Mark Sheals

{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer & actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}

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|club1 = Swinton

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|club2 = Leigh

|year2start = 1989

|year2end = 92

|appearances2 = 58

|tries2 = 10

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|points2 = 40

|club3 = Oldham RLFC

|year3start = 1992

|year3end = 93

|appearances3 = 32

|tries3 = 5

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|points3 = 20

|club4 = Wakefield Trinity

|year4start = 1993

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-sheals/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=3824 |title=Mark Sheals |access-date=19 May 2025}}

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Mark Sheals is an actor, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Swinton, Leigh, Oldham and Wakefield Trinity.{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}

Acting career

Mark Sheals played "Dessie the Gangster" in episode 15 of series 5 of the Channel 4 television drama series Shameless.{{cite web |title=Former Leigh star acting the part |url=https://www.totalrl.com/former-leigh-star-acting-the-part/ |website=Total Rugby League |access-date=19 May 2025 |date=28 March 2015}}

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