Marc Wootton
Biography
Marc Wootton is an English actor, comedian and writer who started out performing as a schoolboy in Portsmouth and took an early comedy creation, the Gavroski Brothers, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He ran the Canal Cafe Theatre in London while directing for the stage, then co-created the mockumentary Cyderdelic, which grew out of a stage act into a hit at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival. Television work on The 11 O'Clock Show and Thin Ice led to his breakthrough with the Channel 4 gameshow My New Best Friend, which won a British Comedy Award for best new TV comedy, and to his own sketch show, Marc Wootton Exposed. He is best known as Mr Poppy in the Nativity films, including Nativity (2009) and Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012), and appeared in Confetti (2006). His other screen credits include High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman, La La Land and Nighty Night.
51years old
Turns 52 on February 8in 119 days
- Born Portsmouth
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Marc James Wootton
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 17 years2006 to 2023
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First role
As a schoolboy in Portsmouth, Wootton started performing, and the Russian Gavroski Brothers was one of his earliest comedic creations, which he brought to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Behind the camera
Wootton co-created the mockumentary Cyderdelic with Barry Castagnola and Liam Woodman. It started as a stage act and became a success at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival.
A change of course
Wootton soon turned to directing for the theater, and during that same period he was in charge of the Canal Cafe Theatre in London.
Marc Wootton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Debbie Isitt directed four of these films. Jason Watkins appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jason Watkins's page
Jessica Hynes's page
Pam Ferris's page
Ashley Jensen's page
Debbie IsittDirector, 4 films, 2006 to 2014
All films by Debbie Isitt
Also two films together3 more actors
- Meredith MacNeillFrequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) and Confetti (2006)
- Rosie CavalieroNativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) and Nativity! (2009)
- Ben WilbyNativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014) and Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.