Mark Homer

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| name = Mark Homer

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| birth_name = Mark Homer

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973}}

| birth_place = Dartford, England

| nationality = British

| education =

| occupation = Actor, writer

| years_active = 1995–present

| spouse = Jane Denney

| children = 2

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Mark Homer (born 1973) is an English actor and writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mark-homer/credits/3000054555/|title=Mark Homer|website=TV guide|access-date=25 December 2021}} He is best known for playing Tony Hills in the popular British soap opera EastEnders from 1995 to 1999. His subsequent work includes guest appearances in Silent Witness and Spine Chillers, both also for the BBC. In 2000, Homer appeared in a play called Boxed at London's Riverside Studios, which he co-wrote with Carolina Giammetta (who also starred in the play) and EastEnders director Ray Kilby (the play's director).{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5513208.southend-break-for-eastender/|title=Southend break for EastEnder...|website=Daily Gazette|date=14 April 2000|access-date=25 December 2021}}

Career

Homer's first television acting role was playing Tony Hills on EastEnders. He worked on the soap from 1995 to 1999. On playing the role, Homer (who is straight) told the Huffington Post in 2016: "My biggest challenge was making Tony Hills as believable as I could [...] I used to get so many letters from vulnerable teenagers who felt totally alone in the world. All of a sudden there was a person on the telly who they could identify with. I felt some kind of pressure to make sure everything was well represented. It was too important to get wrong."{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/loud-proud-eastenders-gay-kiss-mark-homer_uk_5725ad16e4b0a1e971cb84f0|title=LOUD & PROUD: 'EastEnders' Star Mark Homer On Playing Gay Character Tony Hills|website=Huffington Post|last=Frost|first=Caroline|date=1 May 2016|access-date=25 December 2021}}

Personal life

Homer is married to actress Jane Denney and they have children.{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5398290.hot-stuff/|title=Hot stuff|website=Dorset Echo|date=22 June 2001|access-date=25 December 2021}} He is an Arsenal F.C. supporter.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/markjhomer?lang=en-GB|title=Mark Homer @markjhomer Actor,writer,dad,Arsenal fan. For enquiries - please contact Ben McDougall at The Soundcheck Agency|access-date=25 December 2021}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="1"\| 2001 \| Never Play With the Dead \| Craig \|
rowspan="1"\| 2009 \| Taylors Trophy \| Mr Vinn \| Short film
rowspan="1" \| 2018 \| D-Day Assassins \| Officer Heinrich \|
rowspan="1"\| 2016 \| Stones \| Peter \|
rowspan="1"\| 2018 \| Alcatraz \| Sam \|
rowspan="1"\| 2019 \| Bundy and the Green River Killer \| Detective Richards \|
rowspan="1"\| 2020 \| Break \| Prison Officer Yates \|
rowspan="1"\| TBA \| The Stranger in Our Bed \| Dr. Carter \|

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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="1"| 2001

| Never Play With the Dead

| Craig

rowspan="1"| 2009

| Taylors Trophy

| Mr Vinn

| Short film

rowspan="1" | 2018

| D-Day Assassins

| Officer Heinrich

rowspan="1"| 2016

| Stones

| Peter

rowspan="1"| 2018

| Alcatraz

| Sam

rowspan="1"| 2019

| Bundy and the Green River Killer

| Detective Richards

rowspan="1"| 2020

| Break

| Prison Officer Yates

rowspan="1"| TBA

| The Stranger in Our Bed

| Dr. Carter

=Television=

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Year ! Show ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="1"\| 1995–1999 \| EastEnders \| Tony Hills \| Series regular; 329 episodes
rowspan="1"\| 1999 \| All Over the Shop \| Self; panellist \|
rowspan="1"\| 2000 \| Silent Witness \| DS Cliff Armstrong \| Episode: "The World Cruise"
rowspan="1"\| 2003 \| Spine Chillers \| Ashley \| Episode: "Fairy Godfather"
rowspan="1"\| 2006 \| Casualty \| Steve Wilson \| Episode: "Born to Be Wild"
2016 \| Storyline \| Mark \| 4 episodes
2017 \| The Dumping Ground \| Kev \| Episodes: "Miscreants, Robots and Bullies" and "Back in the Game".
2021 \| Whitstable Pearl \| Craig Williams \| Episode: "A Cup of Kindness"

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Year

! Show

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="1"| 1995–1999

| EastEnders

| Tony Hills

| Series regular; 329 episodes

rowspan="1"| 1999

| All Over the Shop

| Self; panellist