Mark Edward Womack (born 9 January 1961) is an English actor, known for starring in ''
Liverpool 1'', ''
Sorted'' and
Willy Russell
William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are '' Educating Rita'', '' Shirley Valentine'', '' Blood Brothers'' and '' Our Day Out''.
Early life
Russell was born in Whiston, Lanc ...
's ''Dancin thru' The Dark''. In 2020, he appeared in the
ITV soap opera ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffa ...
'' as
DI Mark Malone.
Personal life
Womack was born in Liverpool in 1961, eldest son of Frances (née Dean) and Tom Womack. He has a younger brother and sister.
He attended high school in
Childwall
Childwall () is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree. In 2019, the population was 13,640.
Overview
The ...
, Liverpool, and later attended
RADA
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sena ...
, London.
Womack married Mary Therese McGoldrick in 1995. They had one son together before their 1997 divorce. Womack soon began a relationship with his married ''
Liverpool 1'' costar
Samantha Janus
Samantha Zoe Womack (''née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the United Kingdom in ...
. Janus' marriage ended in divorce in 1998, and she and Womack married on 16 May 2009. They have two children together. In August 2020, Janus announced that she and Womack had separated in 2018; but were still living together in the same house with their children.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1961 births
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
English male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Liverpool
People from Childwall
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