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name: "Mark Tandy"
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born: "8 February 1957"
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# Mark Tandy

Actor. Born 8 February 1957 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 February 1957, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
- **Active:** 1992–2016

## Biography

Mark Tandy is an Irish stage, film and television actor. He was born on 8 February 1957 in Athlone, County Westmeath, and was educated at Winchester College and the University of Bristol Drama Department. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre from 1974 to 1976.

Tandy's first professional theatre engagement was with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979, appearing in the original production of *The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby*. He has since worked at the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, the Old Vic and in the West End. His first television role was as W. B. Yeats for the BBC in 1982. Film credits include Viscount Risley in *Maurice* (1987), a role in *Howards End* (1992) and the Ede and Ravenscroft Assistant in *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011). He played Cecil Beaton in the first two seasons of *The Crown* (2016–2017).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Cecil Beaton — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Edie and Ravenscroft Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deep-blue-sea.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Mark — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *Howards End* (1992), Fi1m 84, as Luncheon Guests — [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md)

## Also known for

- *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), Derek
- *The Foreigner* (2017), Simpson
- *Goodbye Christopher Robin* (2017), Portrait Photographer
- *The Limehouse Golem* (2016), Judge
- *Maurice* (1987), Risley
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Sugden
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Dr. Houston
- *Dad's Army* (2016), Agent Cunningham

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