Mark Wing-Davey Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Mark Wing-Davey (born 30 November 1948) is a British actor and director. The son of actor and actress Peter Davey and Anna Wing, Wing-Davey went to school at Woolverstone Hall School, before studying at Cambridge University where he was a member of the Footlights from 1967 to 1970. He had a featured role in the 1976 mini series, The Glittering Prizes. This role was later cited as the reason for being cast in arguably his most memorable role, that of the two-headed Galactic President, Zaphod Beeblebrox, in the radio and TV versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas... MORE

Mark Wing-Davey (born 30 November 1948) is a British actor and director. The son of actor and actress Peter Davey and Anna Wing, Wing-Davey went to school at Woolverstone Hall School, before studying at Cambridge University where he was a member of the Footlights from 1967 to 1970. He had a featured role in the 1976 mini series, The Glittering Prizes. This role was later cited as the reason for being cast in arguably his most memorable role, that of the two-headed Galactic President, Zaphod Beeblebrox, in the radio and TV versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas Adams. He also played a barrister in some episodes of the ITV television series Crown Court, Henry V in Episode 3 of James Burke's Connections, a record company executive in Breaking Glass (1980) and an accountant in Absolutely Fabulous. He works mainly in theatre now as a performer, director and teacher. His directing credits are many, including James Stock's Star-Gazy Pie and Sauerkraut (Royal Court Theatre, 1995) and Caryl Churchill's Mad Forest for which he won an Obie award. He was also the first Artistic Director of The Actors Centre, London. In 2003 he returned to the role of Zaphod LESS