Mark O'Sullivan
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor / Performer
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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THE NEVERS | Orderly | Various | Mutant Enemy Productions |
TELL ME EVERYTHING | Mr. Horrocks | Various | ITV2 |
8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN (S13) | Dean | Channel 4 | |
SOCCER AM | Dean | Sky | |
LEE AND DEAN (2 series) | DEAN | Mark O'Sullivan | Bingo Productions |
A VERY ENGLISH ELECTION | Barbara Cramp | Bingo Productions | |
COMEDY PLAYHOUSE | ENGINEER | David Kerr | Roughcut TV |
THE JAVONE PRINCE SHOW | VARIOUS | Phil Bowker | BBC |
FLAVOURS | VIC/GRANT | Al Campbell | Retort / Channel 4 |
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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SWAN (Short Film) | Ted | Sophie King | Swan Productions Ltd. |
Film, TV & Theatre
Mark’s most recent project was the successful Channel 4 documentary-sitcom MY SEXUAL ABUSE: THE SITCOM about his experience of sexual abuse produced by Swan Films, which received praise and positive responses for its ‘powerful’ and ‘moving’ nature and which won an RTS Award in the Arts category. Mark is currently developing an original series for ITV with Two Brothers Pictures STAFF ROOM while also adapting THE GREAT GATSBY for OVO Theatre.
Mark is the co-creator, writer, executive producer and director of Bingo Productions and Channel 4’s LEE AND DEAN, appearing as Dean himself in the series. He is now developing a new original series with The Forge and working with Larry Dean on a project for Big Talk.
As well as producing, Mark has also directed a promo for Ken Loach's film I, DANIEL BLAKE, produced by Entertainment One / Don’t Panic and ACCESS ALL AREAS, a short starring Jason Watkins for Guide Dogs / Don’t Panic.
As a writer, Mark contributed with material to MORGANA ROBINSON'S THE AGENCY for Happy Tramp / BBC Two and THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS for Arts Assembly. He’s also developed an original ITV series, I DO TOO, with Steve Thompson and was the playwright, for FOUR WALLS for The Bush Theatre.
In addition to acting in LEE AND DEAN, Mark also stars in HBO’s THE NEVERS, the BBC’s THE JAVONE PRINCE SHOW and his original series TELL ME EVERYTHING which was commissioned for a second season after the first launched on ITVX to great reception. The show is produced by Noho Film & TV for ITVX with the second series coming to ITVX in 2024.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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STAFF ROOM | Two Brothers Pictures/ITV | Original series |
EVERYTHING IS NORMAL | Big Talk | 30’ pilot co-written with Larry Dean |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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MY SEXUAL ABUSE: THE SITCOM 2024 | Swan Films/Channel4 | Single sit-com/doc. Winner RTS Award for Arts. |
TELL ME EVERYTHING 2024 | Noho Film and Television / ITVX | Series 2. 6 x 60 min series. Creator, Writer and Executive Producer. |
TELL ME EVERYTHING 2022 | Noho Film and Television / ITVX / BFI's Young Audiences Content Fund | 6 x 60 min series. Creator, Writer and Executive Producer. |
LEE AND DEAN Series 1 & 2 2017 - 2019 | Bingo Productions / Channel 4 | Co-creator, executive producer, writer performer and director via own indie Bingo Productions with Miles Chapman. |
MORGANA ROBINSON'S THE AGENCY 2016 | Happy Tramp / BBC Two | Writer |
I DO TOO | ITV | Developed the series for ITV |
HITMEN | Bingo Productions / Channel 4 | Producer and Director. Non TX-taster starring Ricky Grover. |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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FIT4WORK | Entertainment One / Don’t Panic | Director for promo film for Ken Loach's 'I,Daniel Blake' |
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS | Arts Assembly | Writer |
ACCESS ALL AREAS | Guide Dogs / Don’t Panic | Director, Short campaign film starring Jason Watkins. |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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FOUR WALLS | Bush Theatre | Writer |
THE GREAT GATSBY | OVO Theatre | Adaptation for theatre |