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Mark Heap

Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is a British actor and comedian. Television credits include Ghost Train (1991), Smith & Jones (1997–1998), Brass Eye (1997–2001), Kiss Me Kate (1998), The Zig and Zag Show (1998), How Do You Want Me? (1998–1999), Stressed Eric (1998–2000), Green Wing (2004–2007), Spaced (1999–2001), The Strangerers (2000), Jam (2000), Doc Martin (2000), Happiness (2001–2003), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), Desperate Romantics (2009), Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–2018), and Benidorm (2017–2018). Film credits include About a Boy (2002), Stardust (2007), The World's End (2013), Time Travel is Dangerous (2024). Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an English father and American mother, the youngest of four boys. When the family moved to the United Kingdom, they lived in Wales. He stayed there until he moved to northern England, where he lives now. He began acting in the 1970s as a member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and puppetry. His brother Carl Heap, who is also an actor, was the artistic director of the company. After its demise, he became part of the street theatre duo The Two Marks (with Mark Saban). Heap starred in the BBC sketch show Big Train, where he performed a barefoot gymnastics routine and other sketches between 1998 and 2002, alongside other burgeoning comedy stars Simon Pegg, Julia Davis, Kevin Eldon, Catherine Tate, Amelia Bullmore, Rebecca Front, Nick Frost and Tracy-Ann Oberman. He appeared as struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced (1999–2001), and the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing (2004–07). Heap worked with Chris Morris, in Blue Jam, radio predecessor to Jam, and the documentary parody series Brass Eye. He voiced the lead character of Eric Feeble in the animated comedy Stressed Eric. Other recurring roles included: Terry Roche in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama Happiness and Derek Few in How Do You Want Me?. He played Harry in the short-lived Rob Grant TV series The Strangerers, in 2000. He also guested in the second series of the BBC comedy Look Around You as Leonard Hatred. He appeared as an unsuccessful businessman who became a bellboy, in the 2007 BBC One drama Hotel Babylon. Between 2008 and 2010, he appeared as head postman Thomas Brown, in 32 episodes of the BBC period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. He was the super villain Lightkiller, in an episode of the sitcom No Heroics. He also appeared as the father of Chris Miles in the Channel 4 programme Skins. Heap played the love interest of the main character in the second series of the BBC comedy Love Soup. He played the role of Charles Dickens in the 2009 BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics. He also played Jessica Hynes' husband in the one-off comedy written by Hynes and Julia Davis: Lizzie & Sarah.


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Born:
May 13, 1957 In Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
Movie/TV Credits:
68
First Appeared:
In the series Dalziel & Pascoe 1996-03-16
Latest Project:
Movie The Magic Faraway Tree 2026
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Magic Faraway Tree Mr. Oom Boom Boom 2026
Movie The House Mr. Thomas (voice) 2022-01-14
Movie Your Christmas or Mine? Johnson 2022-12-02
Movie The Lost Films of Bloody Nora Dad 2019-02-19
Movie Unplanned Brian 2019-03-21
Movie Killer Weekend Gerald 2018-08-25
Movie The Midnight Gang Sir Quentin Strillers 2018-12-26
Movie Maigrets Night at the Crossroads Moers 2017-04-16
Movie Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes Unknown 2017-09-11
Movie Upstart Crow: A Christmas Crow Robert Greene 2017-12-25
Movie Murder on the Blackpool Express Graham 2017-11-11
Movie Maigret in Montmartre 2017-12-24
Movie Maigret Sets a Trap Moers 2016-03-28
Movie Maigret's Dead Man Dr Moers 2016-12-05
Movie The Comedian's Guide to Survival Pick up Driver 2016-10-28
Movie The Last Post Unknown 2015-01-01
Movie We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story Clive Dunn 2015-12-22
Movie The World's End Publican 7 2013-07-18
Series Endeavour Felix Lorimer 2013-04-14
Movie All Stars Simon Tarrington 2013-05-01
Series Spy Phillip 2011-10-14
Movie Holy Flying Circus Andrew Thorogood 2011-10-19
Series Friday Night Dinner Jim 2011-02-25
Series Death in Paradise Alec Burton 2011-10-25
Movie Is This a Joke? Doctor 2011-12-31
Movie Lizzie and Sarah Michael 2010-03-20
Series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Lord Mountford 2010-10-01
Series Single Father Robin 2010-10-10
Series The Indian Doctor Rev. Herbert Todd 2010-11-15
Series Desperate Romantics Charles Dickens 2009-07-21
Series Misfits Jonas 2009-11-12
Movie Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth Scrutty Baker 2008-04-18
Series Lark Rise to Candleford Thomas Brown 2008-01-13
Series No Heroics Unknown 2008-09-18
Series Skins Graham 2007-01-25
Series Benidorm Malcolm 2007-02-01
Movie Hitler: The Comedy Years (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007-05-10
Movie Marple: At Bertram's Hotel Mr. Humpries 2007-12-23
Movie Stardust Tertius 2007-08-10
Movie Confetti Registrar 2006-05-05
Series Hotel Babylon Unknown 2006-01-19
Movie Scoop M.C. 2006-07-27
Movie Alpha Male Darwin 2006-08-10
Series The Crust Cowboy Keith 2005-01-01
Movie Animal Hugh Getner 2005-01-11
Movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Man with Dog 2005-07-13
Series Love Soup Unknown 2005-09-27
Movie The Calcium Kid Sebastian Gore-Brown 2004-04-30
Movie Spaced: Skip to the End Self 2004-04-12
Movie Blake's Junction 7 Avon 2004-08-24
Series Agatha Christie's Marple Mr. Humpries 2004-12-12
Movie Out of time Charlie 2004-10-01
Series Green Wing Alan Statham 2004-09-03
Movie Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie Mitch 2003-04-30
Movie Ant Muzak In-Store Tannoy Voice 2002-01-01
Movie About a Boy Math Teacher 2002-04-26
Series Look Around You Leonard Hatred 2002-10-10
Movie Doc Martin Mitch 2001-01-01
Series Happiness Terry Roche 2001-03-20
Series The Strangerers Harry 2000-02-15
Series People Like Us Graham Atkinson 1999-09-20
Series How Do You Want Me? Unknown 1998-02-24
Series Stressed Eric Unknown 1998-04-20
Series Kiss Me Kate Unknown 1998-05-04
Movie Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis Duncan 1997-01-16
Series Midsomer Murders Simon Fergus-Johnson 1997-03-23
Movie Hospital! Dr. Ralph Crosby 1997-03-30
Series Dalziel & Pascoe Unknown 1996-03-16
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