Mark Benton

TV Actor

Mark Benton was born in Guisborough, England, United Kingdom on November 16th, 1965 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 58, Mark Benton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Mark
Date of Birth
November 16, 1965
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Guisborough, England, United Kingdom
Age
58 years old
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Profession
Actor, Television Actor
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Mark Benton Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 58 years old, Mark Benton has this physical status:

Height
180cm
Weight
97kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Mark Benton Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Sarah Metcalf School, Stockton Billingham Technical College, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Mark Benton Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Sarah Gardner
Children
3
Dating / Affair
Sarah Gardner (2002-Present)
Parents
Tommy Benton
Siblings
Ian Benton (Brother), Dawn (Sister)
Other Family
Michael Gunn (Uncle) (Actor)
Mark Benton Career

Benton has a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy's Law and has starred with Vic and Bob in the series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (remake), Catterick, and Monkey Trousers. In 1999, he played Mickey-O in "The Wedding", the last episode of series 5 of Ballykissangel. He also appeared as an earthly representative of the devil in the 2003 ITV drama The Second Coming and the 2005 ITV drama Planespotting. From 1999 to 2003 Benton played Martin Pond in sitcom Barbara. He has also starred in the BBC Three comedy I'm with Stupid and in the Doctor Who episode "Rose" as conspiracy theorist Clive. In late 2008, Benton starred in the ITV drama Britannia High and from 2009 to 2011 co-starred as Max de Lacey in Scoop. Benton also co-starred in the Roman Mysteries episode "The Slave Girl from Jerusalem".

Film roles include Ricky in Mike Leigh's Career Girls (1997), Phil in the 2001 cult British independent film Mr In-Between, and Vic in the British comedy Three and Out (2008). Benton featured in all three of The Booze Cruise episodes, with Martin Clunes and Brian Murphy, among others. In 1996 he appeared in Catherine’s Cookson The Girl.

Benton played the role of the bank manager in a string of eight television commercials for the Nationwide Building Society, directed by Armando Iannucci, shown from 2004 to 2010.

In April 2008, Benton appeared as Jess Yates in the BBC Four drama Hughie Green, Most Sincerely.

Benton did the voiceover for the programme Street Doctor on BBC One.

Other roles have included Connor in Afterlife (2005), Dad in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Hustle (2010), and Farmer Finch in the BBC's Land Girls.

Benton joined the cast of BBC drama Waterloo Road in its seventh series as Daniel 'Chalky' Chalk, a maths teacher, until 6 March 2013. He returned for an episode in series 9.

In 2011, Benton appeared in The Railway Children at Waterloo Station in London as Mr Perks.

On BBC Radio 4, Benton starred as the optimistic title character Harvey Easter in Mr Blue Sky, written by Andrew Collins and broadcast in May and June 2011. A second series was due for May 2012. Benton has also played Fred the butcher in the televised series of episodes by Catherine Cookson.

In 2012, Benton appeared in the one-off special Panto! as Francis, the Director of the play. In July 2012, it was announced that Benton would star as Edna Turnblad in the 2013 UK tour of Hairspray the Musical, starting in February 2013 and finishing in September 2013.

In 2015, Benton appeared as Police Constable Walt Everett in the BBC daytime series Father Brown, episode 3.12 "The Standing Stones". He also appeared as Les in the "La Couchette", the first episode of the second series of anthology series Inside No. 9. In 2015, Benton presented the BBC One daytime game show The Edge for its first series, being replaced by Gabby Logan.

In 2016, UK progressive rock band Gandalf's Fist announced that Benton will voice several characters on their album "The Clockwork Fable"

On the 21 August 2016, Benton played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) in the BBC prom 48. Benton appeared as a bartender in the December 2016 Christmas Special of British Sitcom Outnumbered.

In 2017, he played Dennis Feldman in the ITV drama, The Halcyon.

As of February 2018, Benton is currently starring as Frank Hathaway, alongside actress Jo Joyner in the new BBC daytime comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. Benton played the role of Eddie Rowbotham in episode 2 of the 20th season of Midsomer Murders ("Death of the Small Coppers").

In September 2013, Benton became one of the contestants in the eleventh series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing, where he was partnered with world dancing champion Iveta Lukosiute. The couple left the show on week 10 after losing the public vote. Mark Benton has been in the most consecutive dance-offs in Strictly history with the number of 4 weeks in a row. He got eliminated on the 4th dance-off.

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As it finally departed for the biggest Nato maritime exercise in 40 years after delays, crowds cheered HMS Prince of Wales

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier's journey had been postponed until the last minute on Sunday, when it was scheduled to sail to replace its sister ship that was forced to cancel its own deployment a week ago. On January 4, the fleet's flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth was scheduled to leave Portsmouth Naval Base to lead the biggest Nato exercise since the Cold War, involving more than 40 vessels. However, the £3 billion warship was called off at the last minute after an 'issue' was discovered in final checks with the starboard propeller coupling. Since the cancellation was announced, the crew and base staff have been preparing HMS Prince of Wales to take over HMS Queen Elizabeth's role in Exercise Steadfast Defender off the coast of Norway. The sailing had been postponed, but not for the last-minute change, according to a Ministry of Defense spokesperson on Sunday.

As he's reunited with a VERY familiar guest star, Grantchester's Robson Green, 58, says he's returning for the show's eighth season to be "fully happy" in the show's "last third" of his life

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 15, 2023
Robson Green of Grantchester has confirmed he's back for the eighth season of the ITV series as it makes him "genuinely happy." As he enters the 'last third' of his life, the actor, 58, who has appeared on DI Geordie Keating since the very first episode in 2014, he says 'caters to all his needs.' In the forthcoming episodes, Robson was thrilled to be reunited with pal and former Northern Lights co-star Mark Benton, 58.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS talks about last night's television shows: Twitcher Jim should concentrate on his birds

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 19, 2023
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Jim Moir, a bird watcher, lives around the country with his wife of 20 years, former model and I'm A Celebrity contestant Nancy Sorrell. They're on the hunt for unusual animals to study and capture on canvas, beginning with curlews on the Aln Estuary in Northumberland. 'It's Britain's biggest wading bird,' Jim said, as the gameshow host revealed the winner of tonight's game.' Vic Reeves may have died, but he will not be buried. Painting Birds is unable to experience the bucolic splendor of Gone Fishing because it refuses to relax. Jim did not even appear to listen when sitting in a hide with an aquatic expert. Rather, he was cruising around the box with his binoculars, only paying attention when the cameraman caught a peregrine falcon.
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