Timothy William Marriott is a British television actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his role as Gavin Featherly in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

Career

Marriott's most noted role was as Gavin Featherly in the BBC

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sitcom ''The Brittas Empire''. It ran for 52 episodes in over six years on

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, from 3 January 1991 to 24 February 1997. He later wrote for the stage. His play ''Meeting Mary'' was put on at the

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, London, in January 2005 while his piece ''Pete 'n' Me'', put on at the

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also in

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in February 2005, was described as "skilfully woven" by Paul Vale of ''The Stage''. In 2000, Marriott left theatre acting to become Director of Drama at

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. Between 2015 and 2017, he co-wrote the play ''Mengele'' with Philip Wharam, which toured theatres and festivals in 2017, including the

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and Ludlow Festival. The play starred Marriott as Dr

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and Emma Zadow as Azra'il. In the

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of 2017, it moved to the

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, where it won an award. Shows in 2018 included ''Katzpace'' in London's

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, and the Bedford Festival. As a constituent part of Guy Masterson's "Lest We Forget" tour, it played at The Bakehouse Theatre in

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. Marriott also adapted and now performs a

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-themed solo show, ''Shell Shock'', which was selected Best Male Solo Show ('' Sunday Mail'') at the

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in 2018. In late 2019 Marriott co-wrote (with Sherlock Holmes specialist

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) a new one-man play,
''Watson: The Final Problem''
An initia
audio version
was made during the first Covid lockdown, followed by a single tryout performance at the Grove Theatre Eastbourne. Since then, Marriott has toured the piece to great success in the UK and abroad.

Personal life

Timothy William Marriott was born in

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, England, the youngest son of Michael Marriott. Marriott required dental surgery after playing

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without a helmet in 2010. He top-edged a ball into his face while playing with his 15-year-old son at the

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during Bluemantles Cricket week.

Filmography

*''

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'' (1 episode, 1991) (TV) *'' An Actor's Life for Me'' (1 episode, 1991) (TV) *''

'' (52 episodes, 1991–1997) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2002) (TV) *''Casanova's Last Stand'' (2005)

References

External links

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Smokescreen Productions
Living people English male television actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from London People from Hammersmith Year of birth missing (living people) Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham {{England-tv-actor-stub