Martin Clunes | |
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![]() Clunes in April 2019 | |
Born | Alexander Martin Clunes 28 November 1961 |
Education | Royal Russell School Arts Educational Schools |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Spouses | Lucy Aston
(m. 1990; div. 1997)Philippa Braithwaite
(m. 1997) |
Children | 1 |
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Alexander Martin Clunes OBE DL (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. He has since presented a number of documentaries centred on animals. He has also voiced Kipper the Dog in the animated series Kipper.
Clunes was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to drama, charity and the community in Dorset.