Mark Benton is an English actor, born and raised in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, who trained at RADA and made his television debut on Boon in 1991. He’s built a prolific career across British television, with roles including Early Doors, Waterloo Road, Land Girls, George Gently, and Silent Witness, as well as Frank Hathaway in Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators since 2018. He competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, holding the show’s record for the most consecutive weeks in the dance-off.

About Mark Benton
Mark Benton TV shows
Shakespeare & Hathaway
as Frank Hathaway
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
Patience
as DCI Calvin Baxter
Patience Evans works in a clerical role filing police records. An autistic woman, she has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot.