{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer & actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Mark Sheals |fullname = Mark Sheals |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|26|df=y}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|PR}} |club1 = Swinton |year1start = |year1end = |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |club2 = Leigh |year2start = 1989 |year2end = 92 |appearances2 = 58 |tries2 = 10 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 40 |club3 = Oldham RLFC |year3start = 1992 |year3end = 93 |appearances3 = 32 |tries3 = 5 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 20 |club4 = Wakefield Trinity |year4start = 1993 |year4end = |appearances4 = 24 |tries4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 0 |teamA = |yearAstart = |yearAend = |appearancesA = |triesA = |goalsA = |fieldgoalsA = |pointsA = |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-sheals/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=3824 |title=Mark Sheals |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> }}
'''Mark Sheals''' is an actor, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Swinton, Leigh, Oldham and Wakefield Trinity.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}</ref>
==Acting career== Mark Sheals played "Dessie the Gangster" in episode 15 of series 5 of the Channel 4 television drama series Shameless.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Leigh star acting the part |url=https://www.totalrl.com/former-leigh-star-acting-the-part/ |website=Total Rugby League |access-date=19 May 2025 |date=28 March 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723015404/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_s.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1931141.stm Gregory rejects Lions talk] *[http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6158417.Sheals_ready_to_wait_to_make_his_Mark Sheals ready to wait to make his Mark] *[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-teambyteam-guide-to-the-stones-bitter-championship-1463950.html Rugby League: Team-by-team guide to the Stones Bitter Championship (1993)] *[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-teambyteam-guide-to-the-stones-bitter-championship-1543250.html Rugby League: Team-by-team guide to the Stones Bitter Championship (1992)] *{{IMDb name|3146378}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheals, Mark}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:English male television actors Category:Leigh Leopards players Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Swinton Lions players Category:Wakefield Trinity players Category:English rugby league players