Mark Charnock

{{Infobox person

| name = Mark Charnock

| image = Mark Charnock 2019.jpg

| caption = Charnock in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|8|28}}

| birth_place = Bolton, Lancashire, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1992–present

| known_for = Role of Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale

}}

Mark Charnock (born 28 August 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in ITV's Emmerdale as Marlon Dingle, a role he has played since 1996. Charnock and Emmerdale co-star Dominic Brunt, who plays Paddy Kirk, produce a yearly Zombie Film Festival in the Leeds Cottage Road Cinema.

Early life

Charnock was born on 28 August 1968,{{cite news |title=Emmerdale star Mark Charnock admits he loves getting his teeth into meaty roles after being village jester |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/emmerdale-star-mark-charnock-admits-1166782 |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Daily Record}} and was educated at Canon Slade School, Hull University and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. With fellow Emmerdale co-star Dominic Brunt, he hosted Leeds' first ever zombie festival on 20 April 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.leedszombiefilmfestival.com|title=Not this again!|publisher=Leedszombiefilmfestival.com|access-date=19 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502061231/http://leedszombiefilmfestival.com/|archive-date=2 May 2013}}

Career

Charnock's television debut was in 1992, when he played the character of Duane in an episode of 2point4 Children.{{cite web |title=Mark Charnock |url=http://www.cdalondon.com/os/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MarkCharnock.pdf |website=CDA London |access-date=21 May 2020}} In 1993, he appeared as a solicitor in the ITV comedy Watching, and later starred alongside Derek Jacobi in Cadfael (1994–1997). In 1993 and 1995, Charnock appeared in two episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.{{cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Stephen |title=Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle actor Mark Charnock makes appearance in classic Coronation Street episode |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/21/emmerdales-marlon-dingle-actor-makes-appearance-classic-coronation-street-episode-12735910/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Metro}} In 1996, he got the part of Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale.{{cite news|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/8316042.Fraud_escort/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111114135041/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/8316042.Fraud_escort/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2011 |title=Fraud escort |last=Pratt |first=Steve |date=5 August 2010 |work=The Northern Echo |publisher=Newsquest |access-date=9 February 2011 }} In 2004 and 2022, he won the award for Best Male Dramatic Performance at The British Soap Awards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a14385/british-soap-awards-2004-winners-list/|title=British Soap Awards 2004 - winners list|work=Digital Spy|access-date=26 January 2020}} Then in 2023, he was awarded the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement.{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=Gregory |title=Emmerdale's Mark 'Marlon' Charnock in tears as he receives 'overdue' award |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdales-mark-charnock-tears-receives-27069451 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Leeds Live |publisher=(Reach plc) |date=6 June 2023}}

Filmography

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1992

| 2point4 Children

| Duane

| Episode: "One Night in Bangkok"

1992

| Waiting for God

| Santa

| Episode: "Christmas at Bayview"

1993

| Watching

| Assessor

| Episode: "Wandering One"

1993, 1995

| Coronation Street

| Delivery Boy / P.C. Turner

| 2 episodes

1994

| EastEnders

| P.C. Costigan

| 1 episode

1994–1997

| Cadfael

| Brother Oswin

| Main role

1996–present

| Emmerdale

| Marlon Dingle

| Series regular

1997

| The Dingles Down Under

| Marlon Dingle

| Special

1998

| Emmerdale: Revenge

| Marlon Dingle

| Special

1999

| Emmerdale: Don't Look Now! - The Dingles in Venice

| Marlon Dingle

| Special

2010

| Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer

| Marlon Dingle

| Special

2011

| Emmerdale: Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In

| Marlon Dingle

| Special

2013

| Before Dawn

| Zombie

| Film

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Award

! Category

! Result

! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2003

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.celebritiesworldwide.com/Ones2watch.php?ContentID=128 |title=The British Soap Awards 2003 |date=10 May 2003 |publisher=Celebrities Worldwide |accessdate=2 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222452/http://www.celebritiesworldwide.com/Ones2watch.php?ContentID=128 |archivedate=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}

2003

| British Soap Awards

| Best Comedy Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2003

| British Soap Awards

| Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Sheree Murphy)

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2003

| 9th National Television Awards

| Most Popular Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801072017/http://www.itv.com/nta/vote.asp |title=National Television Awards 2003 |publisher=ITV plc |access-date=1 September 2010 |url=http://www.itv.com/nta/vote.asp |archive-date=1 August 2003 |url-status=dead }}

2004

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202094430/http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html|url=http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html|archive-date=2 February 2008|title=British Television Soap Awards|publisher=thecustard.tv|access-date=20 April 2009}}

2004

| British Soap Awards

| Best Dramatic Performance

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

2005

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2005

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Couple (shared with Verity Rushworth)

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2006

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2007

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a64083/inside-soap-awards-2007-the-nominations.html|title=Inside Soap Awards 2007: The Nominations|last=Green|first=Kris|date=3 July 2007|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd|access-date=31 August 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621074730/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a64083/inside-soap-awards-2007-the-nominations.html|archive-date=21 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}

2008

| Digital Spy Soap Awards

| Most Popular Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|last=Green|first=Kris|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a92054/digital-spy-soap-awards-2008-the-winners/|title=Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners|work=Digital Spy|date=21 March 2008|access-date=3 January 2017}}

