Mark Prendergast

Mark Prendergast is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He's best known for his roles in BBC drama series Case Histories, US TV series Outlander and the BAFTA winning feature film Running in Traffic. On stage, Prendergast's most recent notable productions include the World Premiere of DC Jackson's The Marriage of Figaro for the Royal Lyceum Theatre, the Fringe First and CATS award-winning 'Slick' by top Scottish theatre company Vox Motus. Early life Prendergast was born in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, attending Stewarton Academy and then training professionally in acting at Langside College, Glasgow. Prendergast started performing from a very young age, taking an interest in magic at the age of 5. At 11 years old he became one of the youngest members at the time to join the Magic Circle, becoming a member of the Paisley, Scotland branch. This interest has continued in to his adult life and Prendergast has occasionally used magic for theatre productions he has been involved in and has designed illusions and effects for various theatre shows. Prendergast also began singing at an early age, beginning training in classical voice under Frances Marshall. He would then at age 14 join the National Youth Choir of Scotland under chorus master Christopher Bell and, for a short time, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus. Whilst attending the National Youth Choir of Scotland from 1997 to 2002 Prendergast met and would go on to train with acclaimed singers and tutors, Stewart Kempster and tenor Peter Alexander Wilson. Some of his very first acting roles were performed with the local theatre group The Dunlop Players. From here he would go on to play many leading roles in both the Palace Theatre Youth Theatre in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and the Kilmarnock Amateur Operatics Society as well as gaining early acclaim performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.