Mark Burdis (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor who started his career at the age of six in 1974 in the ''Plague of London'' (LWT). He currently works as a

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ring announcer, and is a co-owner of Roma Security Ltd.

Early life

He attended

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The Old Camdenians Club
Retrieved 31 January 2015 and the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington London and he received the Rowena Roberts comedy award from Michael Caine in 1986.

Television

Burdis is most well known for his role as Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart in the

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Children's show ''

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'' from 1981 to 1985. His later television work has included appearing in the award-winning

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''. Burdis played PC Naylor alongside David Jason in the series ''

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'' (Yorkshire TV). In 1985, he appeared in ''

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'', the first feature length edition of ''

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'', playing garage mechanic Colin, who works for

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. Mark also starred as Scatto in the BBC'S children's ''

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''. He also appeared in ''

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'' playing Joe, the brother of DC Paul Riley. In 1996, Mark played the role of market stallholder Gary Rawlings in ''

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'', a rival fruit and veg stall to

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. For several years, Burdis has worked as an announcer for

matches.

Theatre

He has also played roles in West End theatre productions such as ''A Slice of Saturday Night'' and ''The Good Woman of Sichuan''.

Film

Burdis had a leading role in '' Final Cut'', starring Jude Law, Ray Winstone, and Kathy Burke; and starred in ''

Love, Honour and Obey ''Love, Honour and Obey'' is a 2000 mock gangster film starring several members of the Primrose Hill set. It was jointly written and directed by Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis (who also appear in the film) as a follow-up to their 1998 film ' ...

'', with Jude Law, Ray Winstone, and Jonny Lee Miller. Mark has a leading role in the 2013 movie "Still Waters" starring John Hannah. His appearances on film include playing the character of "Mark" in the 1990 release of '' The Krays''.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of the British

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, director, and

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Ray Burdis Ray Burdis (born 23 August 1958 in London) is an English actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Biography Burdis started acting at eleven years old when he attended drama school and trained at the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington, Grea ...

Partial filmography

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'' (1986) – Glen Scully *'' The Krays'' (1990) – Mark *''The Runner'' (1992) – Marco the dude *'' I.D.'' (1995) – Previous Team #1 *'' Final Cut'' (1998) – Mark *''

'' (2000) – Mark *'' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001) – Mail journalist *'' The Wee Man'' (2013) – Comedian *''Angel'' (2015) – Mark

References

External links

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BBC Comedy Guide for ''Operation Good Guys''
(Includes pictures and video clips of the show) {{DEFAULTSORT:Burdis, Mark People from Islington (district) People educated at Holloway School Living people 1968 births English male child actors English male stage actors English male film actors Public address announcers