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((Short description|English filmmaker and actor))
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((Infobox person
|name        = Marc Sinden
|image       = MarcSinden (cropped).jpg
|caption     = Sinden in 2007
|birth_date  = ((birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|9))
|birth_place = London, England
|alma_mater  = [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]]
|occupation  = Actor, director, producer
|networth    =
|spouse      = [[Jo Gilbert]] (1977–1997) (divorced)
|children    = 2
|parents     = [[Donald Sinden]] <br/>Diana Sinden
|relations   = [[Jeremy Sinden]] (brother)
|website     = 
))

'''Marcus Andrew Sinden''' (born 9 May 1954) is an English actor and film & theatre director and producer.

Sinden has worked in film and theatre (mainly in London's [[West End Theatre|West End]]) as both actor and producer and directed the documentary series ''[[Great West End Theatres]]'', detailing the history of the 40 major playhouses in London. He was [[artistic director]] of the [[Mermaid Theatre]] and inaugurated the British Theatre Season in [[Monaco]], which was awarded a [[Royal warrant of appointment|Royal Warrant]] by [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert of Monaco]]. His first West End production was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment#Award winners and nominations|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment]] and another won the [[Stage Awards for Acting Excellence#Best Ensemble|Stage Award for Best Ensemble work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. He is also the director and co-author of the touring anthology ''[[Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners]]'' and was nominated for a [[Sony Award]] for his voice-overs for [[Apple Computer]]'s TV advertisements.

His father was the actor  [[Donald Sinden]]. In 1968 he and his older brother, actor [[Jeremy Sinden]], were part of the "Na-Na" chorus on "[[Hey Jude]]" by the [[the Beatles|Beatles]].

==As producer==
===Theatre===
In 1993 Sinden became the artistic director at [[Bernard Miles]]' [[Mermaid Theatre]] in Blackfriars, London where he created the Bernard Miles Studio, but left after a year.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/facethefacts 3 August 1994</ref> He then formed his own theatrical production company, presenting in 1996 the première of [[N.J. Crisp]]'s ''[[That Good Night]]'' on a national tour starring Donald Sinden, [[Patrick Ryecart]] and [[Nigel Davenport]] and directing his first commercial tour, [[Edward Hall (director)|Edward Hall]].<ref name="BTG">((cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/MarcSinden.htm|title=Marc Sinden – A Business called Show|work=British Theatre Guide|accessdate=23 April 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182503/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/MarcSinden.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead))</ref> During this period he also produced a series of audio tapes (re-released as CDs in 2010)<ref name="britishtheatreguide.info">((cite web |url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wildeftCD.htm |title=Oscar Wilde CDs released |work=British Theatre Guide |accessdate=25 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903053901/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wildeftCD.htm |archive-date=3 September 2014 |df=dmy-all ))</ref> including ''[[The Ballad of Reading Gaol]]'' read by Donald Sinden and ''[[The Happy Prince and Other Tales|The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde]]'', with readings by [[Judi Dench]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Derek Jacobi]], [[Joanna Lumley]], [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] and [[Elaine Stritch]].<ref name="Who's Who 17th">((cite book | title = Who's Who in the Theatre 17th edition | year = 2000 | publisher = Who's Who ))</ref>

In 1997 Sinden was appointed associate producer for [[Bill Kenwright]] Ltd. As associate producer his West End credits are ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' ([[Haymarket Theatre|Haymarket]]); ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' ([[Haymarket Theatre|Haymarket]] and [[Gielgud Theatre|Gielgud]]) and ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' ([[Albery Theatre|Albery]]), which he cast and co-directed. Marc was responsible for some of the output of the [[Theatre Royal, Windsor]]. He also cast and produced such shows and subsequent tours as ''[[Catch Me If You Can (play)|Catch Me If You Can]]''; ''[[Canaries Sometimes Sing]]''; ''[[My Fat Friend]]''; ''Dangerous To Know''; ''Huckleberry Finn''; ''[[Aladdin]]''; ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (tour); ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' (a co-production tour with the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]]); ''[[Sheridan Morley#Career|Noël and Gertie]]''; ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' (in concert at the [[Golders Green Hippodrome]] for CD recording); ''[[Fallen Angels (play)|Fallen Angels]]''; ''[[The Woman in Black (play)|The Woman in Black]]''; ''[[Ray Cooney#Bibliography|Move Over Mrs Markham]]'' and ''Time's Up''.<ref name="BKL">Bill Kenwright Ltd</ref> He liaised between Bill Kenwright and the [[Peter Hall (theatre director)|Peter Hall]] Company, for which he cast and was associate producer on the tour of the première of ''[[Simon Gray#Plays|Just The Three of Us]]'' by [[Simon Gray]] and helped organise the Australian co-production tour of ''[[An Ideal Husband]]''.<ref name="BKL">Bill Kenwright Ltd</ref>
[[File:Love Letters poster.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Poster for the ''British Theatre Season, Monaco'']]

