Mark Bonnar
Crisp, velvety, rounded and reliable. Gorgeous voice, perfect for storytelling and quality Scottish reads.
Scottish BAFTA winner, star of the stage and screen in both comedy and drama. Best known for Shetland, Line of Duty, Undercover and Catastrophe.
Can do perfect RP/London/Neutral as well. Uses it a lot on stage and on TV.
Played pirate 'Blackbeard' in Assassin's Creed with a West Country/Bristol accent. See Video Sample.
Animation clip is from his leading role in the CBeebies series 'Tree Fu Tom'.
Audio Samples
Accents
Singing Ability
- Baritone (Professional)
Credits
- Catastrophe (TV, 2019-15) Chris. C4
- Shetland (TV, 2019-13) Duncan Hunter. BBC
- The Kid Who Would be King (Film, 2019) Mr. Jeffreys. Big Talk
- Summer of Rockets (TV, 2019) Field. BBC
- Quiz (TV, 2019) Paul Smith. Left Bank Pictures
- Guilt (TV, 2019) Max. BBC
- Humans (TV, 2018) Neil. Channel 4
- Urban Myths (TV, 2018) Billy. Sky
- Instructions for Correct Assembly (Theatre, 2018) Hari. Royal Court
- Queers (Theatre, 2017) Solo. Old Vic
- Say My Name (Feature Film, 2017) Dec
- Eric, Ernie and Me (TV Film, 2017) Eric Morecambe. Objective Productions
- Unforgotten (TV, 2016) Colin. ITV
- Porridge (TV, 2016) Mr Meekie. BBC
- Apple Tree Yard (TV, 2016) Gary Carmichael. BBC
- All the Ordinary Angels (Feature Film, 2015) Head Teacher.
- Home Fires (TV, 2015) Reverend Adam Collingborne
- Vera (TV, 2015) Danny Pryor. ITV
- Take Down (Feature Film, 2015) Lawrence Close. Pinewood Pictures
- Line of Duty (TV, 2014) DCC Dryden. BBC2.
- Law and Order UK (TV, 2014) Glendon. ITV.
- X Moor (Feature Film, 2014) Fox.
- Grantchester (TV, 2014) Dr. Robinson. ITV.
- Camera Trap (Feature Film, 2014) Iain.
- Take Down (Feature Film, 2014) Lawrence Close.
- Case Histories (TV, 2013) Andy Marshall. BBC1.
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Video Game, 2013) Edward 'Blackbeard' Thatch.
- Shetland (TV, 2012) Duncan Hunter. BBC1.
- The Paradise (TV, 2012) Peter Adler. BBC1.
- Doctor Who (TV, 2011) Jimmy. BBC.
- Psychoville (TV, 2011) Detective Finney. 6 episodes. BBC2.
- Twenty Twelve (TV, 2011) Ben Farrell. BBC2.
- Novecento (Theatre, 2010) One man show for The Donmar @ Trafalgar Studios.
- Phoneshop (TV, 2010) Don. E4.
- Dido Queen of Carthage (Theatre, West End, 2009) Aeneas. National Theatre.
- Paradox (TV, 2009) DC Ben Holt. Lead. BBC.
- Twelfth Night (Theatre, West End, 2008) Orsino. Donmar at The Wyndhams.
- Lost Highway (Theatre, West End, 2008) Fred Madison. ENO/Young Vic.
- Personal Affairs (TV, 2008) Callum McGrath. BBC3.
- Parade (Theatre, West End, 2007) Hugh Dorsey. Donmar Warehouse.
- Philistines (Theatre, West End, 2007) Nil. National Theatre.
- Britz (TV, 2007) Richard. C4.
- Trial of Tony Blair (TV, 2006) Tommy. C4.
- Penkovsky: Nuclear Race (TV, 2006) Penkovsky. BBC.
- Mammals (Theatre, 2005) Phil. The Bush Theatre.
- Afterlife (TV, 2005) Ben Varcoe. ITV.
- Cyrano de Bergerac (Theatre, West End, 2004) Ligniere, National Theatre.
- A Girl in a Car With a Man (Theatre, West End, 2004) David. Royal Court.
- Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre, 2004) Benedick. Salisbury Playhouse.
- Taggart (TV, 2003-10) DCI Atkins / Dr. Phillip Gardener. ITV.
- Cherry Orchard (Theatre, 2003) Trofimov. Oxford Stage Company.
- Richard III (Theatre, 2002) Tyrrel. Sheffield Crucible.
- Country Wife (Theatre, 2000) Harcourt. Sheffield Crucible.
- Volpone (Theatre, 1999) Peregrine. Royal Shakespeare Co.
- Anthony & Cleopatra (Theatre, 1998) Scarus. National Theatre.
- Richard III (Theatre, 1998) National Theatre Studio/Germany Tour.
- Phoenix and The Carpet (TV, 1997) Arthur Brown. BBC.
Video Samples
Related news articles
25/10/2019
Mark Bonnar stars in new four-part, black humour drama ‘Guilt’, also featuring Bill Paterson.
When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it up trigger consequences neither of them could ever have imagined. Watch on Wednesday 30th October at 9pm on BBC2.
19/09/2019
Mark Bonnar features in new BBC2 legal comedy series ‘Defending the Guilty’.
Watch on Tuesday 24th September at 10pm on BBC2.
17/05/2019
Mark Bonnar and Ronald Pickup star in new BBC2 drama Summer of Rockets.
Cold war drama following a Russian Jewish inventor and his family living in Britain. Mark Bonnar plays Field and Ronald Pickup as Walter. Watch on Wednesday 22nd May at 9pm on BBC2.
07/01/2019
Mark Bonnar & Sharon Horgan return for series 4 of award winning comedy Catastrophe
The comedy returns, watch on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday 8th January.