famous for playing many different types of characters.
Funny Roles on Television
Mark has starred in many popular British TV comedies. He was in the BBC sketch show Big Train from 1998 to 2002. In this show, he did funny routines, sometimes even barefoot! He worked with other famous comedians like Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on Big Train.
He played Brian Topp, an artist who struggled, in the show Spaced (1999–2001). He also played the very proud Dr. Alan Statham in the comedy Green Wing (2004–07).
From 2011 to 2020, Mark played the funny and unusual neighbor Jim Bell in Friday Night Dinner. This show was very popular. He also appeared as Robert Greene in Upstart Crow (2016–18). This was a BBC Two comedy about Shakespeare. From 2017 to 2018, he was in the sitcom Benidorm. He played Malcolm Barrett, a character who liked to be in control.
Mark has also had many other TV roles. He was the voice of Eric Feeble in the cartoon Stressed Eric. He played Thomas Brown, the head postman, in the drama Lark Rise to Candleford. He even played Charles Dickens in the 2009 drama Desperate Romantics.
Movie Appearances
Mark Heap has also been in several movies. In 1983, he had a small role as a torch-juggler in the James Bond film Octopussy. He played a school teacher in the 2002 movie About a Boy. He also had a brief appearance in Tim Burton's 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In 2013, he was a publican (someone who runs a pub) in The World's End.
Other Performances
Besides TV and movies, Mark Heap has acted in radio plays. In 2014, he played the angel Aziraphale in the Radio 4 adaptation of Good Omens. This story was written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. He has also done voice work for video games, like Fable III.
Filmography
Mark Heap has appeared in many films and television shows. Here are some of his notable roles.
Film Roles
- 1983: Octopussy as Fire Juggler
- 1997: Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis as Duncan
- 2002: About a Boy as Maths Teacher
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Man with Dog
- 2007: Stardust as Prince Tertius
- 2013: The World's End as Publican 7
- 2022: The House as Mr. Thomas (voice)
- 2022: The School for Good and Evil as Professor Bilious Manley
Television Roles
- 1998–2002: Big Train as Various characters
- 1998–2000: Stressed Eric as Eric Feeble (voice)
- 1999–2001: Spaced as Brian Topp
- 2000: Jam as Various characters
- 2004–2007: Green Wing as Dr. Alan Statham
- 2008–2011: Lark Rise to Candleford as Thomas Brown
- 2011–2020: Friday Night Dinner as Jim Bell
- 2016–2018: Upstart Crow as Robert Greene
- 2017–2018: Benidorm as Denis Walker (Malcolm Barrett)
- 2020: Intelligence as Barnaby Bailer
- 2020: The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Peter Cole
- 2024: The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin as John Turpin
Video Game Voice Roles
- 2004: Wings of War as General Allied / Enemy General #2
- 2010: Fable III as Brian
See also
In Spanish: Mark Heap para niños