In 1998 he resumed his independent career as [[Marc Sinden Productions]] and produced and co-directed ''[[Shakespeare's Villains]]'' ([[Haymarket Theatre|Haymarket]]) with [[Steven Berkoff]], which was nominated for a [[Society of London Theatre]] [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment#Award winners and nominations|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment]].<ref name="Society Of London Theatre">Society of London Theatre</ref> In 2000 the production won the [[LA Weekly Theater Award#Performance|LA Weekly Theater Award for Solo Performance]].<ref>Steven Leigh Morris, [http://www.laweekly.com/2000-04-20/stage/the-21st-annual-l-a-weekly-theater-awards/ "The 21st Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards"], ''L.A. Weekly'', 2000/04/12. Retrieved 2012/08/29.</ref> He also produced the 25th anniversary revival of ''[[East (play)|East]]'', directed by the plays author Steven Berkoff, winning the [[Stage Awards for Acting Excellence#Best Ensemble|Stage Award for Best Ensemble work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], ([[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh]]; [[Silvia Monfort|Le Théâtre Silvia Monfort, Paris]] & [[Vaudeville Theatre|Vaudeville]]). Sinden is also the producer of Berkoff's ''[[Steven Berkoff#Theatre|An Actors Lament]]'', Berkoff's first verse-play since ''[[Steven Berkoff#Theatre|Decadence]]'' in 1981.<ref name="Steven Berkoff's new play">((cite web|url=http://www.tenterdentown.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1453&sid=48e2bac1dd7b48fa8a13e2238e1e5f84#p3587|title=Steven Berkoff's new play|work=Tenterden Forum|accessdate=30 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093839/http://www.tenterdentown.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1453&sid=48e2bac1dd7b48fa8a13e2238e1e5f84#p3587|archive-date=19 October 2013|df=dmy-all))</ref>

Other productions include ''[[The Glee Club (play)|The Glee Club]]'' ([[Duchess Theatre|Duchess]]) following its transfer from the [[Bush Theatre]]; ''[[Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners]]'', which he directed and also co-wrote with ''[[Carry On films|Carry On...]]'' writer [[Norman Hudis]], which is still touring internationally;<ref name="Seven Deadly Sins tours Australia">((cite web |url=http://onwardproduction.com.au/browse.asp?page=363|title=Seven Deadly Sins tours Australia|work=Onward Productions|accessdate=21 October 2009))</ref> ''Asking For Trouble'' with [[Sheridan Morley]]; ''Sex Wars'' with [[Louise Jameson]] and ''[[Peter Straker|Straker]] [[Jacques Brel|Sings Brel]]'' directed by [[Mel Smith]].<ref name="Debrett 2009">((cite book | title = Debrett's People of Today | year = 2009 | publisher = Debrett's Ltd | isbn = 978-1-870520-95-9 ))</ref>

He inaugurated the British Theatre Season, Monaco, bringing English-language theatrical shows to the [[Théâtre Princesse Grace]] in [[Monte Carlo]].<ref name="Théâtre Princesse Grace">((cite web |url=http://www.tpgmonaco.com |title=Théâtre Princesse Grace |work=TPG|accessdate=18 September 2007))</ref> On 17 October 2007, [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert II of Monaco]] awarded the British Theatre Season his [[Royal warrant of appointment#Monaco|High Patronage]].<ref name="Monaco announcements">((cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/montecarlo.htm|title=Monaco announcements in English|accessdate=18 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007231709/http://britishtheatreguide.info/news/montecarlo.htm|archive-date=7 October 2010|df=dmy-all))</ref>

[[File:World War I - Vimy sector tunnel.jpg|thumb|right|upright|One of the tunnels in [[Vimy Ridge]] where the [[Battle of Vimy Ridge#Underground operations|mines]] were laid]]

