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12 Facts About Mark Dexter

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Mark Lee Dexter was born on 21 April 1973 and is an English actor who trained at RADA.

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Since then, Mark Dexter has moved primarily into film and television.

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Mark Dexter has made various appearances on British science fiction shows including Red Dwarf and multiple roles on Doctor Who - most notably with his 2020 portrayal of computer pioneer Charles Babbage.

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Between October 2008 and January 2009, Mark Dexter made regular appearances on NBC in America, playing the role of Samuel Tuffley in eight episodes of Crusoe, a major 12-part mini-series.

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Mark Dexter played Count Skriczevinsky in Trevor Nunn's production of Flare Path at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in 2011.

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Mark Dexter played a lead role in the 2011 released feature Blooded by Ed Boase.

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In 2012, Mark Dexter appeared in episode "Trojan" of the Dave series Red Dwarf as Arnold Rimmer's brother Howard.

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In December 2012 in the UK, Mark Dexter appeared as the principal villain, Sir Arthur Donaldson, in the opening episode of BBC's Victorian crime drama Ripper Street.

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On 3 March 2013, Mark Dexter portrayed the celebrated polar explorer Ernest Shackleton in episode 9 of the ITV series Mr Selfridge, and later that year he appeared as CIA Agent 'Marlow' in 24: Live Another Day, which was broadcast in the US and UK in spring 2014.

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In October 2014, it was announced that Mark Dexter would portray British Prime Minister David Cameron in political drama Coalition, a film for Channel 4 set to be broadcast in the run-up to the UK general election in 2015.

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Mark Dexter was cast as SS Commander 'Dietrich' in the WWII drama The Exception directed by David Leveaux, which had special screenings at the Toronto and Tribeca film festivals, ahead of its general release in June 2017.

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In 2020, Mark Dexter joined the cast of the HBO finance drama Industry playing Hilary Wyndham throughout Season 1.