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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Mark Arden
Mark David Darwin Arden (born 31 July 1956) is a British comedian and actor, best known for his television appearances. During the 1980s, he was one half of comic double act 'The Oblivion Boys', alongside Stephen Frost. Arden was born in Newbury, Berkshire. He and Frost came to prominence in the late 1970s alternative comedy boom, and became recognisable to a national audience with regular spots on Saturday Live. In the early 1980s, they were instrumental in the forming of the long-running north London comedy show News Revue, and shortly afterwards began appearing as a pair in episodes of series such as The Black Adder and The Young Ones; they are perhaps most remembered for a series of commercials for Carling Black Label lager, one of which involved Arden and Frost appearing in the nude. Arden continued to perform with Frost in comedy clubs, although he did not follow his partner into …
Filmography
movieKraven the Hunter
2024 · Oligarch
movieThe Heiress
2021 · Roy
movieHow The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
tvAgatha Raisin
2016 · Terry Leeson
movieEssex Boys: Law of Survival
2015 · Mister Carrol
Vodka & Coke
movieVodka & Coke
2014 · Jim
tvTeenage Kicks
2008
movieThe Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007 · Self
tvThe Story of Light Entertainment
2006 · Self
tvSaxondale
2006 · Clem
movieBottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Father on Cornflakes Box / Shooting Gallery Stallholder (archive footage)
movieCharlie
2004
The Estate Agents
tvThe Estate Agents
2002 · Tony
tvHolby City
1999 · Martin Duffy
movieSurviving Christmas
1996 · Captain Kipper 'B' Brown
tvChiller
1995 · Johnny
tv(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994 · Ransom
movieThere's No Business...
1994 · Johnny Blackpool
movieCarry On Columbus
1992 · Mark
tvSpaceVets
1992 · Captain Skip Chip
tvHeartbeat
1992 · , Jansson
tvBottom
1991 · Shooting gallery stallholder
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Stephen Moore
tvTeenage Health Freak
1991
tvThe Winjin Pom
1991
tvLazarus and Dingwall
1991 · Mark Dingwall, Additional Writing
movieBearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989 · George
movieJust Like That!
1989 · Self
movieLondon's Burning: The Movie
1986 · Roland 'Vaseline' Oliver Cartwright
tvGirls On Top
1985 · Disco Dancer
tvThe Bill
1984
movieSlags
1984 · Hula
tvBlackadder
1983 · Guard 1, Anon, a Guard
tvThe Young Ones
1982 · Father on Cornflakes Box, Gatecrasher, Gravedigger / Boy in Comic Strip, Ghost, Policeman, Man in Cabin, Mick
tvThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Hula
movieRomeo and Juliet
1978 · Page