Mark Griffin (actor)

Mark Griffin
Born (1968-02-25) 25 February 1968
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom British
Occupation Actor
Known for Gladiators
Height 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)

Mark Griffin (born 25 February 1968 in Basingstoke, Hampshire) is an English actor best known for his role as "Trojan" on the television series Gladiators.[1]

Early life

Born in Basingstoke, Griffin attended Brighton Hill secondary school. He played squash at a young age and was invited to National Squad Training Camp.[1] He went on to become a bodybuilder.

Career

Griffin's first acting role was in the TV series Action Man in 1995 where he played the live action version of the animated character.[1]

He has since gone onto appear in various films including Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2, The Hard Corps,[2] and most recently in 2014 taking the lead role in Mark L. Lester directed movie Dragons of Camelot.[3] He also had TV roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS, Doctor Who [4] and Strike Back: Legacy [5][6]

Theatre

During May 2015 Griffin starred in the Simon Stephens play Bluebird at the Tabard Theatre London.[7][8][9][10]

Gladiators

Griffin appeared on Gladiators from 1993 to 1996, leaving to concentrate on his acting career.[1]

Writing

Griffin wrote a book about his time on Gladiators in 1995 called Trojan: My Life with the Gladiators ISBN 1852866934 [1]

Personal life

Griffin has a daughter, Gabriella, with fellow former Gladiator Zodiac, Kate Staples.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Griffin, Mark (November 16, 1995). Trojan: My Life with the Gladiators (1st ed.). Titan Books Ltd. ISBN 1852866934.
  2. ↑ "Mark Griffin". IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Releases: Dragons of Camelot". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Doctor Who cast and crew". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Strike Back Sky1". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Strike Back press release". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Review Londontheatre1.com". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Review ayoungtheatre.com". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Review remotegoat.com". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Review tle-online.com". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gladiators Zone: Trojan". Gladiatorstv.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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