Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is an English actor and comedian. He is
known for his roles in television comedies, including, Brass Eye
(1997â€"2001), Big Train (1998â€"2002), Spaced (1999â€"2001), Jam
(2000), Green Wing (2004â€"2007), Friday Night Dinner
(2011â€"present), Upstart Crow (2016â€"present), and Benidorm
(2017â€"2018).Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an
English father and American mother, the youngest of four
boys.[citation needed] He began his acting career in the 1980s as a
member of the Medieval Players, a touring company performing medieval
and early modern theatre, and featuring stilt-walking, juggling and
puppetry. His brother, Carl Heap, was the artistic director of the
company. After its demise, he became part of the street theatre duo
The Two Marks (with Mark Saban) who appeared on television shows Ghost
Train, Saturday live and 3-2-1.[citation needed]Heap has appeared in a
variety of television comedy roles, often playing eccentric and
self-deluded characters and drama including struggling artist Brian
Topp in Spaced, the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing, and
various roles in the sketch show Big Train, many scenes of which he
improvised, most notably performing a barefoot gymnastics routine to
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