- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Mark Williams
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.
Filmography
movieThe Secret Santa Project
2025 · Leon
movieDream Hacker
2025 · Edgar Wainwright
movieRobin and the Hoods
2024 · The Mayor
movieSurprised by Oxford
2023 · Professor Nuttham
movieThe Effects of Lying
2023
tvFantastic Friends
2022 · Self
movieSuper Villans
2022 · Self, Presenter, Writer
tvHere We Go
2022 · Frank
tvSister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · Father Brown
movieHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 · Self
movieThe Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
2020 · Self/Various Characters
movieThe Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020 · Writer
movieEarly Man
2018 · Barry (voice)
movieHeidi: Queen of the Mountain
2017 · Henry
movieHarry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017 · Himself
movieWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016 · Dad (voice)
movieGolden Years
2016 · Phil
movieRed Top
2016 · Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
Born Naughty?
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Musketeers
2014 · Pathologist
movieThe Look of Love
2013 · Follies Director
tvFather Brown
2013 · Father Brown
tvBlandings
2013 · Sebastian Beach
movieAlbert Nobbs
2011 · Sean Casey
movieWhen Harry Left Hogwarts
2011 · Self
movie50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011 · Arthur Weasley (archive footage)
movieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Arthur Weasley
Fern
2011
movieFrankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
2011 · Alphonse Frankenstein
tvLittle Crackers
2010 · Father Christmas
movieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Arthur Weasley
tvThe Indian Doctor
2010 · Richard Sharpe
movieSteve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009 · Self
movieHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Arthur Weasley
tvBeing Human
2009 · Regus
tvMerlin
2008 · The Goblin (voice)
A Room with a View
2008 · Mr Beebe
tvSense and Sensibility
2008 · Sir John Middleton
movieA Room with a View
2007 · Mr Beebe
movieStardust
2007 · Billy
movieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Arthur Weasley
movieSaxondale: On The Road
2006 · Self
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
tvSaxondale
2006 · Deggsy
movieViva Blackpool
2006 · Tommy Vesty
tvThe World's Strangest UFO Stories
2006 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Arthur Weasley
movieA Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Ingoldsby
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Brian Williams
tvThe Rotters' Club
2005 · Sam Chase
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Commander Peters
tvCarrie & Barry
2004 · Kirk
movieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Arthur Weasley
tvMark Williams On The Rails
2004 · Self - Presenter
movieAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004 · Inspector Crescent
tvHustle
2004 · Dale Ridley
movieThe Heart of Me
2004 · Man
tvNew Tricks
2004 · David Beaumont
movieThe Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
2003 · Various
Star
2003 · Mr Fisher
movieAnita and Me
2002 · The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
movieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Arthur Weasley
movieThe Final Curtain
2002 · Declan Farrell
tvIndustrial Revelations
2002
tvShackleton
2002 · Dudley Docker
movieDick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2002 · King Rat
movieCombat Sheep
2001 · Moose (voice)
movieSecond Star to the Left
2001 · Duke (voice)
movieHigh Heels and Low Lifes
2001 · Tremaine
tvHappiness
2001
movieExit Wounds
2001 · Cop
Jumpers for Goalposts
2001 · Tommy Stein
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
Happy Birthday Shakespeare
2000 · Ted
movieWhatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000 · Roland Thornton
tvThe Strangerers
2000 · Cadet Flynn
tvGormenghast
2000 · Professor Perch
movieSuit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
1999 · Self
tvLoose Women
1999 · Self
movieHunting Venus
1999 · Peter
movieThe Fast Show Live
1998
movieTed & Ralph
1998 · Confirmed Bachelor
movieShakespeare in Love
1998 · Wabash
tvComedy Lab
1998 · Mr. Anderson
movieThe Borrowers
1997 · Exterminator Jeff
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Pat Everett
movie101 Dalmatians
1996 · Horace
The Big Game
1995 · Tommy Hollis
movieFever
1994 · Jukebox Man
tvHarry Enfield and Chums
1994 · Husband on Holiday
tvThe Fast Show
1994 · Various Characters, Writer
moviePrince of Jutland
1994 · Aslak
tv99-1
1994 · John Samms
tvThe Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993
tvPeak Practice
1993 · Roland Grogan
tvChef
1993 · Policeman 2
tvMerlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · Cerdic
tvBottom
1991 · Boris
Kinsey
1991 · Danny
movieDragon Fight
1989 · Ray
tvGreat Expectations
1989 · Mr. Trabb's Son
tvKYTV
1989
movieCoppers
1988
tvAlexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
movieTumbledown
1988 · Lumpy
movieThe Storyteller: Fearnot
1988 · Fearnot's Brother
tvThe Storyteller
1988 · Fearnot's Brother
tvRed Dwarf
1988 · Olaf Petersen
tvCasualty
1986 · Des Jones
moviePrivileged
1982 · Wilf
tvTop of the Pops
1964 · Self - Host
Lead Heads
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movieThe Dark Channel
— · Mabuse
tvMark Williams' Big Bangs
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