Mark Addy

Born in York, on leaving school, he started work as a stage hand at York's Theatre Royal and went in to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1982 to 1984. Afterwards, he joined the Hull Truck Theatre and The Royal National Theatre. He achieved international fame in his film debut in ''The Full Monty' in 1997 and went on to play Fred Flintstone in the 2000 film 'The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas' . In 2019, he was honoured by York University. who him awarded an honorary doctorate. He is married to Kelly Briggs and they have three children.