Mark Strickson (born 6 April 1959) is a British television producer and actor best known for playing companion Vislor Turlough in Doctor Who from 1983 to 1984.

Strickson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School in his home town, the same school as William Shakespeare,^[1] and was also a chorister at Holy Trinity Church (Shakespeare's Church), where his father, John Strickson, was organist and choirmaster. He studied drama at RADA in London.^[2]

As an actor, Strickson appeared in the BBC medical series Angels before landing his part in Doctor Who,^[3] co-starring with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding between 1983 and 1984. He appeared at Doctor Who's 20th-anniversary celebrations in Longleat in 1983, alongside many other cast and crew members from the series. He also played the young Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 television film of A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott.

After this, Strickson emigrated to Australia, where he studied zoology at the Armidale campus of the University of New England, part-funding his education by teaching theatre studies for five years.^[4] He subsequently relocated to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he took up residence.^[5] He appeared in a television advertising campaign for Strepsils throat lozenges which aired in Australia and New Zealand in 1993. Strickson became a documentary producer and director, especially of wildlife documentary programmes. He has produced programmes for, amongst others, the Discovery Channel, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Animal Planet. In this capacity, he brought Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter", to public attention with such shows as The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World.^[6][7][8][9]

Strickson has reprised the role of Turlough in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio dramas.^[10] He has also contributed interviews and voiceover commentaries for DVD releases of his various Doctor Who serials.

• Mark Strickson at IMDb