MCM: Mark Bonnar – Frock Flicks

MCM: Mark Bonnar

Scottish actor Mark Bonnar is objectively one of my favorite male actors these days; he has a knack for playing weird misfits almost as often as he’s cast as a debonair leading man. I also can’t resist a silver fox, so obviously I’m extremely seated for anything that crops up with him in it. So let’s take a look at his historical roles!

Spies, Lies, and the Superbomb (2007)

Mark Bonnar in Spies, Lies, and the Superbomb (2007) — A Cold War-era TV series in which Mark Bonnar plays Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet officer who spied for the West in the episode “The Spy from Moscow,” set in the early 1960s. It was difficult finding any images from this episode online that featured Bonnar, except for this one on the cover of the Japanese edition of the series box set.

The Paradise (2012-13)

Mark Bonnar in The Paradise (2012-2013) — Mark Bonnar plays the wealthy philanthropist Peter Adler in the first season of this short-lived series about a Victorian department store (not to be confused with the infinitely better Mr. Selfridge, which came out a hot minute after this one was canned).

Grantchester (2014-26)

Mark Bonnar in Grantchester (2014-2026) — Mark Bonnar plays Dr. Robinson in the third episode of the first season of this eye-candy filled show about a small village vicar who solves crimes with a hardened detective.

Home Fires (2015-16)

Mark Bonnar in Home Fires (2015-2017) — Mark Bonnar played Reverend Adam Collingborne, the husband of Sarah Collingborne (played by Ruth Gemmell), in the first series of this period drama about Women’s Institute members on the Home Front during the Second World War.

Sunset Song (2015)

Mark Bonnar in Sunset Song (2015) — This behind-the-scenes pic is the only image I could find online of Mark Bonnar in Sunset Song, in which he plays a fire-and-brimstone minister in this adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel, set in a rural Scottish farming community in the early 1900s. That’s him on the far right, almost cut out of the frame. The film looks gorgeous, though. Might have to watch it.

Jekyll and Hyde (2015)

Mark Bonnar in Jekyll and Hyde (2015) — Mark Bonnar has that same kind of ability to switch between affable and sinister as Harry Lloyd does, which is one of the reason I enjoy watching both of them so much. In Jekyll and Hyde, Bonnar plays Lord Protheroe, the corrupt and ruthless head of the Daily Truth newspaper.

Urban Myths (2017-20)

Mark Bonnar in Urban Myths (2017-2019) — Mark Bonnar has a role in the “The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie,” in the second series of the show satirizing various urban legends that may or may not have actually occurred. Not much is online about Bonnar’s specific role, but the two-parter deals with the 11 days that the famous mystery author disappeared.

Summer of Rockets (2019)

Mark Bonnar in Summer of Rockets (2019) — Mark Bonnar played Field, an MI5 officer six-part Cold War series is set in the UK in the summer of 1958.

World on Fire (2019-23)

Mark Bonnar in World on Fire (2019-2023) — Mark Bonnar plays another MI5 agent in the second series of World on Fire, Sir James Danemere who is embedded with the Chase family, headed by Roberta (played by Lesley Manville).

Operation Mincemeat (2021)

Operation Mincemeat (2022) — No, Mark Bonnar is not in this photo, but he is in the film. I just can’t find a pic of him as (yet another) MI5 agent in this drama about one of the craziest plans the Allies came up with during WWII, involving planting false documents on a corpse to bait the Nazis into making strategic errors.

Napoleon (2023)

Mark Bonnar in Napoleon (2023) — Mark Bonnar plays General Junot and close companion of Napoleon’s.

Murder Is Easy (2023)

Mark Bonnar in Murder is Easy (2023) — Mark Bonnar plays Reverend Arthur Humbleby in the miniseries adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1939 classic murder mystery novel.

Marble Hall Murders (2026)

Mark Bonnar in Marble Hall Murders (2026) — I thoroughly enjoyed this genre-bending series and ended up binging the other two series as well. Mark Bonnar plays two characters in Marble Hall Murders, one in 2026 and the other based on a character in a novel set in the 1950s.

What’s your favorite role or show featuring Mark Bonnar? Tell us in the comments!

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3 thoughts on “MCM: Mark Bonnar”

Jt says:

November 9, 2026 at 6:50 am

Never heard of him, but hello!

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ED says:

November 9, 2026 at 6:55 am

I’ve just finished watching MARBLE HALL MURDERS after having seen the previous two series (MAGPIE MURDERS and MOONFLOWER MURDERS, for the record): they’re distinctly more-ish, not least due to that jaunty Detective Adventure theme tune they all share.

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indiaedghill says:

November 9, 2026 at 6:55 am

Operation Mincemeat was definitely one of the weirder things in a war crammed with high weirdnesses. And it WORKED, saving a lot of lives. The operation has been a movie twice. Either is worth a watch.

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