Mark Benton

Mark Benton (born 16 November 1965) is an English actor and television presenter known for his roles as Eddie in ''Early Doors'', Howard in ''Northern Lights'' and Martin Pond in ''Barbara''. Benton has also starred in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road'' as mathematics teacher Daniel "Chalky" Chalk from 2011 to 2014. In 2013, Benton took part in ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and in 2015 he hosted the daytime game show ''The Edge''.

Since 2018, Benton has played the leading role of Frank Hathaway in ''Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' on BBC1. Provided by Wikipedia