Mark Stanley | |
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Born | Mark Robert Speight Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Partner | Rochenda Sandall |
Mark Robert Speight, known professionally as Mark Stanley, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in Game of Thrones , [1] Dickensian , [2] and as Rob Hepworth in the third series of BBC drama Happy Valley.
Mark Robert Speight [3] was born in Leeds. He attended Allerton High School and Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, where he began acting. [4] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2010. [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role |
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2013 | How I Live Now | Chasing Man |
2014 | Mr. Turner | Clarkson Stanfield |
Kajaki | Tug | |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Knight of Ren [7] |
2016 | Our Kind of Traitor | Ollie |
2017 | Euphoria | Brian |
Dark River | Joe Bell [8] | |
2019 | Hellboy | Arthur |
Run | Finnie | |
2020 | Sulphur and White | David Tait |
2023 | The Settlers | Alexander MacLennan |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011–14 | Game of Thrones | Grenn | 22 episodes |
2015–16 | Dickensian | Bill Sikes | 14 episodes |
2017 | Broken | PC Andrew Powell | 5 episodes |
Love, Lies and Records | James | 6 episodes | |
Little Women | Professor Bhaer | 1 episode | |
2018 | The Little Drummer Girl | Arthur A. Halloran | 1 episode |
2019–20 | Criminal: UK | DC Hugo Duffy | 4 episodes |
2019 | Sanditon | Lord Babington | 8 episodes |
Elizabeth Is Missing | Frank Jefford | TV film | |
2020 | White House Farm | Colin Caffell | TV mini-series |
2020 | Honour [9] | DS Andy Craig | TV mini-series; 2 episodes |
2021 | Anne Boleyn | Henry VIII | Miniseries [10] [11] |
2021 | The Bay | Warren Pryce | Series 3 |
2022-2024 | Trigger Point | DI Thom Youngblood | 12 episodes |
2022 | The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe | Mark Darwin | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
2023 | Happy Valley | Rob Hepworth | Series 3; 6 episodes |
2023 | The Reckoning | Dan Davies | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
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