Mark Edward Womack (born 9 January 1961) is an English actor, known for starring in Liverpool 1, Sorted and Willy Russell's Dancin thru' The Dark. In 2020, he appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as DI Mark Malone.
Personal life
Womack was born in Liverpool in 1961, eldest son of Frances (née Dean) and Tom Womack. He has a younger brother and sister.
He attended high school in Childwall, Liverpool, and later attended RADA, London.2
Womack married Mary Therese McGoldrick in 1995. They had one son together before their 1997 divorce. Womack soon began a relationship with his married Liverpool 1 costar Samantha Janus. Janus's marriage ended in divorce in 1998, and she and Womack married on 16 May 2009.3 They have two children together.4 In August 2020, Janus announced that she and Womack had separated in 2018; but were still living together in the same house with their children.5
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dancin' Thru the Dark | Eddie Ainsworth | Mike Ockrent | See also |
| 1993 | A Question of Guilt | Ryan | Stuart Orme | |
| 2010 | Route Irish | Fergus | Ken Loach | |
| 2010 | I Against I | Joseph Carmichael |
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| 2013 | Uwantme2killhim | Marks Dad | Andrew Douglas | |
| 2014 | One Night in Istanbul | Tony Fitz | James Marquand | |
| 2016 | Between Two Worlds | Joe | James Marquand |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Piece of Cake | Moke' Miller | |
| 1991 | Kinsey | Eddie | |
| 1993 | Scene | Danny | Documentary series |
| 1993 | Crime Story | Graham Young | |
| 1995 | Hearts and Minds | Archie | |
| 1998–1999 | Liverpool 1 | DC Mark Callaghan | |
| 2000 | Playing the Field | Jason Pratt | |
| 2002 | Judge John Deed | Mark Powell | |
| 2003–2004 | Merseybeat | DI Pete Hammond | |
| 2003 | Judge John Deed | Andy Powell Q.C. | |
| 2005 | Murphy's Law | David Callard | |
| 2011 | The Runaway | Eamonn Docherty | |
| 2012 | Good Cop | DCI Craig Costello | Series Regular |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Tom Hancock | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2014 | Babylon | Hopwood | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Vera | Billy Reeves | Episode: "Muddy Waters" |
| 2020 | Emmerdale | DI Mark Malone | Series regular |
| 2021 | Moving On | Ian Keane | Episode: "Wedding Day" |
| 2022 | The Responder | Barry | Series regular |
External links
- Mark Womack at IMDb
References
http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=25702884&c=uk[permanent dead link] http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=25702884&c=uk ↩
Mark Womack Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine http://www.movietome.com/people/173337/mark-womack/bio.html ↩
"Samantha Janus marries Mark Womack". Now magazine. 18 May 2009. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/341705/samantha-janus-marries-mark-womack/1/ ↩
"Samantha Womack". hellomagazine.com. 8 October 2009. http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/samantha-janus ↩
"Ex-EE star Samantha Womack confirms split from Emmerdale's Mark Womack". Digital Spy. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a33735691/samantha-womack-split-emmerdale-mark-womack/ ↩