"Mark Beer is a renowned actor who has been in the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. His resume includes an impressive list of firsts; he was the first disabled children’s presenter on BBC1’s ‘Playdays’, the first disabled actor to play a leading role in a TV drama series, ‘Specials’ and a starring role in the first gay disabled love story on UK television, ‘Double the Trouble but Twice the Fun’ for Channel 4. But as a disabled actor, Mark knows better than most how difficult it is to land a role, particularly one that doesn’t specifically call for an actor with disabilities."
"Surely Wilde would have adored this production by Dramaiocht Productions which seeks to give opportunities to those who have not had a platform to speak from, regardless of disability, race or gender."
Chelsea Theatre 2023 & Covent Garden Church (2024)
About Mark
Originally from Birmingham, Mark began his acting career at the age of 17 when he was awarded a Bronze Medal at the Cheltenham Literary Festival for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. He subsequently trained at the City Literary Institute in London coached by the Head of Drama Valerie Colgan. In 2017 Mark was nominated by BBC Radio Drama for the Norman Beaton Fellowship Award.
Mark has been a professional actor for 40 years and has toured the UK and Ireland extensively in a wide variety of character roles.
