Mark Bonnar

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Mark Bonnar
Born
Richard Mark Bonnar [1] [2]

(1968-11-19) 19 November 1968 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children2

Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in Guilt , Duncan Hunter in Shetland , Bruno Jenkins in Casualty , Detective Finney in Psychoville , DCC Mike Dryden in Line of Duty , Colin Osborne in Unforgotten , Blackbeard in Assasin's Creed IV: Black Flag , Townsend in Battlefield 1 and Field in Summer of Rockets .

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Career

On television, Bonnar has appeared as Peter Mayhew in BBC One's New Blood and Chris in the Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe , a role which he reprised in the following series. He also portrays the Rev. Adam Collingbourne in ITV's Home Fires , John Halliday in Undercover , as well as regular Duncan Hunter in Shetland for BBC One. Other television credits include Vera , Grantchester , Case Histories , The Paradise , Doctor Who , Psychoville , Taggart , Phoneshop and Paradox . In 2005, he portrayed regular Bruno Jenkins in the BBC One series Casualty . In 2018, he portrayed Dr Neil Sommer in the Channel 4 series Humans .

His theatre performances include Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic, London in 2012, [3] Philistines at the Lyttelton, National Theatre in May 2007, Phil in Mammals in a national tour in 2006, David in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in December 2004, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at the Salisbury Playhouse in September 2004, Cyrano de Bergerac at the National Theatre in 2004 and Parade at the Donmar Warehouse in September 2007.

Bonnar provided the voice and motion capture for Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag . [4] He also provides the voice and motion capture for Townsend in the 2016 game Battlefield 1 . He also features in the Doctor Who series Doom Coalition from Big Finish Productions, where he portrays the Eleven, a villainous Time Lord who retains the personalities of his past incarnations in his mind.

Bonnar also voices Twigs and Box in the CBeebies series Tree Fu Tom . [5]

Personal life

Bonnar was born in Edinburgh to environmental artist Stan [6] and his wife Rosi. Stan's job as town artist for the Scottish New Towns meant the family moved around and Mark spent his childhood in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, attending Townhead Primary School in Stonehouse. [7] Bonnar has presented a BBC documentary on the new towns titled Meet You at the Hippos. [8]

