Martin Clunes
Birthday: 28 November 1961, Wimbledon, South London, England, UK
Birth Name: Alexander Martin Clunes
Height: 190 cm
Martin Clunes was born the son of the noted Shakespearean actor Alec Clunes. He was educated at the Royal Russell School in Surrey and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. He made his tele ...Show More
[on his frequently ridiculed television debut in Doctor Who: Snakedance: Part One (1983)] They sort Show more
[on his frequently ridiculed television debut in Doctor Who: Snakedance: Part One (1983)] They sort of disinvested in that programme..."It's successful, don't spend much on it." I was sort of top dog on that planet and I thought I was rather good but I was just rubbish. Hide
"Jug ears and child-bearing lips" - his description of himself, said in a documentary about the maki Show more
"Jug ears and child-bearing lips" - his description of himself, said in a documentary about the making of Doc Martin (2004) which was shown in 2006. Hide
I must point out that no babies were hurt in the making of the program this season. At heart I'm rea Show more
I must point out that no babies were hurt in the making of the program this season. At heart I'm really a bunny- hugger . Hide
Honestly, as I get older, I find it really hard to remember words like 'polymyalgia'. Some of these Show more
Honestly, as I get older, I find it really hard to remember words like 'polymyalgia'. Some of these medical terms I can't even get out of my mouth. Some have to be written on the walls behind the characters with the diseases. Hide
I think people need entertaining and they like being entertained. That's all I do. I don't do anythi Show more
I think people need entertaining and they like being entertained. That's all I do. I don't do anything important, I just work in entertainment. Hide
I don't do very well being away, and America starts to annoy me after a while. I just like the UK be Show more
I don't do very well being away, and America starts to annoy me after a while. I just like the UK better - I couldn't go over there, it would drive me mad! Hide
[on Churchill Insurance, who dropped him from their commercials after he was banned from driving for Show more
[on Churchill Insurance, who dropped him from their commercials after he was banned from driving for six months] I was very surprised by their reaction. It was neurotic and very heavy-handed. Quite rude, actually. They never said goodbye. They never said thanks. They washed their hands of me completely. Hide
It's really such a liberating role. It's nice to be rough with the elderly, violent with children, a Show more
It's really such a liberating role. It's nice to be rough with the elderly, violent with children, and generally rude to everyone. But audiences seem to like it, wondering what kind of outrageous thing he will say or do next. Hide
[on the popularity of 'Doc Martin'] It always seems like such a surprise when another country sort o Show more
[on the popularity of 'Doc Martin'] It always seems like such a surprise when another country sort of chimes in wholeheartedly, in a kind of epicurean way. Especially in the way it has been picked up in Canada and the US in almost cultish fashion. You're not going to be a cult in England when you're on mainstream TV. Hide
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