Mark Addy - wikipedia Mark Addy This article is about the British actor. For the 19th - century Albert Medal ( Lifesaving ) recipient, see Mark Addy ( Albert Medal ). For the schoolmaster and politician in Ghana, see Mark Diamond Addy. Mark Addy Addy in 2006 Mark Ian Addy ( 1964 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1964 ( age 54 ) York, England Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Occupation Actor Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Kelly Biggs ( m. 1996 ) Children Mark Ian Addy ( born 14 January 1964 ) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the British sitcom The Thin Blue Line, Dave in the film The Full Monty, Bill Miller in the American sitcom Still Standing, King Robert Baratheon in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones, Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, and Hercules in the British fantasy drama series Atlantis. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Stage 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life Addy was born in York. His family has lived in York since at least 1910, when his great - grandfather was living there. His father Ian spent his working life as a glazier at York Minster. Addy was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School, and from 1982 to 1984 attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. ( May 2017 ) Addy made his first TV appearance in 1987 in The Ritz, followed in 1988 by A Very Peculiar Practice, followed by TV performances in shows such as Heartbeat, Band of Gold, Married... with Children, Peak Practice, The Thin Blue Line, Too Much Sun, Sunnyside Farm, Trollied and most recently The Syndicate for the BBC. He played Bill Miller in Still Standing and played Detective Boyle in the second series of the British sitcom The Thin Blue Line. He also appeared on ITV1 's comedy drama series Bonkers, and another ITV comedy drama, Bike Squad, in early 2008 as Sergeant John Rook. Since 2009, Addy has starred with Fay Ripley in a series of adverts for the relaunched Tesco Clubcard. He played Robert Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He played Hercules, one of the main characters in the BBC One fantasy drama series Atlantis, which started airing on 28 September 2013 in the UK. In the BBC TV drama, New Blood ( 2016 ) featuring young detectives from the Serious Fraud Office and the London Police Service, Addy played D.S. Derek Sands. In film, Addy had a leading role in The Full Monty, and played Fred Flintstone in the 2000 film The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. In that role, as well as in Still Standing, he played a blue - collar American ( or, more accurately, an American - accented Pangean in the case of Fred Flintstone ). He played Mac McArthur in the 1998 film Jack Frost. In 2001, he played Roland in A Knight 's Tale and a butler to Chris Rock 's character in the film Down to Earth. In Down to Earth, his character was an American who was pretending to be British. Addy played David Philby in The Time Machine and made an appearance as the Ship Captain in Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan and made an appearance as Friar Tuck in Ridley Scott 's 2010 film Robin Hood. Stage Addy played Kevin Snell in the 2006 revival of Donkeys ' Years at the Comedy Theatre in London, and in 2007 -- 08 he has appeared at the National Theatre as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing and as Hjalmar Johansen in Fram. In 2011, he played Vladimir, an NKVD officer, in Collaborators at the National Theatre, which also featured in the National Theatre Live programme, where live performances are broadcast to cinemas around the world. In 2016, Addy appeared in Richard Bean 's The Nap at Sheffield Crucible with Jack O'Connell and Ralf Little, directed by Richard Wilson. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Dark Romances Vol. 2 Sam Bruised Fruit Angel Short film Respect Joe Carr Television film 1997 Heart Surgeon, The The Heart Surgeon Phil Mycroft Full Monty, The The Full Monty David `` Dave '' Horsefall Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical 1998 Closer Short film Jack Frost Mac MacArthur 1999 Last Yellow, The The Last Yellow Frank The Flint Street Nativity Ass Television film 2000 Announcement, The The Announcement Andy Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Fred Flintstone Married 2 Malcolm Malcolm Down to Earth Cisco A Knight 's Tale Roland 2002 Time Machine, The The Time Machine David Philby Heartlands Ron 2003 Order, The The Order Thomas Garrett Around the World in 80 Days Steamer Captain 2008 Bike Squad Sgt. John Rook Television film 2009 Red Riding : In the Year of Our Lord 1983 John Piggott It 's a Wonderful Afterlife DI Smythe Robin Hood Friar Tuck Barney 's Version Detective O'Hearne Television Year Title Role Notes Continental, The The Continental Ritz, The The Ritz Episode : `` Monday '' A Very Peculiar Practice Mal Prentis 2 episodes 1990 Bill, The The Bill Matthew Holden Married... with Children Lower Uncton Local Between the Lines PC Episode : `` Unknown Soldier '' 1995 Band of Gold DC Sherrington 3 episodes Peak Practice Alec Kitson Episode : `` A Normal Life '' Ghostbusters of East Finchley DC Newley 2 episodes 1995 -- 96 Heartbeat Norman Greengrass 2 episodes Out of the Blue Robbo Episode : `` 2.6 '' Thin Blue Line, The The Thin Blue Line D.C. Boyle 7 episodes 1997 Sunnyside Farm Ken Sunnyside TV series 2000 Too Much Sun Nigel Conway 6 episodes 2002 -- 2006 Still Standing Bill Miller 88 episodes 2007 Bonkers Tony Barker 6 episodes National Theatre Live Squire Max Harkaway Episode : `` London Assurance '' 2011 Game of Thrones Robert Baratheon 7 episodes Nominated -- Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Great Expectations Pumblechook 2011 -- 2013 Trollied Andy 2013 The Syndicate Alan 2013 -- 2015 Atlantis Hercules 25 episodes 2014 Remember Me Rob Fairholme 3 episodes 2016 Jericho Earl Bamford New Blood DS Derek Sands Borderline Himself Young Hyacinth Daddy References Jump up ^ `` Mark Addy ''. Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 September 2013. Jump up ^ Bilton, Richard ( 21 October 2010 ). `` From grinding poverty to Hollywood in three generations ''. BBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2010. Jump up ^ Thomas, Joe ( 12 May 2009 ). The strategy behind the Tesco Clubcard relaunch, marketingmagazine.co.uk ; retrieved 27 July 2009. Jump up ^ `` Richard Bean 's THE NAP, Starring Jack O'Connell, Begins Tonight at the Crucible ''. Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 03. External links Mark Addy on IMDb Mark Addy at Rotten Tomatoes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 1995 Apollo 13 Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Sinise The Birdcage Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Robin Williams 1997 The Full Monty Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Deirdre Costello, Steve Huison, Bruce Jones, Lesley Sharp, William Snape, Hugo Speer, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Woof 1998 Shakespeare in Love Ben Affleck, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Judi Dench, Joseph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton 1999 American Beauty Annette Bening, Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari 2000 Traffic Steven Bauer, Benjamin Bratt, James Brolin, Don Cheadle, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Albert Finney, Topher Grace, Luis Guzmán, Amy Irving, Tomas Milian, D.W. Moffett, Dennis Quaid, Peter Riegert, Jacob Vargas, Catherine Zeta - Jones Complete list ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 2001 -- 2010 ) ( 2011 -- 2020 ) VIAF : 54348370 LCCN : no00010782 ISNI : 0000 0000 7824 855X GND : 142408875 SUDOC : 104530456 BNF : cb14044238r ( data ) NLA : 42358240 NKC : xx0042285 BNE : XX1371792 SNAC : w6tq992j Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Addy&oldid=822220862 '' Categories : 1964 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors English male Shakespearean actors Male actors from Yorkshire People from North Yorkshire 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Male actors from York Hidden categories : EngvarB from August 2014 Use dmy dates from August 2014 Articles with hCards Articles needing additional references from May 2017 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Català Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latina Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 25 January 2018, at 02 : 50. 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Question: who plays king robert on game of thrones
Answer: Mark Ian Addy