===Film and documentaries===
Sinden is co-producing the new thriller ''[[The Athena Syndrome]]'', currently in pre-production at [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Film Studios]], filming in 2024 with release due at the end of that year.<ref>((Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4286574/fullcredits/producer?ref_=m_ttfc_4|title = Cold Sun| website=[[IMDb]] ))</ref><br>

He is a producer, with his former wife [[Jo Gilbert]], and director of the 40-part documentary series ''[[Great West End Theatres]]'' and was the producer of the DVD release ''An Evening with... Sir Donald Sinden'', filmed at [[Pinewood Studios]] and [[Steven Berkoff]]'s ''[[East (play)|East]]'', filmed in front of a live audience at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], London in 1999.<ref name="IMDB - producer">((cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/company/co0193115/|title=IMDB – producer|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=11 September 2012))</ref>

He is co-producer of the film version of [[N.J. Crisp]]'s ''[[That Good Night]]'' filmed in Portugal starring [[John Hurt]] and [[Charles Dance]] and released in 2017.<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5271794/ |title = That Good Night| website=[[IMDb]] ))</ref>

In August 1998 Sinden was producing a documentary at [[Vimy Ridge]] in [[Arras]], northern France about the First World War [[Battle of Vimy Ridge#Underground operations|underground mines]] (as mentioned in the [[Sebastian Faulks]] novel ''[[Birdsong (novel)|Birdsong]]'') when Lt-Col Mike Watkins, the Head of [[Explosive Ordnance Disposal]] and the [[British Army]]'s leading [[Ammunition Technician|bomb disposal expert]]<ref name="Mike Watkins was one of a rare breed of soldiers">((cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-ltcol-mike-watkins-1171486.html|title=Obituary-Mike Watkins was one of a rare breed of soldiers|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=20 January 2013|date=14 August 1998 |location=London))</ref> who was in charge of the decommissioning of the huge bombs (including one of 6,500&nbsp;lb) in the 20-mile subterranean complex, was killed in an accident underground.<ref name="Bomb expert dies in trench">((cite news |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/1998/08/12/Oxfordshire+Archive/6638970.Bomb_expert_dies_in_trench/|title=Bomb expert dies in trench|newspaper=Oxford Mail|accessdate=20 January 2013|date=12 August 1998))</ref> Sinden said that Lt-Col Watkins was "A hero who had saved countless lives through his bomb disposal work. His work was often secretive and undercover and it would have put him in danger to publicise his action while he was alive, but now he is dead it does not matter. I admired him more than anyone I have ever met."<ref name="Bomb disposal hero dies in tunnel search">((cite news |first= Cathy|last= Comerford|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bomb-disposal-hero-dies-in-tunnel-search-1171090.html|title=Bomb disposal hero dies in tunnel search|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=20 January 2013 |location=London|date=12 August 1998))</ref>

==As director==
===Theatre===
Sinden co-directed ''[[Shakespeare's Villains]]'' ([[Haymarket Theatre|Haymarket]]) with [[Steven Berkoff]], which was nominated for a [[Society of London Theatre]] [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment]]<ref name="Society Of London Theatre"/> and ''[[Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners]]'', which he directed and also co-wrote with ''[[Carry On films|Carry On...]]'' writer [[Norman Hudis]], which is still touring.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.theatre.asn.au/theatre_reviews/7_deadly_sins_four_deadly_sinners |title=Seven Deadly Sins tours |work=Theatre Australia |accessdate=23 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029121408/http://www.theatre.asn.au/theatre_reviews/7_deadly_sins_four_deadly_sinners |archive-date=29 October 2009 |df=dmy-all ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/N150309.htm|title=Sins and Sinners in Barbados|work=British Theatre Guide|accessdate=15 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610004822/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/N150309.htm|archive-date=10 June 2011|df=dmy-all))</ref>

