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'{{About|the British actor|the 19th-century Albert Medal (Lifesaving) recipient|Mark Addy (Albert Medal)}} {{Infobox person |image = [IMG]http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x468/shoesofpink/mark_addy.jpg[/IMG] |caption = Mark Addy |birthname=Mark Addy Johnson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1964|1|14}} |birth_place = [[York]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] }}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2010}} '''Mark Addy Johnson''' (born 14 January 1964) is an [[England|English]] [[actor]], best known for his roles as Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the [[UK]] [[sitcom]] ''[[The Thin Blue Line (TV_series)|The Thin Blue Line]]'', Dave in the British film ''[[The Full Monty]]'' and father Bill Miller<ref>www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mark_addy/</ref> in the [[US]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'' ==Personal life== Addy was born and educated in [[Tang Hall]], [[York]]. In 1982–84 he attended the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]. He lives with his wife Kelly and three children (Ruby, born 2000; Charlie, born 2003; and Oscar, born 2005) in [[Rufforth]], close to [[Upper Poppleton]] village, near York. Addy's ancestors have lived in York at least since 1910 when his great-grandfather was living there. His father Ian has spent his working life as a [[glazier]] at [[York Minster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11584487|title=From grinding poverty to Hollywood in three generations|last=Bilton|first=Richard|date=21 October 2010|work=BBC News|accessdate=21 October 2010}}</ref> ==Television== Addy made his first TV appearance in 1988 in ''[[A Very Peculiar Practice]]'', followed by TV performances in shows such as ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Band of Gold (TV series)|Band of Gold]]'', ''[[Married with Children]]'' (one episode), ''Bruised Fruit'', ''[[Peak Practice]]'', ''[[The Thin Blue Line (TV series)|The Thin Blue Line]]'', ''Too Much Sun'' and ''[[Sunnyside Farm (TV series)|Sunnyside Farm]]''. He played Bill Miller in ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'' and played Detective Boyle in the second series of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[situation comedy]] ''[[The Thin Blue Line (TV series)|The Thin Blue Line]]''. He also appeared on [[ITV1]]'s comedy drama series ''[[Bonkers (2007 TV series)|Bonkers]]'', and another ITV comedy drama, ''Bike Squad'', in early 2008, as Sergeant John Rook. Addy is cast as the character [[Robert Baratheon]] in the HBO series ''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]''. Since 2009 Addy has starred with [[Fay Ripley]] in a series of adverts for the relaunched [[Tesco Clubcard]].<ref>Thomas, Joe (12 May 2009). "[http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/905040/strategy-behind-Tesco-Clubcard-relaunch/ The strategy behind the Tesco Clubcard relaunch]". marketingmagazine.co.uk (Haymarket Media). Retrieved on 27 July 2009.</ref> ==Film== He had a [[supporting actor|supporting]] [[role#Role in Theatre and the Dramatic Arts|role]] in the film ''[[The Full Monty]]'', and played the role of [[Fred Flintstone]] in the 2000 [[film]] ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''. In that role, as well as in ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'', he played the role of a blue-collar American. He also played a [[supporting actor|supporting]] [[role#Role in Theatre and the Dramatic Arts|role]] as Mac McArthur in the 1998 film ''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]'', with [[Michael Keaton]]. In 2001, he played a butler of [[Chris Rock]]'s character in the movie ''[[Down to Earth (2001 film)|Down to Earth]]'' and also appeared in ''[[A Knight's Tale (film)|A Knight's Tale]]'' as Roland. Addy played the role of David Philby in ''[[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]]'' and made a guest appearance as the Ship Captain in ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' with [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Steve Coogan]] and made an appearance as [[Friar Tuck]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s 2010 film ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''. == Filmography == *''[[The Full Monty]]'' (1997) - Dave *''[[Married 2 Malcolm]]'' (1998) - Malcolm *''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]'' (1998) - Mac MacArthur *''[[The Last Yellow]]'' (1999) - Frank *''[[Flint Street Nativity]]'' (1999) - Ass *''[[The Announcement]]'' (2000) - Andy *''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' (2000) - Fred Flintstone *''[[Down to Earth (2001 film)|Down to Earth]]'' (2001) - Cisco *''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' (2001) - Roland *''[[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (2002) - David Philby *''[[Heartlands (film)|Heartlands]]'' (2002) - Ron *''[[The Order (2003 film)|The Order]]'' (2003) - Thomas Garrett *''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (2004) - Steamer Captain *''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'' (2002–2006) - Bill Miller *''[[Bonkers (2007 TV series)|Bonkers]]'' (2007) - Tony Barker *''[[Bike Squad]]'' (2008) - Sgt John Rook *''[[Red Riding]]'' (2009) - John Piggot *''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]'' (2010) - D.I. Smythe *''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' (2010) - Detective O'Hearne *''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010) - Friar Tuck *''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]'' (2011) - King Robert I Baratheon ==Theatre== Addy played Kevin Snell in the 2006 revival of ''[[Donkeys' Years]]'' at the [[Comedy Theatre]] in London, and in 2007-08 he has appeared at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] as [[Dogberry]] in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' and as [[Hjalmar Johansen]] in ''[[Fram (play)|Fram]]''. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDB name|0004692}} *[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/mark_addy/ Rotten Tomatoes listing] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Addy, Mark | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =English actor | DATE OF BIRTH =14 January 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[York]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Addy, Mark}} [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] [[Category:English film actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] [[Category:People from York]] [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[de:Mark Addy]] [[es:Mark Addy]] [[fr:Mark Addy]] [[he:מארק אדי]] [[hr:Mark Addy]] [[id:Mark Addy]] [[it:Mark Addy]] [[hu:Mark Addy]] [[nl:Mark Addy]] [[ja:マーク・アディ]] [[pl:Mark Addy]] [[pt:Mark Addy]] [[ru:Эдди, Марк]] [[simple:Mark Addy]]'