Mark Napper O'Connor Tandy is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
Early life
Mark Tandy was born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland on 8 February 1957. His childhood was spent between the Republic of Ireland and the Persian Gulf. He was educated at Winchester College and the University of Bristol Drama Department, and was a member of the National Youth Theatre from 1974 to 1976.
Career
Tandy's first professional engagement in the theatre was for the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1979, where appearances included the original stage production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, which played for three seasons at the Aldwych Theatre, London and at the Plymouth Theatre, New York. Tandy has since appeared irregularly at the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, The Old Vic, London's West End and around the UK.
Tandy's first television role was as WB Yeats for the BBC in 1982, and many subsequent television appearances include The Jewel in the Crown, Inspector Morse, Portrait of a Marriage, Poirot, Absolutely Fabulous, Longitude, Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea and Shackleton. Tandy appears as Cecil Beaton in the first two seasons of The Crown for Netflix.
Tandy first appeared on film as Viscount Risley in Merchant Ivory's Maurice. Other film appearances include Howards End, Defence of the Realm, Wings of Fame, Luzhin Defence, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and Dad's Army.
Selected filmography
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984, TV Series) - Gerry
- Murder Not Proven (1984, TV Series) - Edwin Rose
- Defence of the Realm (1985) - Philip Henderson
- Captive (1986) - Hammond
- Call Me Mister (1986, TV Series) - Sheridan Thurleigh
- Hedgehog Wedding (1987, TV Series) - Jamie
- Maurice (1987) - Lord Risley
- Hannay (1988, TV Series) - Cully
- Catherine (1988, TV Movie) - Dr Wishart
- A Vote for Hitler (1988, TV Movie) - Frank Pakenham
- Inspector Morse (1989, TV Series) - Mr. Collins
- Saracen (1989, TV Series) - Miles Gordon
- Wings of Fame (1990) - The Composer
- Portrait of a Marriage (1990, TV Mini-Series) - Reggie Cooper
- Duel of Hearts (1991, TV Movie) - Jackson
- A Time To Dance (1992, TV Mini-Series) - Professor Adams
- As Time Goes By (1992, TV Series) - Chas
- Howards End (1992) - Luncheon Guests
- The Railway Station Man (1992) - Manus Dempsey
- So Haunt Me (1993, TV Series) - Tom
- Eye of the Storm (1993, TV Mini-Series) - Barnes
- Absolutely Fabulous (1994, TV Series) - Mark
- Fall from Grace (1994, TV Movie) - Pilot
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1995, Episode: "Hercule Poirot's Christmas") - Superintendent Sugden
- The Buccaneers (1995, TV Mini-Series) - Lord Seadown
- Kiss and Tell (1996, TV Movie) - Cheeseman
- A Touch of Frost (1997, TV Series) - Hotel Manager
- Food of Love (1997) - Robin
- Killer Net (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Robin Butler-Cook
- Liverpool One (1998, TV Series) - Guy Andrews
- Sophie's World (1998) - William Shakespeare
- The Waiting Time (1999, TV Movie) - Peter Vansittart
- Longitude (2000, TV Movie) - William Whiston
- The Luzhin Defence (2000) - Luzhin's father
- Claim (2002) - Peter van Hooijdonk
- The Biographer (2002, TV Movie) - Humphrey Craven
- Shackleton (2002, TV Mini-Series) - Frank Shackleton
- Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea (2002, TV Mini-Series documentary) - Erasmus Darwin
- The Alan Clark Diaries (2004, TV Series) - Donald Derx
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Derek
- Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets (2004, TV Movie) - Alex Lloyd, Chief Scientist
- Cherished (2005, TV Movie) - Paul Dunkels QC
- Hustle (2005, TV Series) - Gideon
- A Cock and Bull Story (2005) - London Doctor
- Hex (2005, TV Series) - Titus Peckham
- The Impressionists (2006, TV Series) - Judge #2
- Trial and Retribution (2007, TV Series) - Dr John Saunders
- New Tricks (2007, TV Series) - Colin Meadows
- The Unsinkable Titanic (2008, TV Movie documentary) - J. Bruce Ismay
- Minder (2009, TV Series) - Auctioneer
- Garrow's Law (2009, TV Series) - Dr. Herring
- Mr. Nice (2010) - Lord Hutchison QC
- Silk (2011, TV Series) - Judge Stephen Morris
- The Deep Blue Sea (2011) - Ede & Ravenscroft Assistant
- The Hollow Crown (2012, TV Series) - Sir Richard Vernon
- Silent Witness episode: "Coup de Grace" (2 parts) (2014, Series) - QC Harry Fraser
- Dad's Army (2016) - Major Cunningham
- The Limehouse Golem (2016) - Judge
- Goodbye Christopher Robin (2016) - Portrait Photographer
- The Foreigner (2016) - Simpson
- The Crown (2016-2017, TV Series) - Cecil Beaton
- The Last Post (2017, TV Mini-Series) - Colin Calvert
- Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018) - Vicar
- Widow Clicquot (2023)
Selected theatre
- Nicholas Nickleby (1980) - Bolder, Mr. Pyke, Policeman, Master Crummles
- Major Barbara (1982) - Charles Lomax
- The Lucky Chance (1984) - Bredwell
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1985) - John Worthing
- Beauty and The Beast (1987) - Nosail
- Siblings (1987) - Gerard
- Lady Windermere's Fan (1986) - Cecil Graham
- Balmoral (1987) - Godfrey Winn
- A Study in Scarlet (1989) - Sherlock Holmes
- Beside Herself (1990) - Teddy
- The Clandestine Marriage (1991) - John Melvil
- Reflected Glory (1992) - James
- The Mountain Giants (1993) - The Count
- A Voyage Round My Father (1995) - Son
- Sweet Panic (1996) - Martin
- Luther (2001) - Pope Leo X
- Richard II (2005) - Scroop
- The Years Between -(2007) Michael
- The Voysey Inheritance - (2005) Trenchard Voysey
- Mrs. Warren's Profession (2009) - Praed
- Racing Demon (2011) - Bishop of Kingston
- Lot And His God (2012) - Lot
- Eldorado (2014) - Aschenbrenner
- The Philanderer (2016) - Cuthbertson
References
- Profile, digiguide.tv; accessed 9 April 2015.
- "Past Productions" (PDF).
- League, The Broadway. "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Mark Tandy - Artists - ATG Tickets". www.atgtickets.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- TV.com. "Absolutely Fabulous". TV.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Mumford, Gwilym; Robinson, John; Skegg, Martin; Raeside, Julia; Davies, Hannah J.; Jones, Mark; Verdier, Hannah; Mueller, Andrew (12 March 2013). "TV highlights 12/03/2013". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "What 14 Characters from 'The Crown' Look Like in Real Life". ELLE UK. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Mark Tandy at IMDb
- Mark Tandy on BFI