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Mark Wakeling (born 11 October 1971) is a British actor and founder of The Actors Temple in London.
Mark Wakeling is a British actor who has appeared in films such as Quantum of Solace and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. He is also a former soldier, a drama school founder and a short film maker.
- January 1, 1
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- England, UK
- Actor, Producer, Writer
Mark Wakeling is a former lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards who resigned after being exposed as gay. He now campaigns for the rights of LGBT people in the military and praises the progress made since the ban was lifted in 2000.
- Liam Harrison. Ask anyone to name a Muay Thai fighter from the UK, and the first name that will probably spring to mind is Liam “The Hitman” Harrison. The Yorkshireman is widely regarded as the best and most exciting nak muay ever to emerge from his homeland.
- Iman Barlow. The UK is one of the hotbeds for women’s Muay Thai. While the sport’s homeland took its time embracing female fighters, England produced hall-of-famers like Julie Kitchen and Ruth Ashdown in the past few decades.
- Ronnie Green. When Ronnie Green started training under “Master Toddy” Thohsaphol Sitiwatjana in 1978, few Brits had even heard of Muay Thai. The “Machine Gun” had to settle for representing the art of eight limbs in UK full-contact karate competition at first.
- Steve Wakeling. Mark Wakeling was a British Muay Thai trailblazer who competed in the famous King’s Cup in Thailand, but his son and protegé Steve eclipsed his old man by winning some of the sport’s biggest titles.
Mark Wakeling’s journey from hunter and soldier to vegan animal sanctuary owner is captivating. The son of a man who ran livestock markets, where he worked as a boy, he used to...
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- Viva! Charity
Mark Wakeling's journey from hunter and soldier to vegan animal sanctuary owner is captivating. The son of a man who ran livestock markets where he worked as a boy, he used to hunt and fish and then became a soldier. After years in London as an actor and acting teacher, he returned to the country...
Dec 10, 2020 · Actor, Musician, Professional Teacher, Co-Founder of Actors Temple - London (Acting School) Mr. Mark Wakeling sharing his Theatre Experience with a Special S...
- 37 min
- 96
- Coconut Theatre
