Marcus Michael Bentley (born 4 October 1965) is a British
actor,
broadcaster and
voice-over artist. Bentley is most famous for narrating the
United Kingdom's version of the Dutch reality television programme
Big Brother since its inception in 2000. He also did other continuity announcements for
Channel 4 until he left in July 2011 to continue narrating the revived
Big Brother on
Channel 5. Bentley's voice-over work and strong
Geordie accent has led to him becoming one of Britain's most recognised voices.