Most Recent Role: Carter on Police Rescue
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Mark was born in 1961 in Stratford-Upon-Avon in the UK, but was brought up in Ilmington.
As his father was a professional musician, Mark learned to play several instruments, and even sang in the Trinity Church Choir.
He studied Drama at RADA in London, and his first job was travelling up and down the UK on a narrow boat as part of the Mikron Theatre Company. Faced with the choice of...
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Thursday 29 July 1993 on ABC (Australia)
Mickey is concerned when three friends of Luke's die of drug-related problems. Angel gives Mickey advice on raising children.
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Four episodes of Lyndal's Lifeline directed by Mark were submitted to the Continuing Series category of the International Documentary Association awards in 2005.
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Mark appears in two Big Finish Audio productions of Doctor Who - Loups Garoux and Phantasmagoria, recreating his character of Turlough.
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Has toured the UK playing Oswald in Ibsen's Ghosts.
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Mark's Zoology degree thesis was the Overwintering Biochemistry of the Light Brown Apple Moth..
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Now a Nature Documentary producer, Mark brought Steve Irwin to public attention with through shows including The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World.
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(on how he played Turlough)
Mark Strickson: I was trying to have a relationship with most of the women on Doctor Who only because it makes it more interesting. (edit) (on what he got out of his time on "Doctor Who").
Mark Strickson: I have a complete set of friends whom I'm enormously close to whom I got through "Doctor Who. JNT (Jonathan Nathan Turner), Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton are all my best friends. (edit) (on doing his own stunts)
Mark Strickson: I used to do stunts; I belonged to the "Society of Fight Directors" and I signed a contract to do my own stunts on "Doctor Who - a very, very stupid thing to do. I wouldn't do it now. (edit) (on how important the character of Turlough was to ""Doctor Who")
Mark Strickson: Turlough was a great idea. Turlough worked well when Turlough was intrinsic to the plot but Turlough had to be intrinsic to the plot to work. And when he wasn't you had to lock him up! (edit) (on his character for Turlough in ""Doctor Who")
Mark Strickson: An evil little sod! (edit)
Mark Strickson: I was trying to have a relationship with most of the women on Doctor Who only because it makes it more interesting. (edit) (on what he got out of his time on "Doctor Who").
Mark Strickson: I have a complete set of friends whom I'm enormously close to whom I got through "Doctor Who. JNT (Jonathan Nathan Turner), Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton are all my best friends. (edit) (on doing his own stunts)
Mark Strickson: I used to do stunts; I belonged to the "Society of Fight Directors" and I signed a contract to do my own stunts on "Doctor Who - a very, very stupid thing to do. I wouldn't do it now. (edit) (on how important the character of Turlough was to ""Doctor Who")
Mark Strickson: Turlough was a great idea. Turlough worked well when Turlough was intrinsic to the plot but Turlough had to be intrinsic to the plot to work. And when he wasn't you had to lock him up! (edit) (on his character for Turlough in ""Doctor Who")
Mark Strickson: An evil little sod! (edit)
Other Appearances
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Doctor Who
Turlough |
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Angels
Episode 8.6 |
Angels
Episode 8.1 |
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Angels
Episode 8.3 |
Bergerac
Low Profile West |
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Casualty
Absolution Gynaecological Registrar |
Doctor Who
The Caves of Androzani, Part Four Turlough |
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