Mark Davison

Actor/Writer

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Acting

Agent: Sean Gascoine
Associate Agent: Annie Shipton

Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Sean Gascoine
Associate Agent: Annie Shipton

Comedy

Agent: Sean Gascoine
Associate Agent: Annie Shipton

Acting

Mark is a comic actor and writer who has worked extensively with Channel 4, the BBC, ITV and Comedy Central taking roles in such hits as “Stath Lets Flats”, “Plebs” and “Here We Go".

Mark is one half of the online sketch duo "The Exploding Heads" whose football show "How Will They Line Up?" was commissioned by ESPN in America for seven English Premier League seasons. Their “Bohemian Rhapsody With Footballers” was a viral hit seen by over 4 million people, and his latest character “Colin From Portsmouth” has been viewed over 130 million times on TikTok.

Exploding Heads' scripted comedy podcast “Sports Horn” (in which Mark plays former footballer turned current pundit Ian Fiveankles) was short listed for two podcast awards in 2023, and in 2024 they took both Ian and Colin on a live tour around the UK.

Mark also pops up in various feature films, including “Divine”, “And Mrs” and “Deep Cover”.

Film

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

DEEP COVER

Brian

Tom Kingsley

Copertura

AND MRS

David

Daniel Reisinger

And Mrs The Film Ltd

DIVINE

Robert Zimmerman

Jan Schomburg

Warner Bros / X-Filme

THE MERCY

Band Leader

James Marsh

Deep Water Productions

FULL FIREARMS

Policeman

Emily Wardill

Emily Wardill Productions

Television

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

THE EMILY ATAK SHOW

Various

Tommy Forbes

Monkey Kingdom

THE WITCHFINDER

John

Rob & Neil Gibbons

Baby Cow Productions

THE VAR ROOM

Martin

Nate Camponi

Chief / Virgin Ireland

SPY SCHOOL

Diego Falso

Matt Holt

Zodiak for CITV

ENTERPRICE

Dr Evans

Nida Manzoor

Fudge Park Productions for BBC3

LIVE AND LET LOVE

David

Jennifer Sheridan

Roughcut for Sky Shorts

I JUST CALLED TO SAY...

Man With Book

Dan Zeff

Open Mike Productions for Sky Shorts

STATH

Mike the Landlord

Tom Kingsley

Roughcut for E4

DRUNK HISTORY 3

Merlin

Tom McKay

Tiger Aspect for Comedy Central

WITLESS 2

DC Snowberry

Andrew Chaplin

Objective for BBC

WITLESS 3

DC Snowberry

Andrew Chaplin

Objective for BBC3

BLOODY TRACY (Sky Halloween Short)

Mark

Al Campbell

Guilty Party for Sky Arts

MORGANA ROBINSON'S THE AGENCY

Audience Member #2

Tom McKay

Happy Tramp for BBC2

A TWISTED LOAF CHRISTMAS

Vicar

Steve Oram

Tiger Aspect for Sky

DRUNK HISTORY II

Inspector Dew / Thomas Andrews / Neville Chamberlain

Tom McKay

Tiger Aspect for Comedy Central

WITLESS

DC Snowberry

Andrew Chaplin

Objective for BBC

PLEBS III

Lucian

Sam Leifer

Rise for ITV2

DRIFTERS III

Sir Percy Macdonald

Al Campbell

Bwark for E4

CHEWING GUM

Jethro

Tom Marshall

Retort / E4

FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE

Insurance Man

Sandy Johnson

ITV Productions/BBC2

DRUNK HISTORY

Royal Doctor/Roger the Farmer

Tom McKay

Tiger Aspect for Comedy Central

VICIOUS II

Foreign Baker

Ed Bye

Brown Eyed Boy for ITV

BROTHERHOOD

Boat Guy

Dominic Brigstocke

Big Talk for Comedy Central

CUCKOO

Elder Quaker

Ben Taylor

Roughcut for BBC 3

TOP COPPERS

Cllive

Cein McGillicuddy

Roughcut for BBC 3

THE MIMIC

Customer

Kieron Hawkes

Running Bare for Channel 4

TOAST OF LONDON

Man on Golf Course

Michael Cumming

Objective for Channel 4

Jamie Demetriou's Blaps

Various

Andrew Gaynord

Roughcut for E4

KERRY

Various

Andrew Chaplin

Objective for BBC3

THE DOCTOR BROWN SHOW

Various

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for Channel 4

ROADKILL

Ed, Omega General. Lead role, 6 episodes

Pat Schulenberg

Baby Cow

THE BLURB

Various

Ben Tonge

Ginx TV

DOCTORS

Edward Mayhew - Lead Role

Nick Cohen

BBC1

MY HERO

Testicle Man

John Stroud

BBC1

Stage

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

COLIN FROM PORTSMOUTH

Colin / Ian Fiveankles

The Exploding Heads

So Comedy

GRAEME OF THRONES

Paul

Sam Bailey

RIP Productions

THE STOOGE

Lawrence 'Larry' Eages

Jamie Firth

Boon Dog Theatre for Tristan Bates Theatre. Written by Lucy Roslyn

Other

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

SPORTS HORN (Scripted Podcast)

