John Charles Marquez was born in Coventry on 5th June 1970 to a Spanish father - who owned a chip shop - and English mother, describing his upbringing as 'very English.' Older brother is actor Martin Marquez, who encouraged him to tread the boards and with whom he has appeared in comedy duo the Brothers Marquez, and his niece Ramona Marquez, Martin's daughter, was an established comedy player at the age of six in TV sitcom 'Outnumbered', Martin's son Raoul also being an actor. Best known as well-meaning but dim P.C.Penhale in television series 'Doc Martin', set in his wife's native county of Cornwall and in which Martin has played a guest role, John has an impressive stage C.V. appearing with the RSC in 'The Taming of the Shrew', the Royal Court ('Ding Dong the Wicked') the National Theatre ('The Emperor Jones, 'Market Boy') and in 'House of Games' and 'The Hypochondriac' at the Almeida, 'Privates on Parade' at the Noel Coward Theatre and in 2014 the musical 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' In 2016 he was back in a television series as Hermione Norris's - rather overly - sympathetic husband in comedy drama 'In the Club'. John has two daughters by the late actress Clare Cathcart.