Mark Bonnar
Updated: 12/20/2025, 12:20:56 PM Wikipedia source
Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in Guilt, Duncan Hunter in Shetland, Bruno Jenkins in Casualty, Detective Finney in Psychoville, DCC Mike Dryden in Line of Duty, Colin Osborne in Unforgotten, Blackbeard in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Townsend in Battlefield 1, Field in Summer of Rockets and Stephen Burns, the Lord Advocate, in Dept. Q.
Infobox
Born
Richard Mark Bonnar (1968-11-19) 19 November 1968 (age 57)Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2001–present
Spouse
mw- Lucy Gaskell (m. 2007)
Children
2
Tables
· Filmography
2003
2005
2005–2006
Role(s)
Casualty
Notes
32 episodes
2007
2010
2011
Role(s)
Jimmy / Jimmy's duplicate
Notes
Episodes: "The Rebel Flesh" & "The Almost People"
2012
2013
Thirst
Role(s)
John Valentine
Notes
Short
Role(s)
Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch
Notes
Video game (Voice and motion capture)
2013–2022
Role(s)
Shetland
Notes
Duncan Hunter
2014
X Moor
Role(s)
Fox
Notes
Film
Camera Trap
Role(s)
Iain
Notes
Film
2015
All the Ordinary Angels
Role(s)
Mr. Taylor
Notes
Film
The Other Side of Home
Role(s)
Paul
Notes
Short
2015–2019
Role(s)
Catastrophe
Notes
Chris
2016
2016–2017
Role(s)
Porridge
Notes
Officer Meekie
2017
Mission Galapagos
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
Full series (For International Version)
Edmund the Magnificent
Role(s)
Nate
Notes
Short
2018
2019
2019–2023
Role(s)
Guilt
Notes
Max
2020
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Role(s)
The Unicorn (voice)
Notes
Short film
2021
2023
2023–present
Role(s)
The Rig
Notes
Alwyn Evans
2025
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Rebus | DI Jim Margolies | Episode: "Dead Souls" |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood | Stevie McTeer | Episodes: "The Mermaids Singing: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2003 | Loving You | DC Colin Morris | TV film |
| Taggart | Dr. Phillip Gardner | Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" | |
| 2005 | Afterlife | Ben Varcoe | Episode: "Misdirection" |
| Casualty@Holby City | Bruno Jenkins | Episodes: "Teacher's Pet" & "Crash and Burn" | |
| 2005–2006 | Casualty | 32 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Trial of Tony Blair | Tommy | TV film |
| Nuclear Secrets | Penkovsky | Mini-series: Episode: "The Spy from Moscow" | |
| The Bill | Ray Moore | 8 episodes | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | DC Ed Harvey | Episode: "Know Thine Enemy" | |
| Britz | Richard | Two-part TV drama | |
| 2009 | Paradox | DS Ben Holt | Mini-series |
| 2010 | PhoneShop | Don | Episode: "Salesman of the Month" |
| Taggart | DCI Atkins | Episode: "Ends of Justice" | |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Jimmy / Jimmy's duplicate | Episodes: "The Rebel Flesh" & "The Almost People" |
| Psychoville | Detective Finney | 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | Gerry McCluskey | Series 1: Episode: "The Minor Character" |
| Twenty Twelve | Ben Farrell | Episode: "Clarence House" | |
| The Paradise | Peter Adler | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Piers Christie | Episodes: "Trust: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Case Histories | Andy Marshall | Series 2: Episode: "Nobody's Darling" | |
| Thirst | John Valentine | Short | |
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch | Video game (Voice and motion capture) | |
| 2013–2022 | Shetland | Duncan Hunter | 23 episodes |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | DCC Dryden | Series 2: 6 episodes |
| Law & Order: UK | Mark Glendon | Episode: "Hard Stop" | |
| X Moor | Fox | Film | |
| Grantchester | Dr. Robinson | Episode: "Episode 3" | |
| Camera Trap | Iain | Film | |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | William Carnavon | Episode: "A Vintage Murder" |
| All the Ordinary Angels | Mr. Taylor | Film | |
| Vera | Danny Pryor | Episode: "Muddy Waters" | |
| Home Fires | Reverend Adam Collingborne | 3 episodes | |
| Sunset Song | Reverend Gibbon | Film | |
| Sword Coast Legends | Izhkin | Video game (Voice) | |
| Jekyll & Hyde | Lord Protheroe | Mini-Series: 5 episodes | |
| The Other Side of Home | Paul | Short | |
| 2015–2019 | Catastrophe | Chris | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | Billionaire Ransom (aka Take Down) | Lawrence Close | Film |
| Undercover | John Halliday | Mini-series: 5 episodes | |
| New Blood | Peter Mayhew | Case 1: 3 episodes; Case 2: 2 episodes | |
| Battlefield 1 | Townsend | Video game (Voice) | |
| 2016–2017 | Porridge | Officer Meekie | TV film and mini-series |
| 2017 | Unforgotten | Barrister Colin Osborne | Series 2 - BAFTA Scotland winner for this role |
| Apple Tree Yard | Gary Carmichael | Mini-series | |
| Mission Galapagos | Narrator | Full series (For International Version) | |
| Eric, Ernie and Me | Eric Morecambe | TV film | |
| Edmund the Magnificent | Nate | Short |
· Audio work
November 1997 – October 2005
November 1997 – October 2005
Date
November 1997 – October 2005
Title
Westway
Role
Denny Hampton
Station
BBC World Service
22 March 2006
22 March 2006
Date
22 March 2006
Title
A Tiny Light in the Darkness
Role
Daniel
Director
Lu Kemp
Station
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
14 August 2007
14 August 2007
Date
14 August 2007
Title
Cut to the Heart
Role
Pete
Director
Kirsty Williams
Station
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
6 July 2008
6 July 2008
Date
6 July 2008
Title
Piper Alpha
Director
Toby Swift
Station
BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
13 January 2015
