Mark Cox (born 25 February 1972) is a Scottish comedian and actor, best known for his role as

Tam Mullen ''Still Game'' is a Scottish sitcom series, following the lives of a group of pensioners who live in Craiglang, a fictional area of Glasgow.

in the

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Still Game ''Still Game'' is a Scottish sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with BBC Scotland. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who played the lead characters, Jack Jarvis, Esq and Victor McDade, two Glaswegian pensioners. The characte ...

''. Cox was born in

Springboig Springboig is a neighbourhood in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. Administratively, it has been within the city's East Centre ward since 2017, having previously been in the Baillieston ward. Sp ...

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, and attended Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Secondary School in the East End. Cox worked with the creators of ''Still Game'' in the successful sketch show '' Chewin' The Fat''. It was announced in 2006 that Cox would narrate the

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favourite, ''

Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house t ...

''. It made its stage debut at the

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, set to music by composer Paul Patterson. Cox has done some work for

Coatbridge College New College Lanarkshire Coatbridge Campus, previously the independent Coatbridge College was Scotland’s oldest further education college, founded in 1865. The College has over 250 staff members and approximately 7,000 students. The College pro ...

, helping students with their progress through their

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. In autumn 2014 Cox rejoined the ''Still Game'' cast for a sell-out run of live shows in

The Hydro The OVO Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the largest entertainment venue in Scotland. The arena was initially named The Hydro after its main sponsor Scottish Hydro El ...

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* Scottish male television actors Living people Male actors from Glasgow Scottish male comedians 1972 births Comedians from Glasgow {{Scotland-actor-stub