Ian Fiveankles

Pete Donaldson

Stak Productions

FOOTBALLLAND PODCAST

Mark, Chief Fairground Ride Engineer

The Exploding Heads

The Exploding Heads

BALLSUPSKI (24 Episodes)

Ian Fiveankles

Exploding Heads

ESPN

FIFA 19 INTERCONTINENTAL CUP (PARIS)

Ian Fiveankles

Cyprian Ziabski

ESL / Fox Sports

MAKING FRIENDS

Mo

Chris Vincze

Oliver’s Island / Square Cherry

BEHIND THE BALLS (Internet)

Various

Ryan Baxter

Guardian Online

WAR WORM (Internet)

British Major

Simon Balch

Ballista for BBC Learning

WINTER LYMPICCS (Internet)

Mark

Mark Davison

Exploding Heads

WORLDOF WEIRD: SHARK IN A JAR (Internet)

Squire

Mat Laroche

Dragonfly Films

HOW WILL THEY LINE UP? (Internet)

Ian Fiveankles

Ben Tonge

ESPN

PARTING GIFT (Internet)

Mr Hardy

Pat Schulenburg

Owyn & Co for The Poke

"LEFT OUT" (Internet)

Mark

Dermot Canterbury

Hunka Wunda

BAD PHOTO (Internet)

Chris

Dermot Canterbury

Hunka Wunda

ONE DAY (Short Film)

Kevin

Keith Gubbins

Jam Productions

BABY DOLL (Internet)

Guy

Pat Schulenburg

Hunka Wunda

CARAMEL: KILLER CV (Internet)

Interviewer

Joe Grace

Hattrick for Bad Teeth

HOW TO MAKE A VIRAL (Internet)

Mark

Dermot Canterbury

Hunka Wunda

THE INTERNET: A WARNING FROM HISTORY (Internet)

Tom Levinge

The Poke

ADAM HESS HAPPENINGS (Internet)

Adam's Dad

Dipak Patel

BBC Comedy Online

ABOUT SHAKESPEARE (Internet)

Macbeth/Caliban/Peter Jones

Matt Holt

Somethin’ Else Productions for BBC Bitesize

THE 12 PENALTIES OF CHRISTMAS (Internet)

Mark

Ben Tonge

Exploding Heads

MAGICAL PLACE (Internet)

Inappropriate Flatmate

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for BBC Online

CAKE ON THE DESK (Internet)

Mark

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for BBC Online

THIS IS IT (Internet)

Gynaecologist

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for BBC Online

MR SUSAN'S "CHEEKY FLIPPIN' NICE" (Internet)

Mr Susan - 3 Episodes

Simon Balch / Donal Coonan

Channel Alright

STARTER MAN (Internet)

Starter Man

Donal Coonan

Channel Alright

KEITH THE MAGIC HOMELESS (Internet)

Keith

Ben Tonge

The Wiginsons

MILK (Internet)

Husband

Pat Schulenberg

rathergood.com

FIFA 13 NEW FEATURES TRAILER (Internet)

Mark

Ben Tonge

The Exploding Heads

THE 'LYMPICS ARE COMING (Internet)

Mark

Ben Tonge

The Exploding Heads

DR BROWN'S BLAPS (Internet)

Various - 2 Episodes

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for Channel 4

THE DEVIL'S APRICOT (Internet)

Satan

Jonathan Brooks

Chips Productions

MABBUTT SANDWICH Pilot (Internet)

Various

Keith Gubbins

Exploding Heads for dailymirror.co.uk

THEY CALL ME CLIFTON (Internet)

Clifton Bingo

Michael Byrne

Cracked Films

JESUS' PARTY (Internet)

Jesus

Ben Tonge

The Wiginsons

YOUNG GIRL (Internet)

Mike

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for BBC Online

RADIOHOLIC (Internet)

Lead Counsellor

Andrew Gaynord

BBC Comedy

SECRET SANTA (Internet)

Kevin - Lead Role

Andrew Gaynord

Eyeworks for BBC Online

THE SOCIAL NETWORK: OUTRAGE (Internet)

Darren Ferguson - Lead Role

Andrew Gaynord

BBC Comedy

DEBT MONKEY (Internet)

Ben Foster - Lead Role, 48 Episodes

Glen Long

Bonzai Media

Film, TV & Theatre

Mark is a comic actor and writer who has worked extensively with Channel 4, the BBC, ITV and Comedy Central taking roles in such hits as “Stath Lets Flats”, “Plebs” and “Here We Go".

