Mark Greenstreet
Encyclopedia
Mark Greenstreet is a British
actor who first came to prominence in the 1985 BBC
television
serial Brat Farrar
. First and foremost a stage actor, Greenstreet played many of the great leading roles from the works of Shakespeare, Chekhov
and Ibsen to Orton
, Wilde
and Coward
in the UK and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
His most high profile screen role is probably the part of Mike Hardy in the BBC horseracing drama Trainer
, which was shown from 1991 to 1992. In 1986 he unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of James Bond
in The Living Daylights
. Fans of the science fiction
series Doctor Who
will remember Greenstreet's performance as Ikona in the 1987 serial Time and the Rani
.
He directed and co-wrote his first feature film Caught In The Act
in 1995 and wrote and directed the highly acclaimed short film The 13th Protocol in 2005.
Mark is the great-nephew of actor Sydney Greenstreet
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
actor who first came to prominence in the 1985 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
serial Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar is a 1949 crime novel by Josephine Tey.-Plot summary:The story centers around the Ashbys, an English country-squire family. Their centuries-old family estate is Latchetts, in the fictional village of Clare near the south coast of England...
. First and foremost a stage actor, Greenstreet played many of the great leading roles from the works of Shakespeare, Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
and Ibsen to Orton
Joe Orton
John Kingsley Orton was an English playwright.In a short but prolific career lasting from 1964 until his death, he shocked, outraged and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies...
, Wilde
Wilde
-In academia:* Henry Wilde , British engineer and inventor of the self-energizing dynamo* Winston Wilde, American sexologist-In the arts:* Andrew Wilde , English classical pianist* Andrew Wilde , English actor...
and Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
in the UK and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
His most high profile screen role is probably the part of Mike Hardy in the BBC horseracing drama Trainer
Trainer (TV series)
Trainer is a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1991 and 1992.Filmed in and around the village of Compton near Newbury, the series is set in the world of horse racing. It starred Mark Greenstreet as Mike Hardy, an aspiring horse trainer keen to set up his own stables...
, which was shown from 1991 to 1992. In 1986 he unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
in The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights is the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent 007. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights"...
. Fans of the science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
will remember Greenstreet's performance as Ikona in the 1987 serial Time and the Rani
Time and the Rani
Time and the Rani is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 7 September to 28 September 1987. This story was the first to feature Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor. It also features the last appearance of the Sixth...
.
He directed and co-wrote his first feature film Caught In The Act
Caught in the Act
- Music :*Caught in the Act , a Dutch boy band*Caught in the Act , 1983, and the title song*Caught in the Act , 1975*Caught in the Act , 1975*Caught in the Act , 1984...
in 1995 and wrote and directed the highly acclaimed short film The 13th Protocol in 2005.
Mark is the great-nephew of actor Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Hughes Greenstreet was an English actor. He is best known for his Warner Bros. films with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre, which include The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca .-Biography:...
.