Mark Burdis
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Mark Burdis is a prolific English actor who started his career at the age of six in 1974 in the Plague Of London (LWT).
Children's show Grange Hill
from 1981 to 1985. His later television work has included appearing in the award winning BBC Television
Police
mockumentary
Operation Good Guys
. He played the lead role of Pip in a BBC production of Great Expectations. He also appeared in many episodes of Eastenders
playing Gary Rawlings (BBC) and played PC Naylor alongside David Jason in the series A Touch Of Frost (Yorkshire TV).
Mark also starred as Scatto in the BBC'S children's The Roman Mysteries
.
He also appeared in The Bill
playing Joe, the rather shady brother of DC Paul Riley.
His appearances on film include playing the character of "Mark" in the 1990 release of The Krays
.
adverts
for AA
Car Insurance
and was the face in the Television
adverts
for the Morrisons
chain of Supermarkets.
He has also been the voice over for major world brands most recently for Portugal Tourism.
He is a top boxing ring announcer for major British fights on TV.
, film producer
, director
, and screenwriter
, Ray Burdis
.
Early career
He attended the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington London and received the Rowena Roberts comedy award from Michael Caine in 1986.Television
Burdis is most well known for his role as Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart in the BBC TelevisionBBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
Children's show Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
from 1981 to 1985. His later television work has included appearing in the award winning BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
Police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
Operation Good Guys
Operation Good Guys
Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most powerful crime lords. It was first screened on BBC Two from 1997 - 2000. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, it witnesses, on camera, the total...
. He played the lead role of Pip in a BBC production of Great Expectations. He also appeared in many episodes of Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
playing Gary Rawlings (BBC) and played PC Naylor alongside David Jason in the series A Touch Of Frost (Yorkshire TV).
Mark also starred as Scatto in the BBC'S children's The Roman Mysteries
The Roman Mysteries
The Roman Mysteries is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The first book, The Thieves of Ostia, was published in 2001, finishing with The Man from Pomegranate Street, published in 2009, and 17 more novels were planned, plus a number of "mini-mysteries" and companion...
.
He also appeared in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
playing Joe, the rather shady brother of DC Paul Riley.
Theatre
He has also worked extensively in leading roles in numerous West End theatre productions such as A Slice of Saturday Night and The Good Woman of Sichuan.Film
Burdis had a leading role in Final Cut, starring Jude Law, Ray Winstone, and Kathy Burke; and starred in Love Honour And Obey, with Jude Law, Ray Winstone, and Johnny Lee Miller.His appearances on film include playing the character of "Mark" in the 1990 release of The Krays
The Krays (film)
The Krays is a 1990 film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays...
.
Other work
A huge campaign saw Mark as the character 'Kev' in TelevisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
adverts
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
for AA
The Automobile Association
The Automobile Association , a British motoring association founded in 1905 was demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice, and other services...
Car Insurance
Vehicle insurance
Vehicle insurance is insurance purchased for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles. Its primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from traffic collisions and against liability that could also arise therefrom...
and was the face in the Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
adverts
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
for the Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
chain of Supermarkets.
He has also been the voice over for major world brands most recently for Portugal Tourism.
He is a top boxing ring announcer for major British fights on TV.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of the British actorActor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, Ray Burdis
Ray Burdis
Ray Burdis is an English actor, screenwriter, director and film producer.Burdis started acting at eleven years old when he trained at the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington...
.
Filmography
- ClockwiseClockwise (film)Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese. It was directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film was co-produced by Moment Films and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment...
(1985) - The KraysThe Krays (film)The Krays is a 1990 film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays...
(1990) - Love, Honour and ObeyLove, Honour and ObeyLove, Honour and Obey is a 2000 mock gangster film starring several members of the Primrose Hill set. It was jointly written and directed by Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis as a follow-up to their 1998 film Final Cut...
(2000)
External links
- BBC Comedy Guide for Operation Good Guys (Includes pictures and video clips of the show)
- The Official Grange Hill Website
- Grange Hill Online