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Mark Bonnar

b. 1969

Born in Edinburgh, Mark Bonnar, 56, studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In 2017, he won a best actor Bafta Scotland for his role in Unforgotten, and his other TV work spans Line of Duty, Catastrophe and the Netflix series Department Q, which is released in May. His films include Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Operation Mincemeat and Last Breath, which is out now. He is married to actor Lucy Gaskell, has two children and lives in Hertfordshire.

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Question What is your greatest fear? Identity & self read 70 other answers →

That we’re all going to hell in a handcart and Trump is driving.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question Which living person do you most admire, and why? Values & belief read 40 other answers →

David Attenborough, because he introduced me to the world.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What is the trait you most deplore in others? Values & belief read 60 other answers →

Lack of empathy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret read 74 other answers →

I did an interview years ago and, after it finished, I made some passing comment about sex getting better as you get older – and they used that as the headline. The day the paper came out, I was in a restaurant with the family when a woman on the table next to me leaned over and said, in a sultry voice, “I read your article this morning.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe yourself in three words? Identity & self read 109 other answers →

Chaotic, daft and loving.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What scares you about getting older? Time & hindsight read 54 other answers →

Instead of saying, “I tripped up”, you have to use the words, “I had a fall.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self read 43 other answers →

First, I wanted to be a historian, then a drummer, and after that I just wanted to be employed. And I still do.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What does love feel like? Relationships read 62 other answers →

Like a warm velvet glove.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What most recently made you cry? Identity & self read 42 other answers →

I cry if one of the kids says something profound without knowing it; I cry at adverts; I cry at Strictly Come Dancing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What would you like to leave your children? Death & what remains read 39 other answers →

A sense of wonder.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work read 36 other answers →

Being married for 17 years and having two amazing children.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains read 62 other answers →

A loving father and wonderful husband, and the best actor of my generation!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Question What is the most important lesson life has taught you? Time & hindsight read 80 other answers →

If it scares you, do it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

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