Mark Pearce (born 1976 in Coventry) is a British actor. At the age of 12 Pearce made his professional stage debut in '' Cinderella'' at

Belgrade Theatre The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built in Britain after the Second World War and is now a Grade II listed building. Background Coventry was the fastest growing city in ...

Coventry. He went on to study English and Drama at University College of St. Martin's Lancaster before heading to London to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Notable credits include his portrayal of ‘Fletcher’ originally played by Ronnie Barker, in the stage adaptation of the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'' at The Lowry Manchester, written by the original writers Dick Clement and

Ian La Frenais Ian La Frenais (born 7 January 1937) is an English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ''Porridg ...

. Pearce created the role of Uncle Mamaji in the world premiere of Yann Martel’s ''

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'' in 2007. In 2009 he performed in a UK tour of '' Allo Allo, and originated the role of "Hospital Ghost" in the original world premiere production of Matthew Warchus’s Ghost the Musical in Manchester.'' Recent West-End appearances include Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Sheriff in Tim Minchin’
Groundhog Day
(Old Vic directed by Matthew Warchus), Thénardier in '' Les Misérables'' at Sondheim Theatre an
West End Live (2022)
He also appeared on the final of Britain’s Got Talent with the cast of Les Mi

His commercial work includes playing �
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He plays ‘Time Thief Terry’ in the CBBC series Odd Squad (2024) He lives in London with his wife and daughter.

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External links

*http://www.ghostthemusical.com *https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123119/https://actors.mandy.com/uk/view.php?uid=100141 *http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/lifepi-rev.htm Living people English male musical theatre actors English male stage actors 1976 births Male actors from Coventry {{England-actor-stub