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Mark Paterson
Mark Paterson as Ronald rat in Jock Whittington
Born	Mark William Paterson
Years active	2003-present
Height	5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Mark Paterson (born October 09, 1991) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Khashoggi in the amateur production of the smash hit musical We Will Rock You (musical).

Biography

Early Life

Born Mark William Paterson on October 09, 1991 in Bellshill, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. He attended St. Anne's Primary School and was at the top level of achievements in all areas, although maths was his strongest subject. He hated writing stories and always complained when wirting day coame around. But this all changed in his last year at primary when he became more confident in his writing, and his poem And Then We Said Goodbye was published in Poetry in Motion Scotland Vol II. Paterson's love for drama ignited when he was cast as the Sopongi Chief in his primary school show The Peace Child whilst in primary seven. Since then his name was on the waiting list to join Hamilton District Youth Theatre (HDYT)and in 2005 he recieved the phone call allowing him to join.

More Recently

Since joining HDYT Mark has been in three pantomimes one musical and one drama. His first show the drama Alice in Wonderland where he was in the company playing a tree, a race competitor and a guard. After this, he progressed to the role of Dick Turnip in his first ever pantomime Sleaping Beauty Goes Back To The Future whilst being in the company also.. The following year was Mark's second panto but decided that, because of his prelims, he would not audition for any principle role. But this all changed two days before the show was due to premiere. One of the main principles had fallen ill and there was no way she could do the show, and so Mark was picked to fill in. He had to learn the quite lengthy part of Ronald Rat overnight for the technical rehearsal the next day and then learn stage directions, a song and a dance. He succeeded this seemingly impossible task and was praised by the other cast members and management team. On top of this, his new double act partner fell ill halfway through the shows run and played his part (Roland Rat) for one show whilst the original Ronald returned for the rest of the run. The next show was the famous We Will Rock You amateur production Schools Weill Rock You where he played the evil Khashoggi, Killer Queen's henchman. Although it was an amateur production the show was a major success and came back due to popular demand. All of the shows were sellouts! Next came the hilarious version of Beauty and the Beast. In this, Mark played long John Silver and Prince Charming, whilst being in a company number and singing at the side of the stage with other principles to give the other company numbers a vocal boost.

Future

Mark has auditioned for the part of Rooster in the amateur production of Annie, Annie Jr. He has a callback on January 7th and is hopeful he gets it. mark also hopes to become a professional actor in the medias of TV and film.

Education

Mark achieved top marks in his S4 exams. He Sat seven Standard Grades and one Intermediate 2. His results follow:

• Geography: 1
• Chemistry: 1
• Physics: 1
• Music: 1
• Drama: 1
• Maths: 1
• English: 1
• French: A

The subjects he has chosen for his S5 subjects are maths, english, chemistry, physics and drama, all at higher level. He hopes to achieve A band ones in all of his subjects

Interests

Paterson is a science fiction fan, and is addicted to programs like Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who and films like The Matrix. He also enjoys action, horror and comedy films. His favorite film of all time is White Chicks, closely followed by Team America: World Police Mark also plays the piano and drums and enjoys playing video games.

Personal Life

Mark is currently single but happy and lives at home with his parents and younger brother.

Filmography

Mark has been in two independently made short films by youths in the South Lanarkshire area during the October and Summer holidays with the help of FPS Media. The two films are Behind the Scenes on: Bride of the Wolfman and Snapshot