Portrait of Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Acting

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.

Born: August 22, 1959

Place of Birth: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Dream Hacker

as Edgar Wainwright

2024
2023
Surprised by Oxford

as Professor Nuttham

2022
2022
Here We Go

as Frank

2022
2018
Early Man

as Barry (voice)

2016
2016
2016
Red Top

as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard

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
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

as Arthur Weasley (archive footage)

2011
2010
Little Crackers

as Father Christmas

2010
The Indian Doctor

as Richard Sharpe

2009
Being Human

as Regus

2008
Merlin

as The Goblin (voice)

2008
Sense and Sensibility

as Sir John Middleton

2007
2007
Stardust

as Billy

2006
2006
Saxondale

as Deggsy

2006
Viva Blackpool

as Tommy Vesty

2006
The World's Strangest UFO Stories

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
2005
Doctor Who

as Brian Williams

2005
The Rotters' Club

as Sam Williams

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Commander Peters

2004
Mark Williams On The Rails

as Self - Presenter

2004
Hustle

as Dale Ridley

2004
2004
New Tricks

as David Beaumont

2002
Anita and Me

as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

2002
The Final Curtain

as Declan Farrell

2002
Shackleton

as Dudley Docker

2001
Combat Sheep

as Moose (voice)

2001
2001
2000
The Strangerers

as Cadet Flynn

2000
Gormenghast

as Professor Perch

1999
1999
1998
1998
Comedy Lab

as Mr. Anderson

1997
The Borrowers

as Exterminator Jeff

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Pat Everett

1996
1994
Fever

as Jukebox Man

1994
Harry Enfield and Chums

as Husband on Holiday

1994
The Fast Show

as Various Characters

1994
1994
99-1

as John Samms

1993
Peak Practice

as Roland Grogan

1993
Chef

as Policeman 2

1991
Bottom

as Boris

1989
1989
Great Expectations

as Mr. Trabb's Son

1989
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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