Mark Charnock
Birth date28 August 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeBolton, Lancashire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Known forRole of Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale

Mark Charnock (born 28 August 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in ITV's Emmerdale as Marlon Dingle, a role he has played since 1996. Charnock and Emmerdale co-star Dominic Brunt, who plays Paddy Kirk, produce a yearly Zombie Film Festival in the Leeds Cottage Road Cinema.[1]

Early life

Charnock was born on 28 August 1968,[2] and was educated at Canon Slade School, Hull University and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. With fellow Emmerdale co-star Dominic Brunt, he hosted Leeds' first ever zombie festival on 20 April 2008.[1]

Career

Charnock's television debut was in 1992, when he played the character of Duane in an episode of 2point4 Children.[3] In 1993, he appeared as a solicitor in the ITV comedy Watching, and later starred alongside Derek Jacobi in Cadfael (1994–1997). In 1993 and 1995, Charnock appeared in two episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[4] In 1996, he got the part of Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale.[5] In 2004 and 2022, he won the award for Best Male Dramatic Performance at The British Soap Awards.[6] Then in 2023, he was awarded the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
19922point4 ChildrenDuaneEpisode: "One Night in Bangkok"
1992Waiting for GodSantaEpisode: "Christmas at Bayview"
1993WatchingAssessorEpisode: "Wandering One"
1993, 1995Coronation StreetDelivery Boy / P.C. Turner2 episodes
1994EastEndersP.C. Costigan1 episode
1994–1997CadfaelBrother OswinMain role
1996–PresentEmmerdaleMarlon DingleSeries regular
1997The Dingles Down UnderMarlon DingleSpecial
1998Emmerdale: RevengeMarlon DingleSpecial
1999Emmerdale: Don't Look Now! - The Dingles in VeniceMarlon DingleSpecial
2010Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for PoorerMarlon DingleSpecial
2011Emmerdale: Paddy and Marlon's Big Night InMarlon DingleSpecial
2013Before DawnZombieFilm

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2003British Soap AwardsBest Actor[8]
2003British Soap AwardsBest Comedy Performance[8]
2003British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Sheree Murphy)[8]
20039th National Television AwardsMost Popular Actor[9]
2004British Soap AwardsBest Actor[10]
2004British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance[6]
2005British Soap AwardsBest Actor[10]
2005Inside Soap AwardsBest Couple (shared with Verity Rushworth)[10]
2006British Soap AwardsBest Actor[10]
2007Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[11]
2008Digital Spy Soap AwardsMost Popular Actor[12]
2008Digital Spy Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Rushworth)[12]
200814th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[13]
2009British Soap AwardsBest Actor[14]
2009British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Dominic Brunt)[14]
2010Inside Soap AwardsFunniest Performance[15]
2011British Soap AwardsBest Actor[16]
2011TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[17]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[18]
2015TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[19]
2016Inside Soap AwardsFunniest Male[20]
2018Inside Soap AwardsFunniest Male[21]
2019Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[22]
202025th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[23]
2020TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[24]
2020Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[25]
2022British Soap AwardsBest Leading Performer[26]
2022British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance[26]
202227th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[27]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Double Act (shared with Brunt)[28]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[29]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Romance (shared with Zoë Henry)[29]
2022TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[30]
2022I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap Performance[31]
2022Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Soap Actor (Male)[32]
20232023 British Soap AwardsOutstanding Achievement[7]

References

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