Mark Williams
August 22, 1959 (66 years old) in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Mark Williams (born August 22, 1959) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. His film roles include Horace in the 1996 adaptation of 101 Dalmatians and Arthur Weasley in seven of the Harry Potter films. He made recurring appearances as Brian Williams in the BBC television series Doctor Who and as Olaf Petersen in Red Dwarf. Since 2013, Williams has portrayed the title character in the long-running BBC series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Secret Santa Project as Leon
- 2023 · The Effects of Lying as
- 2022 · Sister Boniface Mysteries as Father Brown
- 2022 · Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
- 2017 · Heidi: Queen of the Mountain as Henry
- 2017 · Harry Potter: A History Of Magic as Himself
- 2016 · We're Going on a Bear Hunt as Dad (voice)
- 2014 · The Musketeers as Pathologist
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Follies Director
- 2013 · Father Brown as Father Brown
- 2011 · Albert Nobbs as Sean Casey
- 2011 · When Harry Left Hogwarts as Self
- 2011 · 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments as Arthur Weasley (archive footage)
- 2011 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Arthur Weasley
- 2011 · Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds as Alphonse Frankenstein
- 2010 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Arthur Weasley
- 2009 · Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Arthur Weasley
- 2009 · Being Human as Regus
- 2008 · Merlin as The Goblin (voice)
- 2008 · Sense and Sensibility as Sir John Middleton
- 2007 · A Room with a View as Mr Beebe
- 2007 · Stardust as Billy
- 2007 · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Arthur Weasley
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Arthur Weasley
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Brian Williams
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Commander Peters
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Arthur Weasley
- 2004 · Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Inspector Crescent
- 2004 · Hustle as Dale Ridley
- 2004 · The Heart of Me as Man
- 2004 · New Tricks as David Beaumont
- 2002 · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Arthur Weasley
- 2001 · Second Star to the Left as Duke (voice)
- 2001 · High Heels and Low Lifes as Tremaine
- 2001 · Exit Wounds as Cop
- 2000 · Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Roland Thornton
- 1999 · Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1998 · The Fast Show Live as
- 1998 · Shakespeare in Love as Wabash
- 1998 · Comedy Lab as Mr. Anderson
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Pat Everett
- 1996 · 101 Dalmatians as Horace
- 1994 · Prince of Jutland as Aslak
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Roland Grogan
- 1991 · Bottom as Boris
- 1989 · Dragon Fight as Ray
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Fearnot's Brother
- 1988 · Red Dwarf as Olaf Petersen
- 1986 · Casualty as Des Jones
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Host
- Future · Lead Heads as
- 2025 · Dream Hacker as Edgar Wainwright
- 2024 · Robin and the Hoods as The Mayor
- 2023 · Surprised by Oxford as Professor Nuttham
- 2022 · Super Villans as Self
- 2022 · Here We Go as Frank
- 2018 · Early Man as Barry (voice)
- 2016 · Golden Years as Phil
- 2016 · Red Top as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
- 2015 · Born Naughty? as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Blandings as Sebastian Beach
- 2011 · Fern as
- 2010 · Little Crackers as Father Christmas
- 2010 · The Indian Doctor as Richard Sharpe
- 2009 · Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Self
- 2006 · Saxondale: On The Road as Self
- 2006 · Saxondale as Deggsy
- 2006 · Viva Blackpool as Tommy Vesty
- 2006 · The World's Strangest UFO Stories as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Ingoldsby
- 2005 · The Rotters' Club as Sam Williams
- 2004 · Carrie and Barry as Kirk
- 2004 · Mark Williams On The Rails as Self - Presenter
- 2003 · The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour as Various
- 2002 · Anita and Me as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
- 2002 · The Final Curtain as Declan Farrell
- 2002 · Industrial Revelations as
- 2002 · Shackleton as Dudley Docker
- 2002 · Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime as King Rat
- 2001 · Combat Sheep as Moose (voice)
- 2001 · Happiness as
- 2001 · Jumpers for Goalposts as Tommy Stein
- 2001 · Fun at the Funeral Parlour as
- 2000 · Happy Birthday Shakespeare as Ted
- 2000 · The Strangerers as Cadet Flynn
- 2000 · Gormenghast as
- 2000 · Gormenghast as Professor Perch
- 1999 · Hunting Venus as Peter
- 1997 · The Borrowers as Exterminator Jeff
- 1995 · The Big Game as Tommy Hollis
- 1994 · Fever as Jukebox Man
- 1994 · Harry Enfield and Chums as Husband on Holiday
- 1994 · The Fast Show as Various Characters
- 1994 · 99-1 as John Samms
- 1993 · The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer as
- 1993 · Chef as Policeman 2
- 1989 · KYTV as
- Future · The Dark Channel as Mabuse
- 1989 · Great Expectations as Mr. Trabb's Son
- 1988 · Coppers as
- 1988 · Alexei Sayle's Stuff as
- 1988 · Tumbledown as Lumpy
- Future · Mark Williams' Big Bangs as
- 1982 · Privileged as Wilf