Mark Wingett

Mark Wingett (born 1 January 1961) is an English actor. He played Jim Carver in The Bill. He also played in EastEnders, Hollyoaks, and Heartbeat.

Mark Wingett
Born	Mark Christopher Wingett (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 64) Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present
Partner	Sharon Martin
Children	2

Life

Mark Wingett was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.^[1] His father worked in the Royal Navy, so the family moved often. They lived in Malta, Singapore, and Portsmouth.^[2] He went to Padnell Junior School in Cowplain and later to Horndean Technology College.

From a young age, Wingett wanted to be an actor. He joined the National Youth Theatre.

Acting

In 1979, he got his first film role. He played Dave, a rebellious mod, in Quadrophenia.

In 1983, he had a small part in the TV show Brookside. That same year, he first played Jim Carver in Woodentop, which became the pilot for The Bill.

He stayed in The Bill for 21 years and appeared in 780 episodes.^[3] He briefly returned to the show in 2007.^[4]

In 2005, he appeared in EastEnders as Mike Swann, the father of Mickey and Dawn Swann.^[5] He also played Terry Molloy, a gangster, in Heartbeat.

He narrated the UK version of American Chopper on Discovery Channel. He also acted in the BBC show Heroes and Villains as Lentulus Batiatus, a gladiator trainer.^[6]

In 2009 and 2010, he acted in the BBC show Missing as Danny Hayworth.

In 2018, he wrote a short book called Tattered Troubadour about the musician GG Allin. Wingett has also directed plays. In 2000, he directed Lone Star by James McLure, which toured Australia.^[7] In 2010, he directed Good to Firm.^[8]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Quadrophenia	Dave
	The Music Machine	2nd Heavy
1980	Breaking Glass	Tony
1983	Fords on Water	Eddie
1996	The Bill: Target	DC Carver	Video
2008	Jump	Oscar Reeve	Short film
	Beyond the Rave	Ed's Dad	Video
	Franklyn	Frank Grant
2009	Jenny & the Worm	Mr. Tulse	Short film
2010	Rough Cut	Man with dog	Short film
2011	Intruders	Dave
	War of the Dead	David Selzman
2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	Thomas
	Run for Your Wife	Man outside café
2013	Dom Hemingway	Man outside pub 2
	Walking with the Enemy	Sorenzi
	Green Street 3: Never Back Down	Pistol Pete	Video
2014	Mr. Turner	Mariner
	The Lost Choices	Dave
2015	Dragonfly	Francis Grosvenor
	Far from the Madding Crowd	Bailiff No. 1
2016	I Am Hooligan	Ray - Justin's Father
	Eliminators	Police Sergeant
	A Reason to Believe	Harry
2017	Gypsy's Kiss	Ron	Short film
	Being	Doley	Short film
2018	Dark Ditties Presents 'Finders Keepers'	Frank Hardy
	God's Kingdom	Simon	Short film
	Been So Long	Mark - Bailiff
	King of Crime	Marcus King
2019	Mash	Tony	Short film
	Break Clause	Giles Davis
	Beautiful in the Morning	Roland
	Dark Ditties Presents 'The Witching Hour'	George Sinclair
2020	Doll House	James
	To Be Someone	Tommy
	The Invisible Collection	Oscar Swindon	Short film
2021	The Interlopers	Ulrich	Short film
	Dead Again	Bob
	Navigator	Gary	Short film
	Dark Ditties Presents 'Dad'	Reverend Alistair O'Brian
	Dark Ditties Presents 'Stained'	Frank Hardy
2023	Mercy	Slaughterman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979–1980	The Ravelled Thread	Billyboy	6 episodes
1980	Fox	Lee	Episode: "Stick or Twist"
	The Professionals	Big Punk	Episode: "Mixed Doubles"
	Caleb Williams	Farmer	Mini-series, episode: "#1.2"
	Play for Today	3rd Youth	Episode: "The Flipside of Dominick Hide"
1981	Private Schulz	Walter Schmidt	2 episodes: "#1.4" and "#1.5"
	Ladykillers	Alfred	Episode: "Miss Elmore"
	BBC2 Playhouse	Johnny	Episode: "The Grudge Fight"
1982	The World Cup: A Captain's Tale	Deane	Television film
	Take Three Women	Kenneth	2 episodes: "Avril" and "Kate, Avril and Victoria"
1983	Storyboard	Jimmy Carver	Episode: "Woodentop" (Pilot for The Bill)
	Brookside	Reporter	2 episodes: "Fundraising" and "Jeans"
1983–2007	The Bill	PC/DC/DS Jim Carver	Main role, 792 episodes
1986	C.A.T.S. Eyes	Rider	Episode: "Honeytrap"
1990	Vic Reeves Big Night Out		Episode: "New Year's Eve Big Night Out"
1999	Operation Good Guys	The Corpse	Episode: "Forensics"
2005	The Bill Uncovered: Jim's Story	DC Jim Carver	Television film
	Heartbeat	Terry Molloy	Episode: "A Fresh Start"
2005–2006	EastEnders	Mike Swann	27 episodes
2008	Heroes and Villains	Batiatus	Episode: "Spartacus"
	Walter's War	Team Manager	Television film
2009	The All Star Impressions Show	Marco Pierre White	TV Special
2009–2010	Missing	Danny Hayworth	13 episodes
2010	Doctors	Martin Proudfoot	Episode: "Finding the Words"
2011	Banged Up Abroad	Chris Chance	Episode: "Daredevil Drug Runner"
2013	Hollyoaks[9]	Frank Symes	2 episodes
2014	Salting the Battlefield	Football Supporter	Television film
2016	The Tunnel	Marty	Episode: "#2.5"
2017	Ransom's Law	DI Buttler	13 episodes
2019	Vera	John Brace	Episode: "The Seagull"
	Call the Midwife	Peter Jessop	Episode: "#8.6"
2022	Royal Autopsy	Charles II	Mini-series, Episode: "Charles II"