Martin Savage

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Martin Savage is a British film, stage and television actor. He appeared in both seasons of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's television series Extras as camp scriptwriter Damon Beesley and in The Thick of It television series specials as Nick Hanway. Savage's film credits include a major role as the Victorian actor in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, George Grossmith, in the Mike Leigh film Topsy-Turvy, and also in Another Year as angry son-in-law Carl. He recently appeared in a small cameo as the performer Dan Leno in a BBC drama about music hall star Marie Lloyd & in the final Masterpiece Mystery Foyle's War. His theatre credits include For King and Country (2009), A Respectable Wedding at the Young Vic (2007), Rupert Goold's Faustus (2004), an RSC production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002), Svejk at the Gate Theatre, London (1999), and Two (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Savage (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Dan Leno

Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

Mr. Horowitz

Judy

Det. Sergeant Vickers

Vera Drake

George

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Carl

Another Year

Stanley

Station Jim

Subject

Hello, Friend

Dad

Yn Mor

Senior Doctor

Sixty Six

McLaren Mechanic

Rush

Benjamin Robert Haydon

Mr. Turner

Sweeney

Britannic

Stormont

The Tailor of Panama

Priest

I Want Candy

Warden Hodges

Dad's Army

Denis

V for Vendetta

Wayne

Born Romantic

Dirksen

The Exception

George Grossmith

Topsy-Turvy

Journalist

Ahead of the Class

Magistrate Norris

Peterloo

Silent Passenger

All or Nothing

DS Mike Drummer

Dirty War

Stranger

Scrubber