Mark Griffin (actor)
{{Short description|English actor}}
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|birth_name = Mark David Charles Griffin
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|2|25}}
|birth_place = Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
|nationality = {{flagicon|UK|}} British
|occupation = Actor
|known_for = Gladiators
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Mark David Charles Griffin (born 25 February 1968) is an English actor known for his role as Trojan on the television series Gladiators.{{cite book|last=Griffin|first= Mark|date=November 16, 1995| title=Trojan: My Life with the Gladiators|edition=1st|publisher= Titan Books Ltd|isbn= 978-1852866938}}
Early life
Born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Griffin attended Brighton Hill secondary school. He played squash at a young age and was invited to National Squad Training Camp. He went on to become a bodybuilder.
Career
Griffin's first acting role was in the 1995 TV series Action Man in which he played the live action version of the animated character.
He has since gone onto appear in various films including Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2, The Hard Corps{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341295/|title=Mark Griffin| publisher=IMDb| access-date=7 January 2015}} and I Am Vengeance (in 2018) and a lead role in Mark L. Lester's 2014 film Dragons of Camelot.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dragons-camelot-video|title=Releases: Dragons of Camelot| publisher=British Board of Film Classification| access-date=2 March 2015}} He also had TV roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS, Doctor Who {{cite web|url=http://doctorwhocastandcrew.blogspot.co.uk/
|title= Doctor Who cast and crew|access-date=13 September 2015}} and Strike Back: Legacy {{cite web|url=http://www.skymedia.co.uk/news/stars-to-join-final-series-of-strike-back.aspx|title= Strike Back Sky1|access-date=6 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cinemaxs-strike-back-resumes-production-734755
|title= Strike Back press release |website= The Hollywood Reporter |date= 22 September 2014 |access-date=6 March 2015}}
=Theatre=
During May 2015 Griffin starred in the Simon Stephens play Bluebird at the Tabard Theatre London.{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/106748/review-bluebird-tabard-theatre-london/
|title= Review Londontheatre1.com|access-date=13 May 2015|date= 2015-05-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-bluebird-tabard-theatre/ |title=Review ayoungtheatre.com |access-date=13 May 2015|date=2015-05-08 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review/11969/interestingly-written-narrative-realistically-portrayed |title=Review remotegoat.com |access-date=13 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074733/http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review/11969/interestingly-written-narrative-realistically-portrayed |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://tle-online.com/bluebird-tabard-theatre-review/ |title=Review tle-online.com |access-date=19 May 2015}}
=''Gladiators''=
=''Action Man''=
Griffin appeared on Action Man where he played the main character from 1995 to 1997.
=Writing=
Personal life
Griffin has a daughter, Gabriella, with fellow former Gladiator Zodiac, Kate Staples.{{cite web|url=http://www.gladiatorszone.co.uk/gladiators/male/trojan/|title=Gladiators Zone: Trojan|publisher=Gladiatorstv.com |access-date=5 January 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0341295|name=Mark Griffin}}
- [http://www.markgriffinfans.weebly.com/ Mark Griffin fansite]
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Male actors from Basingstoke
Category:English male film actors