Mark Bonanno
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mark Samual Bonanno is best known for his general silliness within comedy troupe Aunty Donna, one of Australia's biggest comedic acts who have garnered a huge international audience both live and online. Since studying Acting at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, Mark's work has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in 2017, Best of The Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival in 2018, and across the last few years, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble and Best Comedy Web Series at the Melbourne International Web Festival. Mark's work directing Demi Lardner's 2017 and 2018 stage shows also saw award attention, winning both the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director's Choice Award and Pinder Prize in their respective years. In 2020, Mark has co-written/created the six part sitcom Why Are You Like This, which will be coming to the ABC (Australia). Mark also live streams weekly on Twitch under the name VeryPoliteGamer.
Filmography
2025
- Lesbian Space Princess as Leader (voice)
- Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat as Self/Italian
2024
- Trope RPG as Haley Joel Osment
- The Story of Pud: A Tell All Documentary as Self
2023
- Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe as Mark
- The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World as Self - Host
- Fairbairn In The City ... (Executive Producer)
- Aunty Donna's Dungeons and Dragons as Dungeon Master
- Bald Future as Owen
2022
- Finding Yeezus as Self
2021
- Drag Race Down Under as Self - Special Guest
- Hug the Sun as The Shädow Män
- Why Are You Like This? ... (Writer)
- Melbourne Comedy Festival as Self - Host
2020
- Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun as Himself
2019
- Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College as Mark / Various
- Aunty Donna - The Album Tour as Himself
- Scopa ... (Screenplay)
2018
- Aunty Donna: New Show as Himself
2017
- The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular as Himself
2016
- The Wizards of Aus as Skulldrich
- Aunty Donna: 1999
2014
- The Comedian as Simon
2013
- Have You Been Paying Attention? as Self - Guest Quizmaster