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Mark Hampton is an actor and filmmaker known for his award-winning performances in Town vs. Gown (2015) and Acceptance (2020).

Born in New Zealand, Mark moved to the UK as a teenager and made his big-screen debut opposite Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham in Una vacanza all'inferno (1997) an Italian co-production also starring Marco Leonardi. He then played American heart-throb Brad in the TV series Comin' Atcha! (1999). He went on to appear in a number of classic British television series, including detective drama Jonathan Creek (1997), long-running children's show Grange Hill (1978) and medical drama Casualty (1986). He also had guest roles in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) and World War Z (2013).

Mark is also an award-winning filmmaker in both comedy and drama. In 2010 he won an Empire Award for Top Gun in 60 Seconds (2010). His first dramatic short film starred veteran British actor Richard Heffer taking a haunting journey to the past.

In 2015 Mark wrote, directed and starred in Town vs. Gown (2015), a boxing film set in his hometown of Cambridge. The film premiered in the US at Academy Award qualifying the Rhode Island International Film Festival and in the UK at the BAFTA qualifying British Urban Film Festival. Mark won several awards and Town vs. Gown (2015) was nominated for Best Short Film at the Empire Awards 2017.

In 2020 Mark wrote, directed and starred in political drama Acceptance (2020). His central performance as a US Congressman earned him several Best Actor awards.

In 2022 Mark appeared in pandemic drama This England (2022) horror anthology Midnight Peepshow (2022) and British soap opera Emmerdale Farm (1972).

In 2023 he will appear in Liaison (2023) for AppleTV and will play the British Prime Minister in independent thriller Control (????/III).

Mark Hampton is represented by Nina Malone at IDSA Talent.

Awards

Mark Hampton

Paris Art and Movie Awards

Hollywood Verge Film Awards

European Independent Film Award

Open World Toronto Film Festival

Venice Film Awards

Hollywood Gold Awards

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