#Born #OnThisDay 1966: Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer. http://t.co/AxkmKbJU
October 17, 2012
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Mark Gatiss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gatiss was born in Sedgefield, County Durham England, where he grew up opposite the Edwardian psychiatric hospital where both his parents worked. His childhood passions included watching and Hammer Horror films on television, reading Sherlock Holmes and H.G. Wells, and collecting fossils. All of these interests have fuelled his creative work as an adult.