Marc Baylis

Marc Baylis
Born3 April 1977 (1977-04-03) (age 47)
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire,
England[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Marc Baylis (born 3 April 1977) is a British stage, television and film actor. He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where he was awarded the Stage Scholarship. He is best known for his role as Rob Donovan in Coronation Street from 2012 to 2014, to which he returned for guest appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Theatre

His stage work includes playing Courtall in the 2011 London revival of Hannah Cowley's The Belle's Stratagem at the Playhouse Theatre, Southwark, directed by Jessica Swale. Michael Billington (The Guardian) heralded it "eminently revivable"; and Libby Purves (The Times) commented "Theatrical enterprise like this makes you proud to be British".

In 2010, Baylis was in Jez Butterworth's multi-award-winning production of Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre. The production was directed by Ian Rickson and starred Mark Rylance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron and Mackenzie Crook as Ginger.

Other theatre productions include Sonia Friedman's Prick Up Your Ears (Harold Pinter Theatre) directed by Daniel Kramer; King Arthur (Arcola Theatre) directed by John Terry and Mike Bartlett;[2] Futures (Theatre 503); and Hamlet and The Tempest, both for Thelma Holt and the Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Television

On screen Baylis made his television debut in 2001 playing the young Albert Finney in My Uncle Silas. He has also played various roles in Channel 4's Sirens, The Bill, EastEnders, Doctors and Hollyoaks.

On 3 May 2012, it was announced Baylis had joined the cast of Coronation Street as Rob Donovan, the younger brother of Carla Connor. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 July 2012.[3] It was announced in June 2014 that Baylis would be leaving the role of Rob in Coronation Street. The character was written out on 5 November 2014; due to his character receiving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Tina McIntyre. In August 2015, it was revealed that Baylis was to reprise his role as Rob later in the year, despite the fact his character was still in prison. He departed for a second time in January 2016, and made a surprise return to Coronation Street in April 2017; having escaped from prison.

Other appearances

Baylis appears in the music video for the song "Propane Nightmares" by Australian drum and bass group, Pendulum, released in 2008. He has also starred in short films most notably My Dad Marie.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 A New Dawn Michael Short film
Changing Faces Dale
End of the Tour Robert Short film
Diva Michael Short film
2011 Release Kelvin Short film
Wounded Wacker
2012 Strippers vs Werewolves Carlos
2016 Arcadia Charlie
2018 Redcon-1 Rowan
2019 Off Grid The Stranger Short film
2020 My Dad Marie Marie Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 My Uncle Silas Young Silas Episode: "Silas & Goliath/The Revelation"
2005 Doctors Ed Allen Episode: "For Better, for Worse"
2006 When Evil Calls Al Miniseries, 2 episodes
2009 EastEnders Carouser Episode: "New Year's Day 2009"
2010 The Bill Mike Stratton Episode: "The Truth Will Out"
2011 Sirens Dave Episode: "Two Man Race"
Misfits PC Mitchell Episode: "Series 3, Episode 1"
Law & Order: UK Stevie Episode: "Dawn Till Dusk"
2012-2017 Coronation Street Rob Donovan Series regular, 312 episodes
2019 London Kills Andrew Charr Episode: "Family Affairs"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2013 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Nominated [4]
2013 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [5]
2013 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Shortlisted [6]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Shortlisted [7]
2014 19th National Television Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [8]
2014 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Nominated [9]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [10]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male Nominated [10]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Won [11]
2015 20th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [12]

References

  1. ^ Laws, Roz (30 October 2014). "Coronation Street villain Marc Baylis is a real-life Villan as he supports Aston Villa". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "King Arthur - from Shapeshifter - Cast and Crew". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (3 May 2012). "'Coronation Street' unveils Carla's brother Rob". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  5. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2013). "'Coronation Street' leads British Soap Awards shortlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. ^ Rigby, Sam (1 July 2013). "'Enders leads TVChoice soaps shortlist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - winners list in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 September 2013). "Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks stars up for NTAs - full list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  9. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 March 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 voting opens, longlist announced". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b Dainty, Sophie (29 July 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  11. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 October 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  12. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 October 2014). "National Television Awards 2015 - Which soap stars made the long list?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.