By 1981 the family had moved to Edinburgh and Mark attended Leith Academy. Mark attended school with future Guilt co-star Jamie Sives. [9] He married actress Lucy Gaskell on 28 December 2007. Their first child, Martha, was born in July 2011, and their second, Samuel, in June 2015. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Rebus DI Jim MargoliesEpisode: "Dead Souls"
2002 Wire in the Blood Stevie McTeerEpisodes: "The Mermaids Singing: Parts 1 & 2"
2003 Loving You DC Colin MorrisTV film
Taggart Dr. Phillip GardnerEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
2005 Afterlife Ben VarcoeEpisode: "Misdirection"
Casualty@Holby City Bruno JenkinsEpisodes: "Teacher's Pet" & "Crash and Burn"
2005–2006 Casualty 32 episodes
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair TommyTV film
Nuclear Secrets PenkovskyMini-series: Episode: "The Spy from Moscow"
The Bill Ray Moore8 episodes
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DC Ed HarveyEpisode: "Know Thine Enemy"
Britz RichardTwo-part TV drama
2009 Paradox DS Ben HoltMini-series
2010 PhoneShop DonEpisode: "Salesman of the Month"
Taggart DCI AtkinsEpisode: "Ends of Justice"
2011 Doctor Who Jimmy / Jimmy's duplicateEpisodes: "The Rebel Flesh" & "The Almost People"
Psychoville Detective Finney6 episodes
2012 Playhouse Presents Gerry McCluskeySeries 1: Episode: "The Minor Character"
Twenty Twelve Ben FarrellEpisode: "Clarence House"
The Paradise Peter Adler2 episodes
2013 Silent Witness Piers ChristieEpisodes: "Trust: Parts 1 & 2"
Case Histories Andy MarshallSeries 2: Episode: "Nobody's Darling"
ThirstJohn ValentineShort
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch Video game (Voice and motion capture)
2013–2022 Shetland Duncan Hunter23 episodes
2014 Line of Duty DCC DrydenSeries 2: 6 episodes
Law & Order: UK Mark GlendonEpisode: "Hard Stop"
X MoorFoxFilm
Grantchester Dr. RobinsonEpisode: "Episode 3"
Camera TrapIainFilm
2015 Midsomer Murders William CarnavonEpisode: "A Vintage Murder"
All the Ordinary AngelsMr. TaylorFilm
Vera Danny PryorEpisode: "Muddy Waters"
Home Fires Reverend Adam Collingborne3 episodes
Sunset Song Reverend GibbonFilm
Sword Coast Legends IzhkinVideo game (Voice)
Jekyll & Hyde Lord ProtheroeMini-Series: 5 episodes
The Other Side of HomePaulShort
2015–2019 Catastrophe Chris20 episodes
2016 Billionaire Ransom (aka Take Down)Lawrence CloseFilm
Undercover John HallidayMini-series: 5 episodes
New Blood Peter MayhewCase 1: 3 episodes; Case 2: 2 episodes
Battlefield 1 TownsendVideo game (Voice)
2016–2017 Porridge Officer MeekieTV film and mini-series
2017 Unforgotten Barrister Colin OsborneSeries 2 - BAFTA Scotland winner for this role
Apple Tree Yard Gary CarmichaelMini-series
Mission GalapagosNarratorFull series (For International Version)
Eric, Ernie and Me Eric Morecambe TV film
Edmund the MagnificentNateShort
2018 Urban Myths BillySeries 2: Episode: "Agatha Christie"
Humans Dr. Neil SommerSeries 3: 7 episodes
Say My Name DecFilm
2019 The Kid Who Would Be King Mr. JeffreysFilm
Summer of Rockets FieldMini-series: 6 episodes
Defending the Guilty Miles3 episodes
2019–2023 Guilt MaxMini-series: 12 episodes
2020 Quiz Paul SmithMini-series
Zog and the Flying DoctorsThe Unicorn (voice)Short film [11]
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ceolwulf II of Mercia Video game (Voice)
2021 Meet Me at the Hippos PresenterDocumentary
Operation Mincemeat Jock Horsfall Film
2022 Litvinenko Clive TimmonsMain role
2023 Calamity James DadShort film
Napoleon Jean-Andoche Junot Film
2023–present The Rig Alwyn EvansMain role
2023–present World on Fire Sir James DanemereMain role
2023 Murder is Easy Reverend Arthur HumblebyTwo-part drama [12]
2024 Inside No. 9 RaymondEpisode: "Boo To a Goose"

Audio work

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
November 1997October 2005 Westway Denny Hampton BBC World Service
22 March 2006 A Tiny Light in the Darkness Daniel Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
14 August 2007 Cut to the Heart [13] Pete Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
6 July 2008 Piper Alpha [14] Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
13 January 2015 Doctor Who : The English Way of Death [15] Porteus Nicholas Briggs None, Big Finish Productions
12 October 2015 – presentDoctor Who: Doom Coalition [16] The ElevenVariousNone, Big Finish Productions
Doctor Who: Ravenous [16]
26 January 2016 A History of Paper [17] Him Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
January 2019 – March 2021For The Love of LeoLeo FabianiMarilyn Imrie, Michael Chaplin, Catherine BaileyBBC Radio 4
13 September 2019 – present Space 1999 [18] Commander John KoenigNicholas BriggsNone, Big Finish Productions
November 2021 – November 2022 UNIT: NemesisThe ElevenKen BentleyNone, Big Finish Productions

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2014 British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) Best Actor in Television Line of Duty Nominated [19]
2015 British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) Best Actor in Television Catastrophe Nominated [19]
2017 British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) Best Actor in Television Unforgotten Won [19]
2018 Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards Best Actor Unforgotten , Eric, Ernie and Me , Catastrophe Won [20]
2022 British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) Best Actor in Film Operation Mincemeat Pending [21]

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