Mark Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1959-08-22

Place of Birth

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Mark Williams

Biography

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.

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Acting History

2025
The Secret Santa Project as Leon
2025
Dream Hacker as Edgar Wainwright
2024
Robin and the Hoods as The Mayor
2023
Surprised by Oxford as Professor Nuttham
2023
The Effects of Lying
2022
Super Villans as Self
2022
Here We Go as Frank
2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries as Father Brown
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
2018
Early Man as Barry (voice)
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)
2016
Golden Years as Phil
2016
Red Top as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
2015
Born Naughty? as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
The Musketeers as Pathologist
2013
The Look of Love as Follies Director
2013
Father Brown as Father Brown
2013
Blandings as Sebastian Beach
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
Fern
2011
Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds as Alphonse Frankenstein
2010
Little Crackers as Father Christmas
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Arthur Weasley
2010
The Indian Doctor as Richard Sharpe
2009
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Self
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
Saxondale: On The Road as Self
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
Saxondale as Deggsy
2006
Viva Blackpool as Tommy Vesty
2006
The World's Strangest UFO Stories as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Arthur Weasley
2005
A Cock and Bull Story as Ingoldsby
2005
Doctor Who as Brian Williams
2005
The Rotters' Club as Sam Williams
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Commander Peters
2004
Carrie and Barry as Kirk
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Arthur Weasley
2004
Mark Williams On The Rails as Self - Presenter
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
2003
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour as Various
2002
Anita and Me as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Arthur Weasley
2002
The Final Curtain as Declan Farrell
2002
Industrial Revelations
2002
Shackleton as Dudley Docker
2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime as King Rat
2001
Combat Sheep as Moose (voice)
2001
Second Star to the Left as Duke (voice)
2001
High Heels and Low Lifes as Tremaine
2001
Happiness
2001
Exit Wounds as Cop
2001
Jumpers for Goalposts as Tommy Stein
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2000
Happy Birthday Shakespeare as Ted
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Roland Thornton
2000
The Strangerers as Cadet Flynn
2000
Gormenghast
2000
Gormenghast as Professor Perch
1999
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self
1999
Loose Women as Self
1999
Hunting Venus as Peter
1998
The Fast Show Live
1998
Shakespeare in Love as Wabash
1998
Comedy Lab as Mr. Anderson
1997
The Borrowers as Exterminator Jeff
1997
Midsomer Murders as Pat Everett
1996
101 Dalmatians as Horace
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
Prince of Jutland as Aslak
1994
99-1 as John Samms
1993
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993
Peak Practice as Roland Grogan
1993
Chef as Policeman 2
1991
Bottom as Boris
1989
Dragon Fight as Ray
1989
Great Expectations as Mr. Trabb's Son
1989
KYTV
1988
Coppers
1988
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
Tumbledown as Lumpy
1988
The Storyteller as Fearnot's Brother
1988
Red Dwarf as Olaf Petersen
1986
Casualty as Des Jones
1982
Privileged as Wilf
1964
Top of the Pops as Self - Host
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Lead Heads
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The Dark Channel as Mabuse
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Mark Williams' Big Bangs