Mark Donovan (actor)
Mark Donovan (born 12 October 1968) is a Welsh character actor best known for his roles in productions such as "Shaun of the Dead", "Black Books", "In Bruges", and "Murder Investigation Team". He also played a brief scene of Hamlet in an episode of the David Renwick comedy-drama, "Love Soup". His stage roles include Gozark in "Singin' in the Rain" and Inspector Clay in "Plan 9 from Outer Space". Donovan is also a voice actor, providing voiceovers on the long-running BBC news programme "Newsnight" and extensively with Big Finish Productions on their range of audio  dramas. He has appeared in "The Tomorrow People", "Dalek Empire", "2000 AD", "", "Bernice Summerfield" and "Luther Arkwright" plays, but is best known for his various appearances in the "Doctor Who" range, most notably as the companion Shayde in the Fifth Doctor play "No Place Like Home". In October 2004 Donovan appeared on the cover of international magazine "Fangoria" to illustrate the magazine's coverage of "Shaun of the Dead". Personal life. Donovan was born in Aberdare and brought up in Bridgend, Wales.