Mark Mitchell

Known for ActingBorn 1954-09-29 (age 71)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mark Mitchell (born 29 September 1954) is an Australian actor, comedian and contemporary artist, best known for his character Con the Fruiterer. Mitchell trained as a teacher of English - B.A. (Melb) Dip.Ed (S C V Rusden) - Mark taught middle and senior English for 5 years before deciding to follow his heart into performance. His entry into the entertain-ment world, dressed as the Devil, required him to deliver singing telegrams! Oddly enough this venture lasted only two weeks. Deciding that he was ready for stand-up comedy, Mark soon realized that perhaps stand-up comedy was not ready for him, but he persevered with it for almost six years before concluding that the corporate sector offered more intriguing opportunities for comedic addresses around focused themes. The huge success of The Comedy Company (1988-1990) during the late 1980s brought Mark Mitchell, larger than life, into the homes of all Australians. His character portrayal of a Greek fruiterer named CON endeared him not only to many Australians, but also to the Greek community. Mark soon found himself in demand from both local and international film and tele-movie including The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996), Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001), Blonde (2001), On the Beach (2000), Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) and Inspector Gadget 2 (2003).Read more

Movies & web series

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Farscape

The Newsreader

Upper Middle Bogan

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

Sammy the Salmon

Round the Twist

The Comedy Company

Jack Irish

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Ground Zero

Wills & Burke

E Street

Backlands

Betrayed by My Bridesmaid

On the Beach

Loot

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

The Genie from Down Under

Inspector Gadget 2

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

Welcome to Hell

The Tickle Monster

The Roots of Lacrosse

Feedback

Looking to Buy

Sleuth 101

The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 2

The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 1

Sword of Honour