Mark Gatiss

'Mark Gatiss' (qv) is an accomplished author, actor and playwright. Originally from Sedgefield, County Durham, he graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA (honors) in Theatre Arts.He was one-quarter of the award-winning comedy team _The League of Gentlemen (1999)_ (qv), and became heavily involved in the post-television _Doctor Who (1963)_ (qv) scene, having written a variety of novels and audio plays, together with a string of short supernatural/science-fiction films (most of which he appeared in). He also co-wrote three sketches for BBC2's "Doctor Who Night" in November 1999.When _Doctor Who (2005)_ (qv) was re-imagined by 'Russell T. Davies' (qv) and returned to television, Gatiss became part of the writing team. He had another major success as the co-creator of _Sherlock (2010)_ (qv) for the BBC with 'Steven Moffat' (qv) and also stars in the series as Mycroft Holmes. He has co-written plays for the Edinburgh Festival and appeared in a number of theatre and radio shows.::Andrea Johnson