Mark Charnock (born 28 August 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in ITV's ''

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Marlon Dingle Marlon Dingle is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Mark Charnock. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 October 1996. Following the departure of Zak Dingle ( Steve H ...

, a role he has played since 1996. Charnock and ''Emmerdale'' co-star

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, who plays

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, produce a yearly ''Zombie Film Festival'' in the Leeds Cottage Road Cinema.

Early life

Charnock was born on 28 August 1968, and was educated at Canon Slade School,

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and

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. With fellow ''Emmerdale'' co-star

, he hosted Leeds' first ever zombie festival on 20 April 2008.

Career

Charnock's television debut was in 1992, when he played the character of Duane in an episode of ''

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''. In 1993, he appeared as a solicitor in the ITV comedy '' Watching'', and later starred alongside

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in '' Cadfael'' (1994–1997). In 1993 and 1995, Charnock appeared in two episodes of the ITV soap opera ''

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''. In 1996, he got the part of

in ''

''. In 2004 and 2022, he won the award for Best Male Dramatic Performance at

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. Then in 2023, he was awarded the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charnock, Mark 1968 births Male actors from Bolton English male soap opera actors Living people People educated at Canon Slade School British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement winners Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art