Mark Stanley Explained

Birth Name:	Mark Robert Speight
Birth Place:	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Alma Mater:	Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2010–present

Mark Robert Speight, known professionally as Mark Stanley, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in Game of Thrones,^[1] Dickensian,^[2] and as Rob Hepworth in the third series of BBC drama Happy Valley.

Early life and education

Mark Robert Speight^[3] was born in Leeds. He attended Allerton High School and Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, where he began acting.^[4] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2010.^[5] ^[6]

Filmography

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Film

Year	Title	Role
2013	How I Live Now	Chasing Man
2014	Mr. Turner	Clarkson Stanfield
2014	Kajaki	Tug
2015		Knight of Ren^[7]
2016	Our Kind of Traitor	Ollie
2017	Euphoria	Brian
2017	Dark River	Joe Bell^[8]
2019	Hellboy	Arthur
2019	Run	Finnie
2020	Sulphur and White	David Tait
2023	The Settlers	Alexander MacLennan
2023	My Mother's Wedding	Charlie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–14	Game of Thrones	Grenn	22 episodes
2015–16	Dickensian	Bill Sikes	14 episodes
2017	Broken	PC Andrew Powell	5 episodes
	Love, Lies and Records	James	6 episodes
	Little Women	Professor Bhaer	1 episode
2018	The Little Drummer Girl	Arthur A. Halloran	1 episode
2019–20		DC Hugo Duffy	4 episodes
2019	Sanditon	Lord Babington	8 episodes
2019	Elizabeth Is Missing	Frank Jefford	TV film
2020	White House Farm	Colin Caffell	TV mini-series
2020	Honour^[9]	DS Andy Craig	TV mini-series; 2 episodes
2021	Anne Boleyn	Henry VIII	Mini-series^[10] ^[11]
2021	The Bay	Warren Pryce	Series 3
2022–2024	Trigger Point	DI Thom Youngblood	12 episodes
2022	The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe	Mark Darwin	Mini-series; 4 episodes
2023	Happy Valley	Rob Hepworth	Series 3; 6 episodes
2023	The Reckoning	Dan Davies	Mini-series; 4 episodes
2025	Adolescence	Paul Barlow	Mini-series; "Episode 1"
2025		Desmond Cussen	Historical drama
2026	Under Salt Marsh	Danny	Upcoming TV series

Notes and References

Web site: Mark Stanley on Grenn's Spin-off Show & Table-Reading with Ygritte . Flicks And The City . 15 August 2013 . 22 July 2015 . Gilbert . Jan . 29 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102359/http://flicksandthecity.com/game-of-thrones-grenn-mark-stanley/ . dead .
Web site: Wallis. Sara. Dickensian unites author's best-loved characters for epic period soap. mirror.co.uk. 29 September 2016. 19 December 2015.
Web site: Delighted to share the news that the feature fim RUN will have its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in April! It's beautiful story telling and Starring my one and only Mark Speight. Rochenda Sandall. Twitter. 5 March 2019. 5 June 2021.
These are the Channel 5 TV Anne Boleyn locations filmed across Yorkshire from Bolton Castle to Castle Howard. The Yorkshire Post. Stephanie. Smith. 1 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
Web site: Mark Stanley. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 22 July 2015. 23 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623162955/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2009_10/mark_stanley/. dead.
We Chat To Yorkshire Actor, Mark Stanley About His Latest Role In Dark River. Northern Life Magazine. 27 January 2018. 5 June 2021.
Web site: Robinson. Joanna. 24 Delightful Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameos You Might Have Missed. HWD. 21 December 2015 . 29 September 2016.
"In this film, we've got a lot to contend with": Mark Stanley on Dark River. Vanity Fair. Thomas. Barrie. 27 February 2018. 5 June 2021.
Web site: Meet the cast of Honour . Radio Times . en.
Anne Boleyn's Mark Stanley on moving on from museum piece period dramas and how to empathise with Henry VIII. Evening Standard. Katie. Rosseinsky. 28 May 2021. 5 June 2021.
Jodie Turner-Smith's Anne Boleyn Drama Sets 'Game of Thrones' Star Mark Stanley as Henry VIII (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Manori. Ravindran. 13 November 2020. 5 June 2021.