
Mark Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
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.
Known For

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Stardust

101 Dalmatians

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Doctor Who

Shakespeare in Love
Filmography
Lead Heads
Movie

The Dudley Bug
Movie · as Roderick the Palaeontologist

Mark Williams' Big Bangs
TV · 4 eps

Dream Hacker
Movie · as Edgar Wainwright

The Secret Santa Project
Movie · as Leon

Robin and the Hoods
Movie · as The Mayor

The Effects of Lying
Movie

Surprised by Oxford
Movie · as Professor Nuttham

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Movie · as Self

Super Villans
Movie · as Self

Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV · as Father Brown · 1 ep

Here We Go
TV · as Frank · 1 ep

Fantastic Friends
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Dark Channel
Movie · as Mabuse

The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
Movie · as Self/Various Characters

Early Man
Movie · as Barry (voice)

Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
Movie · as Henry

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Movie · as Himself

Red Top
Movie · as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Movie · as Dad (voice)

Golden Years
Movie · as Phil
Born Naughty?
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

The Musketeers
TV · as Pathologist · 2 eps

The Look of Love
Movie · as Follies Director

Blandings
TV · as Sebastian Beach · 6 eps

Father Brown
TV · as Father Brown · 140 eps

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
Movie · as Alphonse Frankenstein

When Harry Left Hogwarts
Movie · as Self

Albert Nobbs
Movie · as Sean Casey

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Movie · as Arthur Weasley (archive footage)
Fern
TV · 1 ep

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

The Indian Doctor
TV · as Richard Sharpe · 5 eps

Little Crackers
TV · as Father Christmas · 1 ep

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self

Being Human
TV · as Regus · 2 eps

Sense and Sensibility
TV · as Sir John Middleton · 3 eps

Merlin
TV · as The Goblin (voice) · 1 ep
A Room with a View
TV · as Mr Beebe · 2 eps

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

Stardust
Movie · as Billy

A Room with a View
Movie · as Mr Beebe

Viva Blackpool
Movie · as Tommy Vesty

Saxondale: On The Road
Movie · as Self

Saxondale
TV · as Deggsy · 1 ep

The World's Strangest UFO Stories
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

A Cock and Bull Story
Movie · as Ingoldsby

Doctor Who
TV · as Brian Williams · 2 eps

The Rotters' Club
TV · as Sam Chase · 3 eps

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Movie · as Inspector Crescent

The Heart of Me
Movie · as Man

Carrie & Barry
TV · as Kirk · 12 eps

New Tricks
TV · as David Beaumont · 1 ep

Hustle
TV · as Dale Ridley · 1 ep

Mark Williams On The Rails
TV · as Self - Presenter · 10 eps

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Commander Peters · 1 ep

The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Movie · as Various
Star
TV · as Mr Fisher · 13 eps

Anita and Me
Movie · as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

The Final Curtain
Movie · as Declan Farrell

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie · as Arthur Weasley

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as King Rat

Industrial Revelations
TV · 46 eps

Shackleton
TV · as Dudley Docker · 1 ep

High Heels and Low Lifes
Movie · as Tremaine

Exit Wounds
Movie · as Cop

Second Star to the Left
Movie · as Duke (voice)

Combat Sheep
Movie · as Moose (voice)
Jumpers for Goalposts
TV · as Tommy Stein · 8 eps
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
TV · 1 ep

Happiness
TV · 1 ep

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Movie · as Roland Thornton
Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Movie · as Ted

The Strangerers
TV · as Cadet Flynn · 9 eps

Gormenghast
TV · as Professor Perch · 1 ep

Hunting Venus
Movie · as Peter

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Movie · as Self

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
Movie

Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Shakespeare in Love
Movie · as Wabash

The Fast Show Live
Movie

Ted & Ralph
Movie · as Confirmed Bachelor

Comedy Lab
TV · as Mr. Anderson · 1 ep

The Borrowers
Movie · as Exterminator Jeff

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Pat Everett · 1 ep

101 Dalmatians
Movie · as Horace
The Big Game
Movie · as Tommy Hollis

Prince of Jutland
Movie · as Aslak

Fever
Movie · as Jukebox Man

The Fast Show
TV · as Various Characters · 34 eps

Harry Enfield and Chums
TV · as Husband on Holiday · 1 ep

99-1
TV · as John Samms · 1 ep

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
TV · 12 eps

Chef
TV · as Policeman 2 · 1 ep

Peak Practice
TV · as Roland Grogan · 1 ep

Bunch Of Five
TV · as Tim · 1 ep

Bottom
TV · as Boris · 1 ep

Merlin of the Crystal Cave
TV · as Cerdic · 2 eps
Kinsey
TV · as Danny · 6 eps

KYTV
TV · 1 ep

Great Expectations
TV · as Mr. Trabb's Son · 3 eps

Coppers
Movie

Tumbledown
Movie · as Lumpy

The Storyteller: Fearnot
Movie · as Fearnot's Brother

Alexei Sayle's Stuff
TV · 18 eps

Red Dwarf
TV · as Olaf Petersen · 3 eps

The Storyteller
TV · as Fearnot's Brother · 1 ep

Casualty
TV · as Des Jones · 1 ep

Privileged
Movie · as Wilf

Top of the Pops
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep