Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is an English actor perhaps best known for his comedy roles on British TV including Spaced and Big Train. He had a regular role in period drama Lark Rise to Candleford and has appeared in films including the fantasy Stardust.
He began his acting career in the 1980s as a member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and puppetry. Af...
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Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is an English actor perhaps best known for his comedy roles on British TV including Spaced and Big Train. He had a regular role in period drama Lark Rise to Candleford and has appeared in films including the fantasy Stardust.
He began his acting career in the 1980s as a member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and puppetry. After its demise, he became part of the street theatre duo The Two Marks (with Mark Saban) who appeared on television shows Ghost Train and 3-2-1.
He is perhaps best known for a variety of television comedy roles, often playing obsessive and self-deluded characters, including struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced, the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing, and various roles in the sketch show Big Train. He has worked in a number of ventures with Chris Morris, appearing in Jam, its radio predecessor Blue Jam, and the documentary parody series...
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