Born in Hamilton, Mark acted in school plays such as Macbeth and Julius Caesar. On finishing school he followed his father working in the pits but soon became restless and disillusioned with Britain and wanted to travel so saved his money from his job as a timber porter and went to Australia where he joined a small theatrical touring company doing potted versions of Shakespearean classics. He also did 4 films there including Mick Jagger's 'Ned Kelly' When he was broke he spent some time as a boxer resulting in getting his nose broken. After having it reshaped he returned to Britain where he did road repair work, worked in a Bookies. He started to get small acting jobs in such series as Sam. The Borrowers, Stramgers and Bullman. His first appearance in Taggert was in 1983 in an episode called 'Killer' in 1983. His interests include fishing. gardening and breeding butterflies