Mark Addy
Mark Addy ( born January 14, 1964 in York, England ) is a British actor.
Biography
His acting talent was discovered at the York Theatre Royal, where he worked as a stagehand from his sixteenth birthday. He then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in order to become an actor. He subsequently appeared in several theater productions, including at the Hull Truck Theatre and the Royal National Theatre.
In 1992 he had the trip to England, the American sitcom in the three -part episode Married with Children a small supporting role as one of the inhabitants of sub Uncton. After his first feature film was The Full Monty develops into a commercial success, he played supporting roles in other successful British and American films. In the film The Flintstones in Viva rock Vegas, he played Fred Flintstone and sang the title This Is not Love, which was released on the soundtrack.
From 2002 to 2006 he played in the American sitcom Still Standing of the television station CBS, the male lead role opposite Jami Gertz. In 2010 he played the role of the monk Friar Tuck in the historical epic Robin Hood by Ridley Scott.
2011 Addy starred in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in the role of Robert Baratheon. For his performance, he was nominated together with the ensemble of the series for the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2012.
Addy lives with his wife and three daughters in a small village near York.