Paul Mark Elliott is a British actor who has appeared in several television comedies and dramas. He is sometimes credited as Mark Elliott, or with the hyphen in his first name as Paul-Mark Elliot. He had several small parts in shows during the 1980s, including in ''

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'', ''

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'' (The Yob), '' Sister Said'' (with Daniel Peacock) and ''

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(pig in a poke). After appearing in the 1991 episode of ''

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'' “Holding On”, he went on to play estate agent Trevor, Becky's (

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''. As the crazed guitarist Bernie Cosmos he destroyed

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1994 film '' There's No Business...'', starring Raw Sex (

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. He appeared in ''

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'', '' Holding the Baby'' and ''

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''. In 2001, he appeared in ''

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'' and as Fenton Beasley in the famous "Pædophilia" episode of ''

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''. In the 2000s. he has mainly acted in straight dramas, in shows including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also narrated a

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programme, "Daniella Westbrook: EastEnders, drugs and my new nose", in October 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Paul-Mark Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British male television actors Place of birth missing (living people)