13 January 2015
Date
13 January 2015
Title
Doctor Who: The English Way of Death
Role
Porteus
Director
Nicholas Briggs
Station
None, Big Finish Productions
12 October 2015 – present
12 October 2015 – present
Date
12 October 2015 – present
Title
Doctor Who: Doom Coalition
Role
The Eleven
Director
Various
Station
None, Big Finish Productions
Doctor Who: Ravenous
Doctor Who: Ravenous
Date
Doctor Who: Ravenous
26 January 2016
26 January 2016
Date
26 January 2016
Title
A History of Paper
Role
Him
Director
Kirsty Williams
Station
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
January 2019 – March 2021
January 2019 – March 2021
Date
January 2019 – March 2021
Title
For The Love of Leo
Role
Leo Fabiani
Director
Marilyn Imrie, Michael Chaplin, Catherine Bailey
Station
BBC Radio 4
13 September 2019 – present
13 September 2019 – present
Date
13 September 2019 – present
Title
Space 1999
Role
Commander John Koenig
Director
Nicholas Briggs
Station
None, Big Finish Productions
November 2021 – November 2022
November 2021 – November 2022
Date
November 2021 – November 2022
Title
UNIT: Nemesis
Role
The Eleven
Director
Ken Bentley
Station
None, Big Finish Productions
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
| November 1997 – October 2005 | Westway | Denny Hampton | BBC World Service | |
| 22 March 2006 | A Tiny Light in the Darkness | Daniel | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 14 August 2007 | Cut to the Heart | Pete | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 6 July 2008 | Piper Alpha | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3 | |
| 13 January 2015 | Doctor Who: The English Way of Death | Porteus | Nicholas Briggs | None, Big Finish Productions |
| 12 October 2015 – present | Doctor Who: Doom Coalition | The Eleven | Various | None, Big Finish Productions |
| Doctor Who: Ravenous | ||||
| 26 January 2016 | A History of Paper | Him | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| January 2019 – March 2021 | For The Love of Leo | Leo Fabiani | Marilyn Imrie, Michael Chaplin, Catherine Bailey | BBC Radio 4 |
| 13 September 2019 – present | Space 1999 | Commander John Koenig | Nicholas Briggs | None, Big Finish Productions |
| November 2021 – November 2022 | UNIT: Nemesis | The Eleven | Ken Bentley | None, Big Finish Productions |
· Awards and nominations
2014
Role(s)
Best Actor in Television
Notes
Line of Duty
2015
2017
2018
Role(s)
Best Actor
Notes
Unforgotten, Eric, Ernie and Me, Catastrophe
2022
Role(s)
Best Actor in Film
Notes
Operation Mincemeat
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref |
| 2014 | British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) | Best Actor in Television | Line of Duty | Nominated | |
| 2015 | British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) | Best Actor in Television | Catastrophe | Nominated | |
| 2017 | British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) | Best Actor in Television | Unforgotten | Won | |
| 2018 | Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards | Best Actor | Unforgotten, Eric, Ernie and Me, Catastrophe | Won | |
| 2022 | British Academy Scotland Awards (BAFTA Scotland) | Best Actor in Film | Operation Mincemeat | Nominated |
References
- BBC Media Centrehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/ludwig-begins-filming-series-two
- The Stagehttps://archive.today/20120914111952/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/35704/the-duchess-of-malfi
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4QFGvuDJqE
- BBC Onlinehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/tree-fu-tom
- BBC Media Centrehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2025/the-celebrity-traitors
- www.bbc.co.ukhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2025/the-celebrity-traitors-banished-murdered-contestants/
- BBC Scotland - Meet You at the Hippos, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00124rqhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00124rq
- "Stan Bonnar Website"https://stanbonnar.net/1973-1977/
- The Heraldhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/bestofscotland/19738926.meet-hippos-mark-bonnars-documentary-scotlands-new-towns-public-art/
- Edinburgh Livehttps://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/guilt-stars-mark-bonnar-jamie-26974949
- Sunday Posthttp://www.sundaypost.com/fp/mark-bonnar-on-upcoming-drama-unforgotten-and-stepping-into-the-shoes-of-a-legend-for-porridge-remake/
- "Zog and the Flying Doctors"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qq5j
- bbc.co.uk/mediacentrehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/murder-is-easy-casting
- BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007vzrr
- BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cdbpc
- "4. THE ENGLISH WAY OF DEATH (STANDARD EDITION)"https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-english-way-of-death-standard-edition-1003
- "DOCTOR WHO - RAVENOUS"https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/doctor-who---ravenous
- BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ycn95
- "Space 1999"https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/space-1999
- BAFTA Scotlandhttp://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/ceremony/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-awards-winners-in-2017
- Broadcasting Press Guildhttp://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpg-awards/2018-2/
- "BAFTA Scotland Awards 2022: Full List of Winners"https://web.archive.org/web/20240907142417/https://www.bafta.org/bafta-scotland-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners