Mark Greenstreet (born 19 April 1960) is a

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actor who first came to prominence in the 1985

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''. First and foremost a stage actor, Greenstreet played many of the great leading roles from the works of

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in the UK and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. His most high-profile screen role is probably the part of Mike Hardy in the BBC horseracing drama '' Trainer'', which was shown from 1991 to 1992. In 1986, he auditioned for the part of

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in ''

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''. Fans of the

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series ''

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'' may remember Greenstreet's performance as Ikona in the 1987 serial ''

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''. He directed and co-wrote his first feature film '' Caught in the Act'' in 1995, wrote and directed the highly acclaimed short film '' The 13th Protocol'' in 2005, and wrote and directed the psychological thriller ''

Silent Hours ''Silent Hours'' is a 2015 psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Greenstreet. It stars James Weber Brown, Indira Varma, Dervla Kirwan and Hugh Bonneville. Cast Release Although the film was originally released as a featur ...

'' starring James Weber Brown,

Dervla Kirwan Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish television, stage, and film actress who specializes in drama roles. She gained attention for her roles in ''Ballykissangel'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', and the Doctor Who Christmas special epis ...

Indira Varma Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. She has gone on to appear in the television series ''The Canterbury Tales'', ''Rome'', ''L ...

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Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series ''Downton Abbey''. His performance on the show earned him a nom ...

through UK production company Gallery Pictures in 2018. Prior to its release, however, with the burgeoning worldwide audience demand for high-quality TV drama and on-demand box sets, the film's producers were approached to recut and release ''Silent Hours'' not as a film, but as a TV miniseries. Set in the naval city of

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in the run-up to Easter 2002, the gripping and darkly disturbing three 1-hour miniseries ''Silent Hours'' (Ep1: "The Silent Service", Ep2: "The Midnight Tide", Ep3: "Towards The Sea") is currently ready for worldwide release through French international distributo
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Personal life

Mark is the great-nephew of Hollywood actor

Sydney Greenstreet Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (December 27, 1879 – January 18, 1954) was a British-American actor. While he did not begin his career in films until the age of 61, he had a run of significant motion pictures in a Hollywood career lasting throu ...

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