Mark Benton
| Mark Benton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 November 1965 Guisborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, television presenter |
| Television |
Barbara (2000–03) Waterloo Road (2011–13, 2014) Strictly Come Dancing (2013) The Edge (2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah |
| Children | 3- Fig,Grace and Archie |
Mark Benton (born 16 November 1965) is an English actor, known for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors, Howard in Northern Lights and Martin Pond in Barbara. Benton has also starred in BBC One drama, Waterloo Road as maths teacher, Daniel Chalk from 2011 to 2013 and again in 2014.
In 2013, Benton took part in Strictly Come Dancing and in 2015, he hosted daytime game show The Edge.
Benton was born in Guisborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was in the same drama class at Stockton Billingham Technical College as Elizabeth Carling. Some of Benton's early acting experience came with Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, with performances in plays such as Atmos Fear and Twist.
Benton has a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy's Law and has starred with Vic and Bob in the series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (remake), Catterick, and Monkey Trousers. He also appeared as an Earthly representative of the Devil in the 2003 ITV drama The Second Coming, and the 2005 ITV drama Planespotting. From 1995 to 2003 Benton played Martin Pond in sitcom Barbara. He has also starred in the BBC Three comedy I'm with Stupid and in the Doctor Who episode "Rose" as conspiracy theorist Clive. In late 2008, Benton starred in the ITV drama Britannia High and co-stars in Scoop, in which he plays Max de Lacey. Benton co-starred in the Roman Mysteries episode "The Slave Girl from Jerusalem".
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