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Mark Heap
Although primarily known for playing over-the-top characters on British sitcoms like "Spaced" (Channel 4 1999-2001), "Jam" (Channel 4 2000) and "Green Wing" (Channel 4 2004-07), Mark Heap was also an accomplished dramatic TV actor. In addition to playing the iconic British novelist Charles Dickens in the BBC Two period drama "Desperate Romantics" (2009), Heap also nabbed recurring parts on "Hotel Babylon" (BBC One 2006-09) and the costume drama "Lark Rise to Candleford" (BBC One 2008-11). Furthermore, Heap also appeared in films like the Woody Allen comedy "Scoop" (2006) and the fantasy adventure movie "Stardust" (2007), thus underscoring his ease and versatility when jumping between serious and comedic roles in both films and television.