Fast forward to 2003, and after a one off showing as Gerry Burton, he returned as Neville Hawthorne in 2005 and again in 2007.
Clearly popular with the ITV soap bosses, Mark was hired again to appear in scenes which aired this week as Barry.
Taking to Twitter to comment, many eagle-eyed viewers noticed his familiar face.
One said: “Classic Corrie guest star alert! That was Raquel’s ex-boyfriend Gordon-slash-Norris’s son in law Neville – actor Mark Chatterton – as the pawn shop owner.”