Mark Evans

Mark Evans is a British veterinary surgeon turned television presenter.

Early and personal life Educated at Warwick School, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A Levels the first time – he says due to completing restoration work on a Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible. He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London,

Television Evans's television career started in 1990 when he complained about an item on TV-am that made fun of fat pets, and was invited as a guest on the show giving advice to the owner of an obese cat.

In 1994, Evans co-developed a new animal-rescue based television series with EndemolPet Rescue on Channel 4, becoming both presenter and an associate producer.

Evans has since presented over 1,500 shows, including shows based around pets, wildlife, science and engineering.

Engineering In 1999, Evans co-devised the workshop-based "Is Born" format for Discovery Networks Europe. Since then, he has co-produced and presented ten series for Discovery Home & Leisure (now Discovery Real Time) and are often repeated on Discovery's Quest channel. The shows have transmitted in over 70 countries around the world.

A Car Is Born (build of an AC Cobra replica) – 15 episodes A Plane Is Born (build of a 200 mph kit aeroplane) – 15 episodes A Car Is Reborn (total restoration of an E Type Jaguar) – 15 episodes A Chopper Is Born (build of a kit, two-seater helicopter) – 15 episode A Bike Is Born – Harley (restoration of a Harley WLC45) – 5 episodes A Bike Is Born – Bonneville (restoration of a Triumph Bonneville T120R) – 5 episodes A Bike Is Born – Trike (build of a Boom Power Trike) – 5 episodes A Race Car Is Born (build of a Westfield race car) – 15 episodes A 4x4 Is Born (build of an extreme off-road Land Rover) – 15 episodes An MG Is Born (restoration of an MGB Roadster) – 10 episodes Wreck Rescue – follows his journey to help inspire and motivate the restorers of five very different vehicles to achieve their own restoration dreams. Wood Wizard with Richard Blizzard (crafting wooden objects) 15 episodes “ Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry" (2021) – a history of the classic cars made in Coventry 1 episode

He also co-devised and presented Dream Machines – a vehicle restoration series on Channel 5.

Filmography Year Title Channel Role Notes Animal Detective Presenter Award-winning segment on Good Morning Absolutely Animals Presenter 16 episodes Wildlife Rescue Presenter 16 episodes Pet Rescue 351 episodes Barking Mad 24 episodes Hi-Tech Vets 15 episodes A Celebrity Question of Squawk 16 episodes Inside Nature's Giants Presenter 18 episodes – Multi-award-winning including BAFTA Hippo: Nature's Wild Feast Presenter Live multi platform event from Zambia nominated for 3 Panda Awards 2012 War Horses: The Real Story Presenter Documentary Foxes Live: Wild in the City Presenter 6 episode live multi platform event Dogs: Their Secret Lives Presenter 9 episodes (as of 2015 series) Operation Maneater Presenter 3 episodes Dead Famous DNA Presenter 3 episodes My Floating Home Presenter 4 series (as of 2023 series)