Martin Fisk

Martin Fisk (born 28 April 1946 in London) is an English actor.
After leaving full time education at Highgate School and Southgate College he studied drama part-time at Mountview Theatre School in North London, where he met his wife Diane, and then went on to study full time at RADA where he won the Rodney Millington Award for Most Promising Actor.
He went on to work extensively in theatre all around the country, including seasons in repertory theatre, and parts played included:
R P McMurphy in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Stanley Kowalski in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Sergeant Troy in FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
George in A WORTHY GUEST by Paul Bailey
Clegg in THE COLLECTOR by John Fowles
Private Bamforth in THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE TALL by Willis Hall
Bob in THE MAINTENANCE MAN by Richard Harris
Jean in MISS JULIE by August Strindberg
The Reporter in KNUCKLE by David Hare
Neville in SEASON’S GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn
Andy in WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn
Big Ben Caunt in BENDIGO by Ken Campbell
Gitche Manito in HIAWATHA for the National Theatre throughout British Isles
Brian in JOKING APART for Derek Nimmo in the Far and Middle East

His many television appearances included roles in:
Heartbeat
Bugs
Coronation Street
Brookside
London’s Burning
Soldier, Soldier
Love Hurts
Crime Monthly
The Sweeney
The Bill
True Crimes
Poldark
A Horseman Riding By
Miss Marple – The Moving Finger
On the Line

By a strange quirk of fate he became widely recognised as the truck driver in the original YORKIE chocolate bar commercial for Rowntree Mackintosh.

Films:

TERRY ON THE FENCE for The Children’s Film Foundation
HIAWATHA the Channel 4 film adaptation of the National Theatre production
Finally he worked as Burt Reynold’s acting double in the film A BUNCH OF AMATEURS

Martin retired in 2009 when he and he and his wife moved to Spain. They have two sons and one grandson.