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Mark McGann | |
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| Born | Mark Anthony McGann (1961-07-12)12 July 1961 (age 63) Kensington, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Caroline Guinness |
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Mark Anthony McGann (born 12 July 1961) is an English actor.
He attended theDe La Salle Grammar School, Liverpool. Mark's father Joe was aRoyal Naval Commando, who landed onGold Beach duringD-Day and later worked as ametallurgist, who died in 1984, and his mother Clare was a teacher. His three brothersPaul,Stephen, andJoe (named after his father), are all actors. He also has a younger sister, named Clare after their mother.[1][2]
McGann's first breakthrough role was as the eponymous hero in the company's production ofLennon in 1981, which received good reviews and ran for 10 months at the LondonAstoria Theatre, winning McGann the first of his twoOlivier Award nominations for best actor in aWest End theatre production. He was later to reprise the role for the filmJohn and Yoko: A Love Story forNBC television in the United States in 1985.[citation needed]
His first television appearances were in 1982 inRecording Studio oppositePeter Howitt andRobert Stephens forGranada TV, andMoving On The Edge, aBBCPlay for Today TV drama starringEleanor Bron. He then appeared as Mad Dog in theChannel 4 TV seriesScully byAlan Bleasdale in 1983 withCathy Tyson andElvis Costello. It was the first of three separate collaborations with Bleasdale, which included the filmsNo Surrender in 1985 andPleasure for Channel 4 in 1990.[citation needed]
McGann's career in TV has seen him play Marcus Bannerman in theWorld War I era drama series byRussell T. DaviesThe Grand in 1999 for Granada TV;Joseph Bazalgette, the Victorian industrial engineer in the award-winning factual drama-documentarySeven Great Industrial Wonders of the World in 2002 for the BBC;Tom Crean, the Irish companion ofErnest Shackleton inShackleton oppositeKenneth Branagh; and Niven Craig inPeter Medak'sLet Him Have It withChristopher Eccleston andTom Courtenay. He appeared as Conor Phelan in the multi-BAFTA nominatedThe Hanging Gale, a BBC drama set against the backdrop of theGreat Famine, which also starred Mark's three actor brothers.[3]
Mark McGann has appeared in theatre productions as Mickey inBlood Brothers byWilly Russell in 1984,An Inspector Calls byJ. B. Priestley for aNational Theatre tour, in which he played Inspector Goole, and at the National Theatre inOn the Ledge.[citation needed]
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Original works for stage and screen include:
Since 2007, McGann has been the director of Drama Direct Ltd, a creative production company producing original productions and projects for the entertainment and education industries.[4]
In 2017, McGann launched a successfulKickstarter campaign to fund his short filmPerplexed Music, based on theElizabeth Barrett Browning Petrarchan sonnet of the same name. McGann's film is written and directed and stars his brother Paul and nephew Jake "Sonny" McGann in leading roles. The film was released in 2018.[5]
He lives with his wife, Caroline Guinness, inFrome,Somerset.[citation needed]
