Mark Benton

Actor

November 16, 1965 (60 years)

Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Mark Benton is an English actor and TV presenter known for his roles in Early Doors, Waterloo Road, Shakespeare & Hathaway and Strictly Come Dancing.

Filmography

7.5

Midsomer Murders

Eddie Rowbotham

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

7.6

Doctor Who

Clive

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

7.5

Death in Paradise

Les Doyle

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

7.4

Vera

Stanley Booth

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

7.6

Silent Witness

Patrick Cain

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

7.6

Father Brown

PC Walt Everett

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

7.1

Waterloo Road

Daniel Chalk

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?

7.7

Hustle

Finch

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

8.1

Inside No. 9

Les

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

7.3

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Professor Elias Blackwell

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

7.2

Patience

DCI Calvin Baxter

Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is autistic. Patience has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot. Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognizes her talents and takes her under her wing. Patience helps the police tackle a series of challenging cases by bringing her unique insight to crimefighting.

6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

Jonathan Etherege

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

7.9

The Nevers

The Colonel

In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.

7.2

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Frank Hathaway

Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.

6.0

The Weakest Link

Self - Participant

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

7.5

As Time Goes By

Paul Partridge

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.

7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

Sergeant Redbridge

John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London, commanding admiration from colleagues and opponents alike. However, all this has come at a price as his dedication to work has taken its toll on his private life… Going beyond traditional courtroom dramas, “Kavanagh Q.C.” uncovers the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth, providing a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the legal world.

6.7

Blue Murder

Neville Notts

Blue Murder is a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from 2003 until 2009 when it was cancelled by the network, it starred Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis.

7.6

Murphy's Law

Father McBride

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

9.0

Born and Bred

Mr. Ffotherington

In the 1950s at the fictional Lancashire village of Ormston, a father and son, both doctors, navigate the challenges of running a cottage hospital under the newly established National Health Service.