Mark Ryan Biography (1956-)
Born June 7, 1956, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, stuntperson, stunt coordinator, swordmaster, second unit director
- Birth Details
- June 7, 1956
- Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Mac, Who Dares Wins (also known as The Final Option), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
- Mott, The Phantom of the Opera (also known as Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera), 21st Century Film Corp., 1989
- Challenger, First Knight, Columbia, 1995
- Waiter in Junin Bar #1, Evita, Buena Vista, 1996
- Fencing opponent, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fur Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Also appeared in Nil by Mouth; Making Contact; This Town.
- Film Work
- Assistant swordmaster, First Knight, Columbia, 1995
- Second unit director, stunt coordinator, and swordmaster, The Bacchae, 2001
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Nasir, Robin of Sherwood (also known as Robin Hood), HTV, Showtime, and PBS, 1984
- Miniseries
- Major Airey Neave, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000
- Movies
- Nasir, Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (also known as Robin Hood: The Legend Part 1), CBS, 1983
- Bernardo de Guidice, The Corsican Brothers (also known as Vendetta), 1985
- SAS Man, Doomsday Gun, HBO, 1994
- Episodic
- Jimmy, "Extreme Prejudice," Dempsey & Makepeace, 1986
- Barbarian, "The Lost City," Crossbow, 1988
- "A Duty of Care," The Bill, 1993
- Chris Palmer, "Light at the End of the Tunnel," Peak Practice, 1995
- Franks, "Warnings," The Bill, 1997
- Winston, "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name," Frasier, NBC, 1998
- "Iron Coffin," JAG, CBS, 2001
- Also appeared in episodes of Coronation Street; Emmerdale Street, ITV; Harry; Passions, NBC.
- Television Work
- Series
- Worked as stuntperson, swordmaster, action coordinator, and other positions, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, CBC.
- Stage Appearances
- Vic Damone, Dean, West End production, London, 1976
- Magaldi, Evita, West End production, 1978-1980
- Che Guevara, Evita, West End production, 1980-1982
- Title role, Elmer Gantry, Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London, 1986
- Neville Landless, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, West End production,1987
- Leporello, Don Giovanni, Music Theatre London, 1993
- Gordon, Neville's Island, The Globe Theater, San Diego, CA, 1998
- Also appeared as John Dickinson, 1776, Freud Playhouse, Universityof California, Los Angeles.
- Major Tours
- Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, British and European cities, 1993
- Also appeared as Sky Masterson, Guys and Dolls; in Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python, U.S. and Canadian cities.
- RECORDINGS
- Music Videos
- Appeared in Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away."
- Albums
- Appeared on Evita soundtrack; (with Tom Jones) "This Incredible Journey," Matador, Epic Records.
- WRITINGS
- Nonfiction
- The Greenwood Tarot, HarperCollins, 1996