ACTOR

Martin Clunes

1961 - Today

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Alexander Martin Clunes (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor, director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Dr Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin, Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, and William Shawcross in William and Mary. Clunes has narrated a number of documentaries for ITV, the first of which was Islands of Britain in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Clunes has received more than 4,931,876 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Clunes is the 9,158th most popular actor (down from 8,044th in 2019), the 6,118th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,435th in 2019) and the 1,021st most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Clunes ranks 9,158 out of 13,578. Before him are Nancy Brilli, Peter Scolari, Zubeida, Charles Murray, Felicity Kendal, and Zuzanna Szadkowski. After him are Jennifer Lien, Danny Woodburn, Chen Hao, Jaime Bergman, Mark Stevens, and Christopher Gorham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Martin Clunes ranks 640. Before him are The Godfather, Al Jean, DBC Pierre, Aleš Debeljak, Vyacheslav Sukristov, and Fredy Schmidtke. After him are Anne Donovan, Calixthe Beyala, Tom Perez, Joseph Jouthe, Ricki Herbert, and Mahamat Kamoun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Clunes ranks 6,118 out of 8,785. Before him are John Robertson (1953), Laurence Rees (1957), Tommy Smith (1945), Felicity Kendal (1946), Rachel Whiteread (1963), and Tony Crook (1920). After him are Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Anna Howard Shaw (1847), Charlie Heaton (1994), Alan Rollinson (1943), Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827), and Philippa Fawcett (1868).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Martin Clunes ranks 1,021. Before him are Wendy Richard (1943), Riz Ahmed (1982), Nicholas Parsons (1923), Ben Miles (1966), Ricky Whittle (1981), and Felicity Kendal (1946). After him are Charlie Heaton (1994), Camilla Luddington (1983), Josh O'Connor (1990), Jack O'Connell (1990), Sarah Marshall (1933), and Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986).

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Television and Movie Roles

Shakespeare in Love
Richard Burbage
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Dec 11o 19986.9 / 10
Saving Grace
Dr. Martin Bamford
Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and hatches a plan to grow potent marijuana which can be sold at an astronomical price, thus solving her financial crisis.
Jan 24o 20006.527 / 10
Doc Martin
Dr. Martin Ellingham
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. Series 6 began airing on ITV on 2 September 2013.
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