Mark Rowley (actor)

Mark Rowley is a Scottish actor, known mainly for his role as the Irish warrior Finan, Utred’s sidekick in battle, in The Last Kingdom from 2017 to 2020 and in the 2020 miniseries The North Water .

Not to be confused with Mark Rowley Police chief.

Mark Rowley
Born (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland,
OccupationActor
Years active2011

Early life and career

Mark Rowley is from Paisley in Scotland. His interest in acting grew after attending classes at the PACE Theatre Company in Paisley . In 2013, Rowley graduated from the Glasgow based Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [1] In 2013, Rowley starred in an episode of Luther (TV series) alongside Idris Elba,[1] Rowley is purported to be the youngest actor to have played Macbeth at the age of 25, in the recent 2018 version directed by Kit Monkman.[2] Rowley played a leading role in the 2018 short film Lift Share, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2018.[3]

From 2017 to 2020, Rowley has played the role of the Irish warrior `Finan', Utred's sidekick in battle, in the Netflix television medieval drama The Last Kingdom alongside Alexander Dreymon.[4][5] In 2020, Rowley appears as Bain in the upcoming The North Water (miniseries) , along with fellow The Last Kingdom colleague, Eliza Butterworth.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2019 Guns Akimbo Dane
2018 Lift Share (Short) Murdock
2018 Macbeth Macbeth
2014 The Trouble Downstairs (Short) Terry

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The North Water (miniseries) Bain 1 Episode #1.1
2020 The Spanish Princess Alexander Stewart 1 episode - Camelot
2017-2020 The Last Kingdom Finan 26 episodes
2016 Home Fires Stephen Banks 2 episodes
2014 Young Dracula Piers 4 episodes
2013-2014 River City Jamie McAllister 3 episodes
2013 Luther (TV series) Callum 1 Episode #3.3
2012 Doctors (2000 TV series) Kenny Laughlin 1 episode - Carry on Cruising
2011 Case Histories (TV series) Josh Fairlie 1 episode - Part 1

Video
Year Title Role
2018 Battlefield V (Video Game) Voice Acting Talent (voice)
2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II (Video Game) Voice Talent (voice)
2015 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (Video Game) Alexander Graham Bell (voice)

References
  1. "River City star Mark Rowley has his say on the soap's harrowing rape storyline". dailyrecord.co.uk. February 8, 2014.
  2. "An interview with actor Mark Rowley". macbeththefilm.co.uk. May 15, 2018.
  3. "Virginia Heath - multi-award winning writer/director". factionnorth.com. 2018.
  4. "Meet the cast of The Last Kingdom season 4 on Netflix". radiotimes.com. April 20, 2020.
  5. "When is The Last Kingdom season five on Netflix?". radiotimes.com. April 20, 2020.
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