2008

| Digital Spy Soap Awards

| Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Rushworth)

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2008

| 14th National Television Awards

| Serial Drama Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite news|title=National Television Awards 2008 - Voting now open|url=http://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/836615/national-television-awards-2008-voting-now-open|publisher=digitalspy.co.uk|date=6 July 2008}}

2009

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a154689/british-soap-awards-2009-the-winners.html|title=British Soap Awards 2009: The Winners|website=Digital Spy|first1=Kris|last1=Green|first2=Daniel|last2=KilKelly|date=10 May 2009|access-date=10 May 2009}}

2009

| British Soap Awards

| Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Dominic Brunt)

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

2010

| Inside Soap Awards

| Funniest Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|title=In full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 nominees|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a242852/in-full-inside-soap-awards-2010-nominees.html|website=Digital Spy|date=13 July 2010}}

2011

| British Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a307476/british-soap-awards-2011-voting-opens.html#~p5GY9YriAyOXMr |title=British Soap Awards 2011 voting opens|website=Digital Spy |date=7 March 2011}}

2011

| TV Choice Awards

| Best Soap Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a320175/in-full-tv-choice-awards-2011-nominees.html|title=In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=18 May 2011|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 May 2011}}

2014

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a587117/inside-soap-awards-2014-longlist-revealed.html|title=Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=29 July 2014 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=29 July 2014}}

2015

| TV Choice Awards

| Best Soap Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/emmerdale/articles/tvchoice-awards-2015-emmerdale-nominated|title=TVChoice Awards 2015: Emmerdale nominated!|publisher=ITV|date=19 May 2015}}

2016

| Inside Soap Awards

| Funniest Male

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a798505/inside-soap-awards-2016-longlist/|title=Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|date=21 June 2016|work=Digital Spy|access-date=23 June 2016}}

2018

| Inside Soap Awards

| Funniest Male

| {{shortlisted}}

| align="center" | {{cite news|last1=Kilkelly|first1=Daniel|title=Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a868513/coronation-street-inside-soap-awards-shortlist-2018/|access-date=21 November 2018|work=Digital Spy|date=16 October 2018}}

2019

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a28250686/inside-soap-awards-2019-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/|title = Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed|website = Digital Spy|date = July 2019}}

2020

| 25th National Television Awards

| Serial Drama Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|last=Harp|first=Justin|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|title=Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations|work=Digital Spy|date=15 October 2019|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028233932/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29465042/national-television-awards-2020-longlist-revealed/|archive-date=28 October 2019|url-status=live}}

2020

| TV Choice Awards

| Best Soap Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite news|title=TV Choice Awards Voting Open|url=https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2380516/tv-choice-awards-voting-open|publisher=digitalspy.co.uk|date=27 May 2020}}

2020

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a34014122/inside-soap-awards-2020-full-longlist-nominees/|title=Inside Soap Awards reveals full longlist for 2020's ceremony|website=Digital Spy|date=14 September 2020}}

2022

| British Soap Awards

| Best Leading Performer

| {{shortlisted}}

| align="center" | {{cite news |last1=Kilkelly | first1=Daniel |last2=Warner |first2=Sam |title=British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a40251617/british-soap-awards-2022-winners/ |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=(Hearst Communications) |date=11 June 2022}}

2022

| British Soap Awards

| Best Dramatic Performance

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

2022

| 27th National Television Awards

| Serial Drama Performance

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|last=Earp|first=Catherine|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a41614835/national-television-awards-ntas-full-winners-list/|title=National Television Awards: Full winners list|work=Digital Spy|date=13 October 2022|access-date=13 October 2022}}

2022

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Double Act (shared with Brunt)

| {{shortlisted}}

| align="center" | {{cite news |last1=Harp |first1=Justin |title=Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41577086/inside-soap-awards-2022-shortlist-nominees/|access-date=10 October 2022 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=(Hearst Communications) |date=10 October 2022}}

2022

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a41648113/inside-soap-awards-2022-winners/|title= EastEnders and Emmerdale win big at the Inside Soap Awards 2022

|website=Digital Spy|date=17 October 2022}}

2022

| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Romance (shared with Zoë Henry)

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

2022

| TV Choice Awards

| Best Soap Actor

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{cite news |last1=Rodger |first1=James |title=TV Choice Awards nominations list announced in full |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/tv-choice-awards-nominations-list-24711481.amp |access-date=22 September 2022 |work=Birmingham Mail |publisher=(Reach plc) |date=9 August 2022}}

2022

| I Talk Telly Awards

| Best Soap Performance

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Elliot |title=Mo Gilligan leads the I Talk Telly Awards 2022 Nominations|url=https://www.italktelly.com/post/mo-gilligan-leads-the-i-talk-telly-awards-2022-nominations|work=I Talk Telly |date=12 November 2022}}

2022

| Digital Spy Reader Awards

| Best Soap Actor (Male)

| {{draw|Third}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|last=Rowan|first=Iona|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a42219438/reader-awards-soap-winners-2022/|title=EastEnders wins big at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2022|work=Digital Spy|date=27 December 2022}}

2023

| 2023 British Soap Awards

| Outstanding Achievement

| {{won}}

| align="center" |