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Mark Greenstreet (born 19 April 1960) is a British actor, writer and director.
Career
[edit]First and foremost a stage actor,[citation needed] Greenstreet played leading roles from the works of Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Ibsen to Orton, Wilde, and Coward in the UK and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.[citation needed]
Greenstreet appeared in the 1985 BBC television adaptation of Brat Farrar.[1] In 1986, he auditioned for the part of James Bond in The Living Daylights.[2] In the science-fiction series Doctor Who, Greenstreet played Ikona in the 1987 serial Time and the Rani.[3] In 1988, he appeared in Harley Cokeliss’ 1988 film Dream Demon.[4] His most high-profile screen role is probably the part of Mike Hardy in the BBC horseracing drama Trainer, which was shown from 1991 to 1992.[5]
He directed and co-wrote his first feature film Caught in the Act in 1995,[6] wrote and directed a short film The 13th Protocol in 2005,[citation needed] and wrote and directed the psychological thriller Silent Hours starring James Weber Brown, Dervla Kirwan, Indira Varma, and Hugh Bonneville through UK production company Gallery Pictures in 2018.[citation needed] Prior to its release, however, with the burgeoning worldwide audience demand for high-quality TV drama and on-demand box sets,[citation needed] the film's producers were approached to recut and release Silent Hours not as a film, but as a TV miniseries. Set in the naval city of Portsmouth in the run-up to Easter 2002, the three 1-hour miniseries Silent Hours (Ep1: "The Silent Service", Ep2: "The Midnight Tide", Ep3: "Towards The Sea") was readied for worldwide release through French international distributor Fizz-e-Motion.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Mark is the great-nephew of Hollywood actor Sydney Greenstreet.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brat Farrar: 1". BBC Programme Index. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "007 Chronicles (29-07-86)". MI6: The home of James Bond 007. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Gullidge, Bedwyr (7 September 2016). "VIDEO: On This Day… In 1987 The Sixth Doctor regenerated". Blogtor Who. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Arrigo, Anthony (2 September 2020). "DREAM DEMON Blu-ray Review - These Nightmares Don't Need Sleep to Kill You". Dread Central. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Trainer: All I Need Is One Good Horse". BBC Programme Index. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Caught in the Act | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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