Life and work
Mark Gatiss is a British actor, screenwriter and novelist. Born: 17 October 1966. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom.
Actor · Writer/Creator · 1966–
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is a British actor, screenwriter and novelist. Born on 17 October 1966, this profile follows Mark Gatiss through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Sherlock · Speedy's Café
Mark Gatiss is credited as cast member and writer on Sherlock. The work’s existing location story leads to Speedy's Café. The North Gower Street café appears beside the exterior used for the BBC series' 221B Baker Street. The real address is not Baker Street.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 1 connection. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Speedy's Café ↗︎
Speedy's stands beside Sherlock's screen home
The North Gower Street café appears beside the exterior used for the BBC series' 221B Baker Street. The real address is not Baker Street.
187 North Gower Street, London NW1 2NJ
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1966-10-17
Born 17 October 1966
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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Sherlock ↗︎
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
London ↗︎
From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Benedict Cumberbatch ↗︎
Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor. Born on 19 July 1976, this profile follows Benedict Cumberbatch through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café, Getty Center and Two California Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Andrew Scott ↗︎
Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. Born on 21 October 1976, this profile follows Andrew Scott through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010), Spectre — Rome (2015) and Ripley (2024). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café, Via Vittorio Veneto and Piazza Navona, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Rupert Graves ↗︎
Rupert Graves is an English film, television, and theatre actor. Born on 30 June 1963, this profile follows Rupert Graves through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010) and V for Vendetta. The location trail reaches Speedy's Café, Trafalgar Square and Pinewood Studios, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Louise Brealey ↗︎
Louise Brealey is a British actress. Born on 27 March 1979, this profile follows Louise Brealey through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Sherlock (2010). The location trail reaches Speedy's Café. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.