===Film and documentaries===
[[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]], the drama critic for the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', reported that Sinden is "currently directing the 40-part [[DVD documentary|documentary series]] ''[[Great West End Theatres]]'', in which [[Donald Sinden]] tells the history and stories associated with each of the main London theatres."<ref name="Daily Telegraph">((cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7399060/Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year-how-to-soothe-a-savage-breast.html  |title=Donald Sinden – Great night out with a reluctant hero: Charles Spencer column |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=8 March 2010 |accessdate=12 March 2010 |location=London))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/32076/open-access-documenting-londons-theatres|title=West End Boys |newspaper=The Stage|accessdate=6 May 2011))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/podcasts/2011/05/sindens-in-theatreland-the-stage-podcast-87/|title=Sinden's in Theatreland|newspaper=The Stage|accessdate=6 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511052915/http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/podcasts/2011/05/sindens-in-theatreland-the-stage-podcast-87/|archive-date=11 May 2011|df=dmy-all))</ref>

In their review of the first 10 episodes of the series, the ''British Theatre Guide'' said "This film is as close as one can get to standing on the stage taking an ovation. This series is beautifully filmed and gets the balance exactly right between classy camera work, history, reminiscence and gossip."<ref name="British Theatre Guide reviews">((cite news |url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/great-west-end-7230|title=British Theatre Guide reviews Great West End Theatres|publisher=British Theatre Guide|date=19 February 2012|accessdate=19 February 2012))</ref> The ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' review stated that the "lovely documentary series is made by the director Marc Sinden. Its star, and – it transpires – the best documentary frontman of all time, is his actor-father: Sir Donald Sinden. Sir Donald has been let loose, offering anecdotes and memories apparently as they occur to him and the effect is enchanting beyond belief. It is also, at times, incredibly funny. It seems to me rather important that the series should be completed: this is popular history at its best."<ref>((cite news |first= Laura|last= Thompson|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10324418/Tracing-Londons-theatrical-history.html|title=Tracing London's theatrical history |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=23 September 2013))</ref>

The first 10 episodes were broadcast from 3 August 2013 in the UK by the [[BSkyB]] digital satellite channel [[Sky Arts#Sky Arts 2|Sky Arts 2]].<ref>((cite news |url=http://skyarts.sky.com/great-west-end-theatres|title=Sky Arts presents Great West End Theatres|publisher=Sky Arts|date=22 July 2013|accessdate=22 July 2013))</ref>

He is a [[Directors Guild of Great Britain#Guild Member Categories|Professional]] member of the [[Directors Guild of Great Britain]] and [[Directors UK]] and a Director member of [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s [[American Zoetrope#Zoetrope Virtual Studio|Zoetrope Virtual Studio]], where he has a private office.<ref name="Debrett 2009"/><ref name="Zoetrope Studios">((cite web |url=http://www.zoetrope.com/contact.cgi|title=Zoetrope Studios-Private Offices|work=Zoetrope Studios|accessdate=12 October 2012))</ref>

==As actor==
===Theatre===
Sinden's acting work in the theatre includes over 40 regional tours or [[West End Theatre|West End productions]] to his credit, including 'Charles Surface' in ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' ([[Duke of York's Theatre|Duke of York's]]) with his father [[Donald Sinden]] and directed by [[John Barton (director)|John Barton]]. This was chosen as the [[British Council]]'s 50th anniversary tour, playing in 21 cities in 10 countries.<ref>((cite news|title=Gunman Kills British Diplomat|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19840329&id=BMFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3494,6601268|accessdate=17 March 2020|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald|date=29 March 1984))</ref><ref name="Who's Who 17th"/> He also starred in ''[[Her Royal Highness..? (play)|Her Royal Highness?]]'' ([[Palace Theatre, London|Palace]])<ref name="Glasgow Herald/Her Royal Highness?">((cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KsNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=16UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5647,4491405&dq=marc-sinden&hl=en|title=Glasgow Herald – Her Royal Highness? |work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=30 January 2013|date= 25 November 1981))</ref> and ''[[Two into One]]'' ([[Shaftesbury Theatre|Shaftesbury]]), both written and directed by [[Ray Cooney]]; 'Squire Sullen' in ''[[The Beaux' Stratagem]]'' ([[Royal National Theatre|Lyttelton, Royal National Theatre]]) opposite [[Brenda Blethyn]] and [[Stephen Dillane]]; ''[[Over My Dead Body (play)|Over My Dead Body]]'' ([[Savoy Theatre|Savoy]]) with [[June Whitfield]]; ''[[Underground (play)|Underground]]'' with [[Raymond Burr]] ([[Prince of Wales Theatre|Prince of Wales]] and [[Royal Alexandra Theatre|Royal Alexandra, Toronto]]); ''[[Ross (play)|Ross]]'' with [[Simon Ward]] ([[Old Vic]] and [[Royal Alexandra Theatre|Royal Alexandra, Toronto]]); [[Ray Davies]]' first musical ''[[Chorus Girls (musical)|Chorus Girls]]'' ([[Theatre Royal, Stratford East]]) written by [[Barrie Keeffe]]<ref name="Broadway World">((cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Ray-Davies-FUNNY-AFTERNOON-Musical-to-Debut-at-Hampstead-Theatre-April-May-2014-20131212#|title=Ray Davies' Funny Afternoon Musical |website=Broadway World|accessdate= 12 December 2013))</ref> and the première of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[Enjoy (play)|Enjoy]]'' ([[Vaudeville Theatre|Vaudeville]]) with [[Joan Plowright]], directed by [[Ronald Eyre]].<ref name="Who's Who 17th"/>

