Mark Womack (British actor)
Encyclopedia
Mark Edward Womack is an English
actor, best known for starring in Liverpool 1
, Sorted
and Willy Russell's Dancin thru' The Dark.
Womack was born in Liverpool in 1961, eldest son of Frances (née Dean) and Tom Womack. He attended high school in Childwall
, Liverpool, and later attended RADA
, London.
He began a relationship with actress Samantha Janus
in the late 1990s; they married on 16 May 2009 at Claridge's
hotel in central London. He has a son Michael Womack (born 1995) by his ex-wife Therese and two children by Samantha, both born in Westminster
, London: son Benjamin Thomas Womack (born February 2001) and daughter Lily-Rose Womack (born April 2005).
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor, best known for starring in Liverpool 1
Liverpool 1 (TV series)
Liverpool 1 is a British television drama series centred on the work of a fictional Merseyside Police vice squad. Produced by Lime Street Productions for ITV, it starred Samantha Womack and Mark Womack and ran for two series in 1998 and 1999...
, Sorted
Sorted (TV series)
Sorted is a BBC television drama series, first broadcast in 2006, and transmitted on BBC One and BBC HD. It was created by Danny Brocklehurst, who has also written Clocking Off, The Stretford Wives and Shameless...
and Willy Russell's Dancin thru' The Dark.
Womack was born in Liverpool in 1961, eldest son of Frances (née Dean) and Tom Womack. He attended high school in Childwall
Childwall
Childwall is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Wavertree, Belle Vale, Broadgreen, Bowring Park and Mossley Hill...
, Liverpool, and later attended RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
, London.
He began a relationship with actress Samantha Janus
Samantha Janus
Samantha Zoe Womack is an English actress, singer and director, both on television and stage. In recent years she has been best known for playing the role of Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, but made her name in the early 1990s as Mandy Wilkins in Game On, and also represented the United Kingdom in...
in the late 1990s; they married on 16 May 2009 at Claridge's
Claridge's
Claridge's is a luxury hotel in Mayfair, central London. It is located at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street.-History:Claridge's is a traditional grand hotel. Its extensive and old connections with royalty have led to it being referred to as an "extension to Buckingham Palace"...
hotel in central London. He has a son Michael Womack (born 1995) by his ex-wife Therese and two children by Samantha, both born in Westminster
City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary...
, London: son Benjamin Thomas Womack (born February 2001) and daughter Lily-Rose Womack (born April 2005).
Filmography
- 2010: Route IrishRoute Irish (film)Route Irish is a 2010 drama-thriller film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is set in Liverpool and focuses on the consequences suffered by private security contractors after fighting in the Iraq War. The title comes from the Baghdad Airport Road, known as "Route Irish". The...
, directed by Ken LoachKen LoachKenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
. - 2011: The RunawayThe Runaway (TV series)The Runaway is a 6 episode drama TV series on Sky1 and Sky1 HD based upon the 1997 Martina Cole novel of the same name. Shooting for the show took place in South Africa where the production team recreated London's Soho....
based on The Runaway by Martina ColeMartina ColeMartina Cole is a British crime writer. She was brought up in Aveley, and has released seventeen novels about crime some of which examine London's gangster underworld. Four of her novels, Dangerous Lady, The Jump, The Take and The Runaway have been adapted into high-rating television dramas...