Who Is Mark Bonnar? Everything You Need To Know About The Actor Taking On Celebrity Traitors 2025

Mark Bonnar is taking on the Traitors castle

Mark Bonnar

by Samuel McManus |
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Scottish actor Mark Bonnar is one of the famous faces who is believed to have signed up for Celebrity Traitors 2025.

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the first celebrity series of the hit BBC show will see a whole host of famous faces battling it out in the ultimate game of deception.

Although Mark is a recognisable face to many, having starred in a number of dramas throughout his career, Celebrity Traitors will be the first reality show he has taken part in.

Continue reading to find out more about Mark and his career…

Who is Mark Bonnar?

Mark Bonnar is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in crime dramas, getting his first break in an episode of detective series Rebus in 2001.

He also performed in a number of theatre shows and has voiced characters for video games such as Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Thatch in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Townsend in Battlefield 1.

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Celebrity Traitors star Mark Bonnar is best known for his work in crime dramas ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire

How old is Mark Bonnar?

Mark Bonnar was born on 19 November 1968, making him 56 years old. He is a Scorpio.

Mark Bonnar TV shows

Mark Bonnar played Bruno Jenkins in 32 episodes of Casualty from 2005 to 2006. He went on to star as Ray Moore in eight episodes of The Bill in 2007.

He starred as Duncan Hunter in the first seven series of Shetland from 2013 to 2022. During this time, he also played Chris in comedy series Catastrophe from 2015 to 2019.

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Mark as DCC Dryden in Line of Duty ©BBC

Mark may be best recognised from his role as DCC Dryden in the second series of Line of Duty. Since, he has also appeared in Quiz, Litvinenko and Inside No. 9.

He is currently playing Alwyn Evans in Amazon Prime Video series The Rig.

Who is Mark Bonnar married to?

Mark has been married to actress Lucy Gaskell since December 2007. Their first child, daughter Martha, was born in July 2011 and their second child, son Samuel, was born in June 2015.

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Mark with wife Lucy Gaskell ©IMAGO/Capital Pictures

Who else is on Celebrity Traitors 2025?

Alan Carr, Tom Daley, Paloma Faith, Clare Balding, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross, Nick Mohammed, Joe Marler, David Olusoga, Niko Omilana, Ruth Codd, Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont, Tameka Empson, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Kate Garraway and Cat Burns are all rumoured to be taking part.

Samuel McManus is a senior content creator for Bauer Media, writing celebrity news and features across five of the company’s brands – heat, Closer, Grazia, Bella and Yours. Samuel has worked at Bauer Media since November 2024.

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