Mark Addy
Biography
Mark Addy is an English actor, born in York in 1964, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated with an Acting Diploma in 1984. He made his television debut in 1987 in The Ritz, then worked steadily in British series including The Thin Blue Line, in which he played Detective Boyle. His first film part, as Dave Horsefall in The Full Monty (1997), earned him a BAFTA Award nomination for best supporting actor. Later films include The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), where he was Fred Flintstone, A Knight's Tale (2001), Robin Hood (2010) and The Lost King (2022). For American television he played Bill Miller in Still Standing, and in Game of Thrones he appeared as King Robert Baratheon. On stage he performed at the National Theatre in Much Ado About Nothing and Collaborators.
62years old
Turns 63 on January 14in 94 days
- Born York
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Mark Ian Addy (birth name)Also credited as Mark I. Addy
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 28 years1997 to 2025
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Big break
In 2011, Mark Addy played King Robert Baratheon on the HBO series Game of Thrones. Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss said his audition for the part was the best they saw.
First role
Addy's first film part was in The Full Monty, and it brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Early training
Addy spent three weeks on work experience at the York Theatre Royal while he was still at school. He enjoyed it so much that he stayed on there, and acting became his career goal.
Getting ready for a role
Addy portrayed Bill Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing from 2002 to 2006, using an improvised American accent across 88 episodes.
Mark Addy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian Helgeland directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Steve Coogan's page
Jim Carter's page
Shannyn Sossamon's page
Heath Ledger's page
Leagh Conwell2 films together, 2001 to 2003
Leagh Conwell's page
Brian HelgelandDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2003
All films by Brian Helgeland
Box office
What Mark Addy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
11 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$322M29.8% of the total
- 2$258M23.9% of the total
- 3$124M11.5% of the total
- 4$117M10.9% of the total
- 5$72M6.7% of the total
- 6$71M6.6% of the total
- 7$59M5.5% of the total
- 8$35M3.2% of the total
$21.2 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
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