Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey (born 30 November 1948, London, England), is a British actor and director. The son of actors Peter Davey and Anna Wing, Wing-Davey went to school at Woolverstone Hall School, before studying at Cambridge University where he was a member of the Footlights from 1967 to 1970. He had a featured role in the 1976 mini series,The Glittering Prizes, . This role was later cited as the reason for being cast in arguably his most memorable ro... more

Mark Wing-Davey (born 30 November 1948, London, England), is a British actor and director. The son of actors Peter Davey and Anna Wing, Wing-Davey went to school at Woolverstone Hall School, before studying at Cambridge University where he was a member of the Footlights from 1967 to 1970. He had a featured role in the 1976 mini series,The Glittering Prizes, . This role was later cited as the reason for being cast in arguably his most memorable role, that of the two-headed Galactic President, Zaphod Beeblebrox, in the radio and TV versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas Adams. He also played a barrister in some episodes of the ITV television series Crown Court, a record company executive in Breaking Glass (1980) and an accountant in Absolutely Fabulous. He works mainly in theatre now as a performer, director and teacher. His directing credits are many, including James Stock's Star-Gazy Pie and Sauerkraut (Royal Court Theatre, 1995) and Caryl Churchill's Mad... less