Mark Bonnar
Mark Bonnar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1968 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish BAFTA Scotland winning actor, he is best known for his roles as Duncan Hunter in Shetland, Bruno Jenkins in Casualty, Detective Finney in Psychoville, DCC Mike Dryden in Line of Duty and John Halliday in Undercover.
Career
On television, Bonnar has most recently appeared as Peter Mayhew in BBC1's New Blood and Chris in the highly successful Channel 4 comedy 'Catastrophe', a role which he reprises in series 2. He also plays the Rev Adam Collingbourne in ITVs Home Fires, John Halliday in Undercover, as well as regular Duncan Hunter in Shetland for BBC1. Other television credits include; Vera, Grantchester, Case Histories, The Paradise, 2012, Doctor Who, Psychoville series 2, Taggart, Phoneshop and Paradox. In 2005, he played regular Bruno Jenkins in BBC1 series Casualty
Bonnars film work includes 'Take Down', Xmoor, 'Camera Trap' and 'Sunset Song' directed by Terence Davies,
His theatre performances include Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic, London (2012);[1] Philistines at the Lyttelton, National Theatre in May 2007; Phil in Mammals, a national tour in 2006; David in A Girl In A Car With A Man at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in December 2004; Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at the Salisbury Playhouse in September 2004; Cyrano de Bergerac at the National Theatre in 2004 and Parade at the Donmar Warehouse in September 2007.
Bonnar provides the voice and motion of Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[2]
He also voices Twigs and Box in the CBeebies series Tree Fu Tom.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rebus | DI Jim Margolies |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood | Stevie McTeer |
| 2003 | Loving You | DC Colin Morris |
| 2003 | Taggart | Dr Phillip Gardner |
| 2005 | Afterlife | Ben Varcoe |
| 2005-2006 | Casualty | Bruno Jenkins |
| 2005 | Casualty@Holby City | |
| 2007 | The Trial of Tony Blair | Tommy |
| Nuclear Secrets | Penkovsky | |
| The Bill | Ray Moore | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | DC Ed Harvey | |
| Britz | Richard | |
| 2009 | Paradox | D.S Ben Holt |
| 2010 | PhoneShop | Don |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Jimmy |
| Psychoville | Detective Finney | |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | Gerry McCluskey |
| Twenty Twelve | Ben Farrell | |
| The Paradise | Peter Adler | |
| 2013-present | Shetland | Duncan Hunter |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Piers Christie |
| Case Histories | Andy Marshall | |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | DCC Dryden |
| Law & Order: UK | Mark Glendon | |
| Grantchester | Dr Robinson | |
| Camera Trap | Iain | |
| 2015 | Midsommer Murders | William Carnavon |
| All the ordinary Angels | Mr Taylor | |
| Vera | Danny Pryor | |
| Home Fires | Reverend Adam Collingborne | |
| 2015-present | Catastrophe | Chris |
| 2015 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lord Protheroe |
| 2016-present | Undercover | John Halliday |
| New Blood | Peter Mayhew |
Personal life
Bonnar was born in Edinburgh. He married actress Lucy Gaskell on 28 December 2007. Their first child, Martha, was born in July 2011.
Radio work
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2006 | A Tiny Light in the Darkness | Daniel | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 14 August 2007 | Cut to the Heart[4] | Pete | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 6 July 2008 | Piper Alpha[5] | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3 |
References
- ^ Coveney, Michael (29 March 2012). "The Duchess of Malfi". The Stage. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on YouTube
- ^ "Series 5, Box of Tricks: Credits". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Cut to the Heart
- ^ BBC – Drama on 3 – Piper Alpha
External links
- Mark Bonnar at IMDb
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