Mark Addy
Personal details
  • Official sites :

    http://independenttalent.com/actors/mark-addy

  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1964-01-14
    • Born Place: Tang Hall, York, North Yorksire, England, UK
  • Also Known As:

    Mark Addy Johnson, Mark Ian Addy, マーク・アディ, مارک ادی

Mark Addy

Mark Ian Addy is a highly recognizable and beloved English actor born on January 14, 1964, in York, England. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Addy's career is marked by a distinctive versatility across comedy, drama, and fantasy genres. He achieved international fame for his feature film debut role as the good-natured, portly stripper Dave Horsefall in the 1997 sleeper hit The Full Monty, for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. This success propelled him to Hollywood, where he played Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) and the loyal companion Roland opposite Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001). On television, he is renowned for his roles as King Robert Baratheon in the first season of the HBO epic series Game of Thrones (2011), Bill Miller in the American sitcom Still Standing (2002–2006), and the mythological hero Hercules in the BBC fantasy series Atlantis (2013–2015). More recently, he reprised his debut role in the 2023 Disney+ sequel series The Full Monty and appeared in the 2022 series Sherwood. He is also part of the ensemble cast for the upcoming 2025 film The Choral.

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