Mark Benton
English actor and television presenter (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Benton (born 16 November 1965)[1] is an English actor and television presenter known for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors, Howard in Northern Lights and Martin Pond in Barbara. Benton has also starred in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road as mathematics teacher Daniel "Chalky" Chalk from 2011 to 2014. In 2013, Benton took part in Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2015 he hosted the daytime game show The Edge.
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| Born | (1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 58) Guisborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television presenter |
| Television | Barbara (1999–2003) Waterloo Road (2011–2014) Strictly Come Dancing (2013) The Edge (2015) My Kitchen Rules (2016–2017) Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018–) |
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Sarah Gardner (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
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Since 2018, Benton has played the leading role of Frank Hathaway in Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators on BBC1.