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name: "Mark Donovan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-donovan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 October 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:26.085021+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mark Donovan

Actor. Born 12 October 1968 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 October 1968, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2008

## Biography

Mark Donovan is a Welsh character actor born on 12 October 1968 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales.

He is known for roles including Hulking Zombie in *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), Overweight Man in *In Bruges* (2008), Portly Customer in *Les Misérables* (2012), Fight Promoter in *The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising* (2007), Big Ugly Bastard in *The World's End* (2013) and Gregor in *Black Books* (2000).

Donovan has also worked extensively as a voice actor, including on BBC's *Newsnight* and Big Finish Productions audio dramas, notably in the *Doctor Who* range. His stage credits include roles in *Singin' in the Rain* and *Plan 9 from Outer Space*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *In Bruges* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Overweight Man — [page](https://film.one/film/in-bruges.md)
- *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), Fi1m 85, as Hulking Zombie — [page](https://film.one/film/shaun-of-the-dead.md)

## Also known for

- *The World's End* (2013), Big Ugly Bastard
- *Les Misérables* (2012), Portly Customer
- *The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising* (2007), Fight Promoter

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