A season at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] included 'Stephen Undershaft' in [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Major Barbara]]'' with Donald Sinden, directed by [[Christopher Morahan]] and as assistant director, [[Sam Mendes]]; at the [[Gaiety Theatre, Dublin]], 'Broadbent' in Shaw's rarely seen ''[[John Bull's Other Island]]'' with [[Cyril Cusack]], directed by [[Joe Dowling]]; 'Cassius' in a national tour of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' for the New Shakespeare Company<ref name="Glasgow Herald/Julius Caesar">((cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9aUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3553,6325560&dq=marc+sinden&hl=en|title=Glasgow Herald – Julius Caesar |work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=12 December 2011|date= 27 March 1979))</ref> and a 12-month national tour of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Private Lives]]'' with [[Gemma Craven]].<ref name="Who's Who 17th"/>

===Film===
In 1962, aged 8, Sinden was originally offered the lead title role in the film ''[[Sammy Going South]]'' by its director, [[Alexander Mackendrick]], but his father turned the offer down on his son's behalf, saying that "only a handful of child actors ever make it as adult actors and if Marc wants to be an actor, he should wait until he is old enough to make the decision himself."<ref>''Laughter in the Second Act''. Donald Sinden. Hodder & Stoughton. 1985. ((ISBN|978-0340285404))</ref> He appeared as 'Surveyor White' in the film version of [[Spike Milligan]]'s novel ''[[Puckoon#Film|Puckoon]]'' with [[Richard Attenborough]], filmed at the [[Northern Ireland Screen#The Paint Hall|Paint Hall Studios]] in [[Belfast]]; 'Senior Allied Officer White' in the comedy ''[[The Brylcreem Boys]]'' with [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Billy Campbell]] and [[Jean Butler]] filmed in the [[Isle of Man]]; 'Fr. Dennis' in ''Property of the State'', the first film made at the Shackleton Studios in [[County Londonderry]]; 'Captain Dawson' in ''[[Clash of Loyalties]]'' with [[Oliver Reed]], filmed in [[Iraq]] by [[cinematographer]] [[Jack Hildyard]];<ref>((cite news|title=The Film Programme interview| date=5 August 2011| newspaper=BBC Radio 4| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012x12w/The_Film_Programme_05_08_2011/| accessdate=6 August 2011))</ref> the French film ''[[Mangeuses d'Hommes]]'' filmed in [[Sierra Leone]]; ''[[Decadence (film)|Decadence]]'' with [[Steven Berkoff]] and [[Joan Collins]] filmed in [[Luxembourg]]; the Italian film ''[[Piccolo Grande Amore]]'' with [[Susannah York]] and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] filmed in [[Austria]]; 'Lord Dolman' in [[Michael Winner]]'s ''[[The Wicked Lady (1983 film)|The Wicked Lady]]'' with [[Faye Dunaway]], [[Alan Bates]] and [[John Gielgud]] with cinematography by [[Jack Cardiff]]; ''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]'' with [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Helen Mirren]] and [[Isabella Rossellini]] (which was the [[Royal Command Performance|Royal Film Performance]] of 1986); 'Captain Perez' in ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' directed by [[Gerald Thomas]], filmed by [[Alan Hume]] and produced by Sinden's godfather [[Peter Rogers]]<ref name="IMDB - trivia">((cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801790/news|title=IMDB – trivia|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=14 February 2009))</ref> and was 'Mr. Honeythunder' in [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993 film)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' with [[Robert Powell]].<ref name="IMDB Marc Sinden"/>

