1. Marc Bannerman was born on 15 August 1973 and is an Irish-born British actor.
18 Facts About Marc Bannerman
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Marc Bannerman played Gianni di Marco in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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Marc Bannerman's character was introduced in 1998, but was written out three years later by the executive producer of EastEnders, John Yorke.
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Marc Bannerman has since appeared on various television and reality television programmes, including I'm a Celebrity.
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Marc Bannerman starred as Patsy Richardson in the TV show Snatch based on the film by Guy Ritchie.
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Marc Bannerman appeared in Sky One's Agatha Raisin as the victim PC Beech in 2020.
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In 1997, Bannerman auditioned for the role of Gianni di Marco, a member of a new Italian family introduced to the BBC's award-winning serial drama EastEnders.
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Marc Bannerman got the part by telling the producers he was half-Italian and half-Sardinian.
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Marc Bannerman first appeared on screen in January 1998 and remained in the role until 2000.
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Marc Bannerman appeared in two series of the comedy series Time Gentlemen Please alongside Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels and Al Murray.
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Marc Bannerman appeared as his idol Elvis Presley in Celebrity Stars in their eyes.
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Marc Bannerman has made appearances in the BBC hospital drama Holby City, in the ITV2 drama Footballers' Wives: Extra Time, the ITV game-show Celebrity Wrestling and Hotel Babylon.
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Marc Bannerman received four stars from The Times in 2016 for his return to the stage as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
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Marc Bannerman has worked at new writing powerhouse Theatre503 in London, in The Acedian Pirates.
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Marc Bannerman was persuaded to enter by his former EastEnders co-star Dean Gaffney, who appeared in the 2006 series.
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Marc Bannerman appeared in the film A Landscape of Lies was part of an elaborate scheme.
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Marc Bannerman has stated that he suffered from depression after leaving EastEnders in 2000.
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Marc Bannerman is a board member of the charity Product of A Postcode which helps children achieve their dreams through education.