Mark is one half of the online sketch duo "The Exploding Heads" whose football show "How Will They Line Up?" was commissioned by ESPN in America for seven English Premier League seasons. Their “Bohemian Rhapsody With Footballers” was a viral hit seen by over 4 million people, and his latest character “Colin From Portsmouth” has been viewed over 130 million times on TikTok.

Exploding Heads' scripted comedy podcast “Sports Horn” (in which Mark plays former footballer turned current pundit Ian Fiveankles) was short listed for two podcast awards in 2023, and in 2024 they took both Ian and Colin on a live tour around the UK.

Mark also pops up in various feature films, including “Divine”, “And Mrs” and “Deep Cover”.

In Development

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EXPLODING HEADS

Chief

Gearing up to present football-centred comedy from the heart of the World Cup in Russia.

MAKING FRIENDS

Oliver's Island

A pilot for a six-part series / feature film will be ready for the film festival circuit by early next year.

Film

ProductionCompanyNotes

TO EARTH WITH LOVE

British FIlm Council (Grant)

Co-written with Jon Wright. A sci-fi comedy about earnest but clueless aliens who journey to Earth in an attempt to avoid an ecological disaster.

Television

ProductionCompanyNotes

THE VAR ROOM

2021

Chief Productions for Amazon Prime

Character: Martin. Director: Nate Camponi.

THE EMILY ATAK SHOW

2022

Monkey Kingdom for ITV

Various Characters
Director: Tommy Forbes

THE WITCHFINDER

2021

Baby Cow Productions

Character - John. Director: Rob & Neil Gibbons.

BAD APPS / HENCHMEN / FOLEY ARTISTS

Ginx TV

Sketches co-written with Anthony Richardson. Screened in 2011.

Radio

ProductionCompanyNotes

VAMPIRE SHIFT

Radio 4

Sketch show. Commissioned, and co-written with Glen Long.

Online

ProductionCompanyNotes

How Will They Line Up?

ESPN

Co-Written with Anthony Richardson

Monkey Kingdom/BBC Comedy

Co-written with Glen Long. Two series, each 6x3mins. Starring Brian Blessed as an out-of-time Henry VIII living in a modern semi-detached house with his long-suffering sixth wife, Catherine Parr. It remains the most successful for-the-web commission at the BBC to date.

BBC COMEDY ONLINE

BBC Comedy

Regular contributor to the BBC Comedy Blog and part of 2011's "Spout" team of comedy writers. Mark is also part of a new team of writers at BBC Comedy Online (now funded by BBC3) for a new initiative of online sketches in 2012.

CHEEKY FLIPPIN' NICE

Channel Alright

Co-written with Simon Balch and Donal Coonan. A series of three 5min quiz shows presented by Mr Susan.

THE EXPLODING HEADS

Online

Co-written with Anthony Richardson and Ben Tonge. 'The 'Lympics Are Coming' was picked up by The Guardian as a pick of the web.

THE TWITTER REPORT

Online

Co-written with Anthony Richardson. An irreverent look at the tweets of the rich and famous.

DEBT MONKEY

Bonzai Media

48 Episodes, co-written with Glen Long. A spoof documentary in which the hapless Ben Foster has all his debts written off by a production company who, in turn, 'own' him.

Other

ProductionCompanyNotes

MR SUSAN (Stand-up Comedy)

Comedy Circuit

Regular, ongoing appearances all over the London & Brighton Comedy Circuits as well as the Edinburgh Fringe. Voted *Best Free Act 2011* by Stalking Elk Magazine.

Comedy

Mark is a comic actor who has worked extensively with Channel 4, the BBC, ITV and Comedy Central.

Mark is also one third of the online sketch trio "The Exploding Heads" whose football show "How Will They Line Up?" has been commissioned by ESPN in America for the past seven English Premier League seasons. Their “Bohemian Rhapsody With Footballers” was a viral hit seen by over 4 million people. 

He has performed as a Stand Up Comedian, mostly as the misguided alien Mr Susie. Mr Susie was nominated for Best Newcomer at the London Cabaret Awards 2015. The Guardian said, of his most recent show: "Promise to go to Mr Susie's Last Chance Cabaret. This is a brilliant show."  

Mark will shortly be seen as the eccentric Robert Zimmerman in the romantic comedy feature film “Divine”, shot on location in Rome and Germany and due to be released by Warner Bros.