===Television===
He is probably best known for playing Inspector Stokesay in ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' with [[Tom Selleck]] and as Martyn Price in the [[BAFTA]] and [[Emmy]] award-winning ''[[The Politician's Wife]]'' with [[Trevor Eve]] and [[Juliet Stevenson]]. He has appeared in ''[[Judge John Deed]]''; the series ''Island'' set on [[Jersey]] and has also had roles in the BBC TV drama series' ''[[Century Falls]]'' and ''Country Boy''; ''Against All Odds – The Promise'' with [[Roy Marsden]];<ref name="IMDB - Against All Odds">((cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817548/|title=IMDB – ''Against All Odds''|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=11 September 2012))</ref> ''[[Never the Twain]]''; ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''; [[Peter Tinniswood]]'s ''Home Front'' with [[Brenda Bruce]]; ''[[Barry Morse]] presents Strange But True''; ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' with [[Leo McKern]]; ''[[Emmerdale]]''; ''[[If You Go Down in the Woods Today]]'' with [[Eric Sykes]]; Desmond Elliott in the original series of ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]''; Joss Melford, opposite [[Lindsay Duncan]] in the episode ''Deadlier Than the Male'', in ''[[Dick Turpin (TV series)|Dick Turpin]]'' with [[Richard O'Sullivan (actor)|Richard O'Sullivan]]; ''[[All at No 20]]'' with [[Maureen Lipman]]; ''[[Shoestring (TV series)|Shoestring]]'' with [[Trevor Eve]] and ''[[Wolf to the Slaughter]]'' (the first of the [[Ruth Rendell]]/[[Inspector Wexford]] TV adaptations).

He was also nominated in 1981 for a [[Sony Award]] for his [[voice-over]]s for [[Apple Computer]] TV advertisements.<ref name="IMDB Marc Sinden">((cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801790/|title=IMDB – actor|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=14 February 2009))</ref>

==="Hey Jude" film recording===
On 4 September 1968, Sinden and his brother [[Jeremy Sinden|Jeremy]] were part of the "Na-Na" chorus on "[[Hey Jude#Promotional film|Hey Jude]]", recording and filming the song with [[the Beatles]] at [[Twickenham Film Studios]].<ref name="Pinchabout">Pinchabout, Emma (6 March 2009). ((cite web|url= http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2009/03/06/marc-sinden-on-john-lennon-we-were-in-the-presence-of-god-92534-23077241 |title= Marc Sinden on John Lennon: We were in the presence of God |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090310053521/http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2009/03/06/marc-sinden-on-john-lennon-we-were-in-the-presence-of-god-92534-23077241 |archive-date= 10 March 2009)). ''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''.</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/14218-heather-mills-theatre-love/|title=Heather Mills theatre love|accessdate=11 November 2008|date= 11 November 2008))</ref><ref>((cite web|title= Oral history of the Beatles' Hey Jude |work= [[CBC Radio]] |date= 5 September 2018 |accessdate= 9 September 2018 |url= https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/tuesday-september-4-2018-alan-lee-esi-edugyan-and-more-1.4808886/oral-history-of-the-beatles-hey-jude-1.4808892))</ref>

==Personal life==
Sinden is divorced from the film producer [[Jo Gilbert]] and has two children from that marriage: Hal Sinden (born 1980), video director and cinematographer<ref>((cite web | url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm10318756/ | title=Hal Sinden | website=[[IMDb]] ))</ref> and Bridie Sinden (born 1990) who is a film production coordinator.<ref name="Debrett 2009"/> He is the son of actor [[Donald Sinden]] and his wife, actress Diana Mahony<ref name="Kent Online">((cite news |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/newsarchive.aspx?articleid=17503|title=Funeral of actress with a great gift for friendship|publisher=Kent Online|date=4 November 2004 |accessdate=21 February 2012))</ref> and the brother of actor [[Jeremy Sinden]].<ref name="Independent Obituary">((cite news |first= Adam|last= Benedick|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jeremy-sinden-1349970.html|title=Obituary: Jeremy Sinden|newspaper=The Independent|date=31 May 1996 |accessdate=21 February 2012|location=London))</ref>

