Mark Paul Wake was born to Michael Wake and Carol Richards, his parents. Although he initially took the stage in an amateur capacity, he soon progressed to study acting and performance at Adam Smith College. After completing his first year, Mark embarked on a journey across the ocean to study at the New York Film Academy, based out of Universal Studios in Los Angeles, US. Upon his return, he landed his debut role as Ben in the Scottish independent thriller "Mr. Self Destruct" directed by Adrian Rowe and Emma Dodds.
Mark's subsequent work included collaborations with Greek Director Maria Svoronou on two black-and-white short films, "The Weakness Within" and "Thanatophobia". He also took on a role in a music video by the band Cruizer, which went on to play on TV in the US and re-launch the band's single "It's All Good Baby".
In 2009, Mark was contacted by Welsh filmmaker Andrew Tanner, who had been impressed by his work. The lead actor originally cast in the role of Martyn had dropped out just two weeks prior to the start of shooting, and after long chats and script discussions, Mark landed the lead role in the film "Masterpiece". Two weeks later, he arrived on set, where he was handed the finished script and spent the next three weeks shooting. The intense shoot often saw Mark staying up until the early hours with Andrew discussing the character.
The film "Masterpiece" released at the British Independent Film Festival, where Mark collected the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Martyn. After returning from Wales, Mark was cast in a new film by Director Colin Grant about Ethan Traum, who suffers from sleeping conditions; "Eat, Sleep, Repeat".
In 2013, Mark was cast in the UK & Ireland theatre tour of 'Houdini', directed by Peter Snee, as a young Charlie Chaplin. In 2014, Mark acted and produced alongside BAFTA winner Stuart Brennan, who also directed, the zombie feature "Plan Z". The film was nominated for several awards, collecting Best Thriller at the UK National Film Awards and Best Director at HorrorHound Film Festival, amongst others. It was released on Sky, Netflix, and physically in the U.K, US, Korea, Portugal, and China.
Mark's subsequent roles include playing Marley in "A Christmas Carol", directed by David Izatt, and Injured Charles in the horror thriller "The Necromancer". The film was nominated for four awards at the HorrorHound Film Festival, including Best Film, Best Director, Best SFX, and Mark received a nomination for Best Actor.
Mark can also be found in "Roman Armour and great big beard" as Nerva in next year's movie "Wolf", shot in early 2018, which continues the mysterious world created within "The Necromancer".
