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Martin Bishop
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Martin Bishop
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-01-01,Parsons Green, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Martin Bishop traded in his role as an industry bigwig to follow his dreams of making it as an actor. Any manual on writing movie scripts will tell you that somewhere in the first few minutes you need a Big Event, an upheaval that tips the balance and sends the characters marching off into the story. For Martin Bishop the Big Event came in April 2002. Then he was the chairman of QS firm Franklin + Andrews, negotiating an historic merger with engineering firm Mott MacDonald. The deal was due to be completed on the 19th, but last-minute complications arose. It was a tense time for Bishop. On the 21st, a major artery in his neck decided to down tools and he found himself flat on his back in a hospital bed. He was OK, although he had to play his part in finishing negotiations by telephone from his hospital bed. Back on his feet in a few days, he showed up at the new company for his new job – as global head of customer service – and realised he wasn't up for it. He resigned. Bishop had always been a keen amateur actor, taking many lead roles, latterly at the drama society at London's Hurlingham Club. Also, he'd always wondered how things might have been after schoolmate Kevin Whately (aka Lewis in Inspector Morse) switched to acting after a couple of years as an accountant. So, with Death's breath still chilly on his shoulder, it seemed natural to enrol at the GSA Conservatoire (formerly the Guildford School of Acting). His television credits include roles in The Fugitives, Urban Legends, Brief Encounters, The Crown, Doctors, Belgravia, Optimisty:Karibskly sezon, The Nevers, Ted Lasso, The Sandman, Dangerous Liaisons, The Flatshare, Renegade Nell and EastEnders. Film roles include Legend, Mum's List, Wonder Woman, The Mummy, Holmes & Watson, Mr. Jones, Once Upon a Time in London, The Hustle, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Breaking Infinity, Hitmen and Red, White & Royal Blue. On stage, he appeared in productions of Macbeth, As You Like It, She Stoops to Conquer, The Confidential Clerk, A Christmas Carol, The Browning Version, Swan Song, Sam, The Highest Jumper of Them All, The Scottsboro Boys, The Rivals and Curtains.

Filmography

Breaking Infinity

5.5

Breaking Infinity
2023-06-01

Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide

0

Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide
2009-10-29

Red, White & Royal Blue

7.989

Red, White & Royal Blue
2023-07-27

3.8

Hitmen
2023-11-23

This Bloody Line

0

This Bloody Line

7.216

Wonder Woman
2017-05-30

5.517

The Mummy
2017-06-06

6.849

Mum's List
2016-11-25

6

The Open Doors
2004-01-01

6.2

The Hustle
2019-05-09

Once Upon a Time in London

5.38

Once Upon a Time in London
2019-04-19

Holmes & Watson

4.284

Holmes & Watson
2018-12-25

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

7.304

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019-10-16

6.783

Mr. Jones
2019-10-03

The Thursday Murder Club

0

The Thursday Murder Club
2025-08-27

7.987

The Nevers
2021-04-11

8.4

Ted Lasso
2020-08-14

7.1

The Flatshare
2022-12-01

7.927

The Sandman
2022-08-05

8.2

The Crown
2016-11-04