Mark Pearce

David O. Selznick

Mark trained at Central. His comedy theatre credits include: Fletcher in Porridge (The Lowry), Bertorelli in ‘Allo ‘Allo (Theatre Royal Windsor), Phil in Up ‘n’ Under (Chesterfield Pomegranate), Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oxford Shakespeare Company), Head of the Army in The BFG (Dukes Lancaster) and Uncle Mamaji in the world premiere of Life of Pi (Bradford Alhambra).

Musical theatre credits include: Hospital Ghost in Ghost – The Musical (original cast, directed by Matthew Warchus), Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers (West End), Wild Thing in Carnaby Street (Hackney Empire/UK tour, directed by Bob Tomson), Haig in Oh! What a Lovely War (National tour), Larry Bronx in Bugle Boy -The Glenn Miller Musical (No.1 tour) and Richie Valens in Heaven Can Wait (Perth Rep).

A regular on the pantomime circuit, Mark has played everything from Dame in Aladdin and Prince in Sleeping Beauty (Theatre by the Lake, Keswick), to the comic Buttons in Cinderella (The Lowry) and the villain King Rat in Dick Whittington (Qdos). He also directs panto for ATG.

Classical roles include: Victor in Yerma (Cambridge Arts Theatre), Feste in Twelfth Night (Open-air, London), Dimitri in Dangerous Lady (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and the title role in Macbeth (UK tour).

TV appearances include: Strutter (MTV), Handsomest Room in Town (ITV), Crimewatch (BBC), Hornblower (ITV) and Cloned (BBC), plus commercials for Branflakes and Genes Re-united.

In his spare time Mark is a keen guitarist, gardener and artist. He is delighted to be making his debut in Vienna.