Biography
Introduced to American audiences as one of the amateur male strippers of "The Full Monty" (1997), Mark Addy made a cottage industry of playing men of unlimited ambition and unfulfilled potential. A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Addy turned to film and television when he grew frustrated by his limited options on the stage. His feature film debut in "The Full Monty" brought Addy to the United States, where he lent support …
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Career Milestones
| At age 15, was hired as a stagehand at the York Theatre Royal | ||
| Worked on stage for a range of directors including Tony Harrison, Alan Ayckbourn and Richard Eyre | ||
1988 | Made his first TV appearance in "A Very Peculiar Practice" | |
1995 | Appeared on the British drama series "Band of Gold" | |
1996 | Had featured role in the British sitcom "The Thin Blue Line" | |
1997 | Had breakthrough role as Dave in his feature film debut, "The Full Monty" | |
1999 | Co-starred with Samantha Morton and Charlie Creed-Miles in "The Last Yellow" | |
2000 | Cast as Fred Flinstone in "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" | |
2000 | Starred in the British situation comedy "Too Much Sun" | |
2001 | Had featured role in "A Knight's Tale," starring Heath Ledger and directed by Brian Helgeland | |
2001 | Played a butler of Chris Rock's character in "Down to Earth" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Guy Pearce in "The Time Machine" | |
2002 | Played Bill Miller in the CBS sitcom "Still Standing" | |
2003 | Re-teamed with Helgeland and Heath Ledger in "The Order" | |
2004 | Starred in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days" | |
2007 | Cast in the short-lived British series "Bonkers" | |
2009 | Appeared in the British television adaptation of "Red Riding" | |
2010 | Cast opposite Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's adaptation of "Robin Hood" | |
2011 | Cast as Robert Baratheon in HBO's adaptation of author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, called "Game of Thrones" | |
Awards
1997 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Full Monty |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Full Monty |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Game of Thrones |