Mark Owen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2019, the group have sold 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he has released five studio albums: Green Man (1996), In Your Own Time (2003), How the Mighty Fall (2005), The Art of Doing Nothing (2013) and his most recent, Land of Dreams, which was released in September 2022 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Official Albums Chart. Growing up, Owen lived in a small council house with his mother Mary, his father Keith, brother Daniel, and sister Tracey in Oldham. His father was a decorator, later getting a job at a police station. His mother was a supervisor in a bakery. Owen was educated at Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine's Catholic Schools, both in Oldham. He had little interest in music and played football briefly for Chadderton F.C., in addition to having trials at Manchester United and Rochdale. Before auditioning for Take That, he worked at Barclays in Failsworth. After selecting Gary Barlow as the group's lead singer in 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith introduced Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and finally Robbie Williams to the fold. The group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first number one with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic". The band's debut album Take That & Party was released on 17 August 1992. It reached number two on the UK Album Chart. The following year saw the release of their second album, Everything Changes. It went straight in at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four number-one singles, as well as "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" and "Love Ain't Here Anymore" hitting number two and three respectively. Owen sang lead vocals on "Babe", which was released in December 1993. Their third album Nobody Else went straight to number 1 and was to be their last studio album of the '90s. The album had three number-one singles, including "Back for Good" which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was brought forward an unprecedented six weeks before its official release such was the demand for the single. Owen also sang lead vocals on "The Day After Tomorrow" from the album. A Greatest Hits collection followed again reaching number one. The album featured the band's eighth number-one single "How Deep Is Your Love". This was to be the first single released by Take That as a four piece (without Williams) and it was their last single until they reformed in 2005. Although Owen's vocal contributions were limited in Take That's original run, he was arguably the most popular member of the group, on account of his boyish good looks and sweet demeanour, regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut". ... Source: Article "Mark Owen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Take That live from Etihad Stadium
Movie · as Self
Take That - The Circus Live - Manchester 2026
Movie · as Self
Take That
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Take That play Baloise Session
Movie · as Self : Vocals
Take That - This Life - Live In Concert
Movie · as Himself
The Coronation Concert
Movie · as Self
Greatest Days
Movie · as Train Busker
Radio 2 In Concert Take That
Movie · as Self
Take That - Live at the Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
Movie · as Self
Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making
Movie · as Self
Take That at the BBC
Movie · as himself
Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
Movie · as Self
Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
Movie · as Self
Take That: We've Come a Long Way
Movie · as Self
Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2
Movie · as Self
An Evening with Take That
Movie · as Self
One Love Manchester
Movie · as Self
Robbie Williams: BRITs Icon
Movie · as Self
Take That Live 2015
Movie · as Self
Take That: Apple Music Festival
Movie · as Self
Take That: These Days On Tour
Movie · as Self
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TFI Friday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
Movie · as Self - Take That
Gary Barlow and Friends
Movie · as Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Movie · as Self - Take That
Take That: Progress Live
Movie · as Self
Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
Movie · as Self
Take That: The Circus Live
Movie · as Self
Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?
Movie · as Self
Take That: In Session At Abbey Road
Movie · as Self
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Self
Skavlan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Take That: The Journey
Movie · as Self
Take That: Come To Town
Movie · as Self
Take That - Beautiful World Live
Movie · as Self
Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Take That: Live At Primavera, Madrid
Movie · as Self
Concert for Diana
Movie · as Self - Take That
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self, Self - Performer · 4 eps
Take That: For the Record
Movie · as Self
Take That: The Ultimate Tour
Movie · as Self
An Audience with Take That
Movie · as Self
Take That: The Ultimate Story
Movie · as Self
Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Truth About Take That
Movie · as Self
Mark Owen: Live at The Academy
Movie · as Self
Love on a Saturday Night
TV · 2 eps
Live at Knebworth
Movie · as Self
Robbie Williams: What We Did Last Summer - Live at Knebworth
Movie · as Self
Top of the Pops Saturday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Bo' Selecta!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RI:SE
TV · 1 ep
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Brother's Little Brother
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Celebrity Big Brother
TV · as Self · 11 eps
I Love 1990s
TV · 1 ep
Life & Cooking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self - Panellist · 4 eps
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-Mex
Movie · as Self
Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie
Movie · as Self
Take That - Live in Berlin
Movie · as Self
Take That: Everything Changes
Movie · as Self
Take That: Tape That
Movie · as Self
Take That: The Party - Live at Wembley
Movie · as Self
Take That Away!
Movie · as Self
Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live & Kicking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Take That & Party
Movie · as Self
The Word
TV · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self - Take That · 4 eps
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps