Marc Baylis Explained

Birth Place:[1]
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2001–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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008A New DawnMichaelShort film
Changing FacesDale
End of the TourRobertShort film
DivaMichaelShort film
2011ReleaseKelvinShort film
WoundedWacker
2012Strippers vs WerewolvesCarlos
2016ArcadiaCharlie
2018Redcon-1Rowan
2019Off GridThe StrangerShort film
2020My Dad MarieMarieShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001My Uncle SilasYoung SilasEpisode: "Silas & Goliath/The Revelation"
2005DoctorsEd AllenEpisode: "For Better, for Worse"
2006When Evil CallsAlMiniseries, 2 episodes
2009EastEndersCarouserEpisode: "New Year's Day 2009"
2010The BillMike StrattonEpisode: "The Truth Will Out"
2011SirensDaveEpisode: "Two Man Race"
MisfitsPC MitchellEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 1"
StevieEpisode: "Dawn Till Dusk"
2012-2017Coronation StreetRob DonovanSeries regular, 312 episodes
2019London KillsAndrew CharrEpisode: "Family Affairs"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2013The British Soap AwardsSexiest Male[4]
2013The British Soap AwardsBest Newcomer[5]
2013TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Newcomer[6]
2013Inside Soap AwardsBest Newcomer[7]
201419th National Television AwardsBest Newcomer[8]
2014The British Soap AwardsSexiest Male[9]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[10]
2014Inside Soap AwardsSexiest Male
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Bad Boy[11]
201520th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laws . Roz . Coronation Street villain Marc Baylis is a real-life Villan as he supports Aston Villa . BirminghamLive . 11 August 2021 . en . 30 October 2014.
  2. Web site: King Arthur - from Shapeshifter - Cast and Crew . 21 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423214112/http://www.shapeshifter.org.uk/arthurcompany.html . 23 April 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: 'Coronation Street' unveils Carla's brother Rob. Kilkelly. Daniel. 3 May 2012. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 3 May 2012.
  4. Web site: British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed. Digital Spy. Kilkelly. Daniel. 11 March 2013. 11 March 2013. 1 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101015643/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a464745/british-soap-awards-2013-voting-opens-nominations-revealed.html. live.
  5. Web site: 'Coronation Street' leads British Soap Awards shortlist. Kilkelly. Daniel. 22 April 2013 . . 22 April 2013.
  6. Web site: 'Enders leads TVChoice soaps shortlist. Sam. Rigby. 1 July 2013. Digital Spy. 13 March 2021. 10 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210220213/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a494833/eastenders-leads-tvchoice-awards-2013-soaps-shortlist/. live.
  7. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2013 - winners list in full. Kilkelly. Daniel. 21 October 2013 . . 22 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks stars up for NTAs - full list. Kilkelly. Daniel. 17 September 2013 . . 20 September 2013.
  9. Web site: British Soap Awards 2014 voting opens, longlist announced. Kilkelly. Daniel. 17 March 2014 . . 10 July 2014.
  10. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed. Dainty. Sophie. 29 July 2014 . . 29 July 2014.
  11. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list. Kilkelly. Daniel. 1 October 2014 . . 1 October 2014.
  12. Web site: National Television Awards 2015 - Which soap stars made the long list? . Kilkelly . Daniel . 14 October 2014 . . 10 January 2015.

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