Born 17 October 1966. Is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock. Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen. He played Tycho Nestoris in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Time Bandits (2024)
Guest starring as Earl of Sandwich
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Fortress of Darkness (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Georgian (Aug 7, 2024)
3 Body Problem (2024)
Guest starring as Isaac Newton
- Episode 1x03: Destroyer of Worlds (Mar 21, 2024)
How's Your Head, Hun? with Michelle Visage (2020)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Love in the Time of Quarantine (Jul 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: PRIDE (Jun 23, 2020) [Uncredited]
Good Omens (2019)
Starring as Mr. Harmony
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: The Hitchhiker (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Hard Times (May 31, 2019)
Wolf Hall (2015)
Starring as Stephen Gardiner
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Crows (Feb 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Anna Regina (Feb 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Entirely Beloved (Jan 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Three Card Trick (Jan 21, 2015)
Good Morning Britain (2014)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 2016-12-22: 22/12/2016 (Dec 22, 2016)
Weekend (2014)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 3x42: Elaine Page, Mark Gatiss, Shane Filan, Izzy Bizu (Sep 4, 2016)
Inside No. 9 (2014)
Guest starring as Callum
- Episode 7x01: Merrily, Merrily (Apr 20, 2022)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 9x06: Plodding On (Jun 12, 2024)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-11-28: Mark Gatiss, Giovanna Fletcher, Cariad Lloyd, Reggie Yates, Michael C Hall, Sting (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 2018-11-18: Mark Gatiss, Rufus Hound, Chris and Xand van Tulleken, Prue Leith, Anne-Marie (Nov 18, 2018)
- Episode 2017-10-29: Mark Gatiss, Michaela Strachan, Reggie Yates, Scarlett Moffatt, Charlie Puth (Oct 29, 2017)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Guest starring as Tycho Nestoris
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x04: The Spoils of War (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 7x03: The Queen's Justice (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 5x09: The Dance of Dragons (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 4x06: The Laws of Gods and Men (May 11, 2014)
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010)
Starring as Presenter
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The American Scream (Oct 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Home Counties Horror (Oct 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (Oct 11, 2010)
- Episode S01 Special: Horror Europa (Oct 30, 2012)
Sherlock (2010)
Guest starring as Mycroft Holmes
(10 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: The Final Problem (Jan 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: The Lying Detective (Jan 8, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: The Six Thatchers (Jan 1, 2017)
- Episode S04 Special: The Abominable Bride (Jan 1, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: His Last Vow (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: The Sign of Three (Jan 5, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: The Empty Hearse (Jan 1, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: The Reichenbach Fall (Jan 15, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: The Hounds of Baskerville (Jan 8, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: A Scandal in Belgravia (Jan 1, 2012)
Horrible Histories (2009)
Guest starring as Various
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Vile Victorians (Jul 16, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x08: Terrible Tudors (Jun 18, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x06: Vile Victorians (Jun 4, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x03: Awful Egyptians (May 29, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x02: Slimy Stuarts (May 28, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x14: Sport Special (Jul 20, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x12: Vile Victorians (Jun 1, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x06: Potty Pioneers (Apr 20, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x03: Measly Middle Ages (Apr 11, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x01: Slimy Stuarts (Apr 9, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
Crooked House (2008)
Starring as Curator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Knocker (Dec 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Something Old (Dec 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: The Wainscoting (Dec 22, 2008)
innerSPACE (2008)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 2018-02-13: Tuesday, February 13 (Feb 13, 2018)
Inspector George Gently (2008)
Guest starring as Stephen Groves
- Episode 5x03: The Lost Child (Sep 9, 2012)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-03-25: 25/03/2018 (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 2015-07-26: 26/07/2015 (Jul 26, 2015)
Mark Lawson Talks to... (2006)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 2012-04-03: Mark Gatiss (Apr 3, 2012)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2022-12-14: 14/12/2022 (Dec 14, 2022)
- Episode 2017-12-19: 19/12/217 (Dec 19, 2017)
- Episode 2017-06-07: 07/06/2017 (Jun 7, 2017)
Doctor Who (2005)
Starring as The Captain
- Episode S10 Special: Twice Upon a Time (Dec 25, 2017)
Guest starring as Professor Richard Lazarus
- Episode 3x06: The Lazarus Experiment (May 5, 2007)
Guest starring as Gantok
- Episode 6x13: The Wedding of River Song (Oct 1, 2011)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Guest starring as Ronald Hawes
- Episode 1x02: The Murder at the Vicarage (Dec 19, 2004)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
Guest starring as Mark Gatiss
- Episode 12x09: Mark Gatiss (Oct 8, 2015)
Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (2001)
Guest starring as Hang Man Chang
- Episode 1x02: Frenzy of Tongs (Nov 19, 2001)
The League of Gentlemen (1999)
Starring as David
Starring as Val
Starring as Mickey
Starring as Brian
Starring as Hilary
Starring as Tony
Starring as Sheila
Starring as Phil
Starring as Various Other Characters
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Rev. Giles Shawcross
- Episode 13x01: The Sword of Guillaume (Feb 10, 2010)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Leonard Boynton
- Episode 11x04: Appointment with Death (Sep 22, 2008)
Crew Credits
Dracula (2020)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Dark Compass (Jan 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Blood Vessel (Jan 2, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: The Rules of the Beast (Jan 1, 2020)
Sherlock (2010)
Show crew as Creator
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: The Lying Detective (Jan 8, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: The Six Thatchers (Jan 1, 2017)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: The Final Problem (Jan 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: The Lying Detective (Jan 8, 2017)
Episode crew as Writer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: The Final Problem (Jan 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: The Six Thatchers (Jan 1, 2017)
- Episode S04 Special: The Abominable Bride (Jan 1, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: The Sign of Three (Jan 5, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: The Empty Hearse (Jan 1, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: The Hounds of Baskerville (Jan 8, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: The Great Game (Aug 8, 2010)
- Episode S03 Special: Many Happy Returns (Dec 24, 2013)
Crooked House (2008)
Show crew as Producer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Knocker (Dec 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Something Old (Dec 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: The Wainscoting (Dec 22, 2008)
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Knocker (Dec 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Something Old (Dec 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: The Wainscoting (Dec 22, 2008)
Doctor Who (2005)
Episode crew as Writer
(9 episodes)
- Episode 10x09: Empress of Mars (Jun 10, 2017)
- Episode 9x09: Sleep No More (Nov 14, 2015)
- Episode 8x03: Robot of Sherwood (Sep 6, 2014)
- Episode 7x11: The Crimson Horror (May 4, 2013)
- Episode 7x08: Cold War (Apr 13, 2013)
- Episode 6x09: Night Terrors (Sep 3, 2011)
- Episode 5x03: Victory of the Daleks (Apr 17, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: The Idiot's Lantern (May 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: The Unquiet Dead (Apr 9, 2005)
Little Britain (2003)
Show crew as Script Editor
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Nov 4, 2003)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Oct 28, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 21, 2003)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 14, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 6, 2003)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Sep 30, 2003)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Sep 23, 2003)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 16, 2003)
- Episode S01 Special: Pilot (Feb 9, 2003)