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Mark Heap(I)

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Mark Heap
Retired couple fakes one's death to collect insurance payout. They hide out, awaiting funds, putting family under strain with deception and unusual living arrangements.
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Can You Keep a Secret? (2026– )
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Mark Heap was born on 13 May 1957 in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Stardust (2007), Green Wing (2004) and Lark Rise to Candleford (2008).
BornMay 13, 1957
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BornMay 13, 1957
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dexter Fletcher, Rab Affleck, Adam Fogerty, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, Charlie Cox, Carlos Peres, Spencer Wilding, Terry Murphy, and Jordan Long in Stardust (2007)
    Stardust
    7.6
    • Tertius
    • 2007
    Green Wing (2004)
    Green Wing
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Alan Statham
    Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
    Lark Rise to Candleford
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Thomas Brown
    Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Simon Pegg, and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
    The World's End
    6.9
    • Publican 7
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Farewell Tour of Wytch's Tyt
      • Eldritch
      • Pre-production
    • Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders, Phoenix Laroche, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Andrew Garfield, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Claire Foy, and Billie Gadsdon in The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
      The Magic Faraway Tree
      6.2
      • Mr. Oom Boom Boom
      • 2026
    • Mark Heap, Sarah Parish, Jamie Bisping, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, Sukh Ojla, and Callie Cooke in Piglets (2024)
      Piglets
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Superintendent Bob Weekes
      • 2024–2026
    • Dawn French, Mark Heap, Craig Roberts, and Mandip Gill in Can You Keep a Secret? (2026)
      Can You Keep a Secret?
      6.8
      TV Series
      • William Fendon
      • 2026
    • The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
      The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • John Turpin
      • 2024–2025
    • Sally Bretton, Kris Marshall, Felicity Montagu, Zahra Ahmadi, and Dylan Llewellyn in Beyond Paradise (2023)
      Beyond Paradise
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Bob Holland
      • 2024
    • Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Laura Aikman, Brian Bovell, Mark Heap, Guy Henry, Tom Lenk, Sophie Thompson, Johnny Vegas, Tony Way, Megan Stevenson, Chris Reading, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Simon Porter, Hillary Shakespeare, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, and Ruth Syratt in Time Travel Is Dangerous (2024)
      Time Travel Is Dangerous
      4.9
      • The Regency Dandy
      • 2024
    • Max Brown, Lorna Watson, and Jerry Iwu in Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
      Sister Boniface Mysteries
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kirk Fabricant
      • 2024
    • Louisa Harland in Renegade Nell (2024)
      Renegade Nell
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Newspaper Editor
      • 2024
    • Murder at Bigwig Manor
      TV Movie
      • Butler
      • 2023
    • Youssef Kerkour and Katherine Parkinson in Significant Other (2023)
      Significant Other
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ray
      • 2023
    • Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin in Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
      Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Butler
      • 2023
    • Sky Comedy Shorts (2022)
      Sky Comedy Shorts
      4.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Colin
      • 2022
    • Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk in Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
      Your Christmas or Mine?
      6.4
      • Johnson
      • 2022
    • Live at the Moth Club (2022)
      Live at the Moth Club
      6.2
      TV Series
      • George
      • 2022
    • Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sophia Anne Caruso, and Sofia Wylie in The School for Good and Evil (2022)
      The School for Good and Evil
      5.9
      • Professor Manley
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Big Train (1998)
      Big Train
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • additional sketches
      • 1998–2002
    • Jam (2000)
      Jam
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2000
    • The Children's Royal Variety Performance (1993)
      The Children's Royal Variety Performance
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1993
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Interview 0:22
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    Stardust
    Interview 0:22
    Stardust
    Stardust
    Interview 0:20
    Stardust
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:30
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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Spotlight
    • Alternative names
      • The 2 Marks
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • May 13, 1957
      • Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Relatives
      • Carl Heap(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Radio commercial for Diet Tango

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The youngest of four brothers of an English father and American mother. Started acting career as a member of the "Medieval Players" touring company. Later, was half of the circus skills-based comedy double act "The Two Marks" with Mark Saban.

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