After leaving [[Stanbridge Earls]] school in 1971 aged 17, Sinden studied on the acting course at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] from 1971 to 1973 alongside fellow student [[Pete Postlethwaite]].<ref name="University of Bristol Theatre Collection 1">((cite news |url=http://theatricalia.com/play/4t0/the-workhouse-donkey/production/ah4|title=''The Workhouse Donkey'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1971|publisher=Theatricalia |date=19 August 2012 |accessdate=19 August 2012 ))</ref><ref name="University of Bristol Theatre Collection 2">((cite news |url=http://theatricalia.com/play/61p/tribute-to-nat-brenner/production/d66|title=''Tribute to Nat Brenner'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1993|publisher=Theatricalia |date=19 August 2012 |accessdate=19 August 2012 ))</ref> Following this, he became a [[goldsmith|jeweller]] at H. Knowles Brown in [[Hampstead]], London for five years.<ref name="BTG"/><ref name="The Feral Beast column: Above rubies..., The Independent">((cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/diary/the-feral-beast-farewell-to-a-loved-and-foxy-lady-8059938.html|title=Above rubies...: The Feral Beast column by Matthew Bell|newspaper=The Independent |date=19 August 2012 |accessdate=19 August 2012 | location=London))</ref> Marrying in 1977, he returned to acting in 1978, starting as an [[assistant stage manager|acting/ASM]] in [[Repertory theatre|weekly-repertory]].<ref name="BTG"/>

Investigative journalist James Montague, writing in the July 2014 issue of ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine, claimed that Sinden spied for the British Government's [[Secret Intelligence Service]] ([[MI6]]) during the filming of ''[[Clash of Loyalties]]'' in Iraq, after being made "an offer he couldn't refuse, appealing to his duty and his pride in Queen and Country." In the article Sinden admitted that it was true.<ref name="When Saddam Met Oliver Reed">((cite magazine|url=http://www.esquireme.com/saddam-met-oliver-reed/|title=When Saddam Met Oliver Reed by James Montague|magazine=Esquire Magazine|date=15 July 2014|accessdate=15 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204080237/http://www.esquireme.com/saddam-met-oliver-reed/|archive-date=4 February 2015|df=dmy-all))</ref>

He is an [[atheist]] and [[secularist]], a [[Zoological Society of London|Fellow of the Zoological Society]], a [[Liveryman]] of the [[Worshipful Company of Innholders]] and was awarded the [[Freedom of the City of London]] by the [[Lord Mayor of the City of London|Lord Mayor]] [[Kenneth Cork|Sir Kenneth Cork]]. He is an active supporter of [[Europeanism]] and the [[European Union]].

In ''[[Debrett's People of Today]]'' he lists his recreations as "exploring [[Provence]], [[clay pigeon shooting]] and [[cigars]]" and is a member of the [[Noël Coward Society]], the [[Clay Pigeon Shooting Association]], [[Guards Polo Club]] and [[The Ivy#The Club at The Ivy|The Club at The Ivy]].<ref name="Debrett 2009"/>

Sinden was nominated for the [[Cigar#Cigar Smoker of the Year Award|Cigar Smoker of the Year Award]] at the inaugural gala award ceremony in 2013, sponsored by ''[[The Spectator]]'' magazine and again in 2015.<ref name="Cigar Smoker of the Year Award Nominees 2013">((cite news |url=http://www.cigarauctions.co.uk/document.php?id=auction_event_nov_2013.htm|title=Cigar Smoker of the Year Award Nominees 2013|publisher=C.Gars Ltd. |date=13 November 2013 |accessdate=13 November 2013 ))</ref><ref name="Cigar Smoker of the Year Award show 2013">((cite news |url=http://www.boisdale.co.uk/news/view/669/duran-durans-simon-le-bon-crowned-the-spectator-cigar-smoker-of-the-year|title=The Spectator Cigar Smoker of the Year Award show 2013 results|publisher=Boisdale |date=22 November 2013 |accessdate=22 November 2013 ))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*((YouTube|ui9JzEPEdp8|Film of "Hey Jude" recording)) Sinden (wearing grey jacket and tie and horn-rim spectacles) identified (starting at 3' 43") as standing next to [[Ringo Starr]] during recording of "[[Hey Jude]]" by [[the Beatles]] at [[Twickenham Film Studios]] on 4 September 1968.[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2009/03/06/marc-sinden-on-john-lennon-we-were-in-the-presence-of-god-92534-23077241]
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