Mark Williams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 22, 1959 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2025 | Dream HackerEdgar Wainwright | |
| 2025 | The Secret Santa ProjectLeon | |
| 2024 | Robin and the HoodsThe Mayor | |
| 2023 | The Effects of Lying | |
| 2023 | Surprised by OxfordProfessor Nuttham | |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsSelf | |
| 2022 | Super VillansSelf | |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface MysteriesFather Brown | |
| 2022 | Here We GoFrank | |
| 2022 | Fantastic FriendsSelf | |
| 2020 | The Fast Show: More Blooming CatchphrasesSelf/Various Characters | |
| 2018 | Early ManBarry (voice) | |
| 2017 | Heidi: Queen of the MountainHenry | |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History Of MagicHimself | |
| 2016 | Red TopPolice Commissioner Hamish Pritchard | |
| 2016 | We're Going on a Bear HuntDad (voice) | |
| 2016 | Golden YearsPhil | |
| 2015 | Born Naughty?Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | The MusketeersPathologist | |
| 2013 | The Look of LoveFollies Director | |
| 2013 | BlandingsSebastian Beach | |
| 2013 | Father BrownFather Brown | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Arthur Weasley | |
| 2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in LeedsAlphonse Frankenstein | |
| 2011 | When Harry Left HogwartsSelf | |
| 2011 | Albert NobbsSean Casey | |
| 2011 | 50 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsArthur Weasley (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Fern | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Arthur Weasley | |
| 2010 | The Indian DoctorRichard Sharpe | |
| 2010 | Little CrackersFather Christmas | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceArthur Weasley | |
| 2009 | Steve Coogan: The Inside StorySelf | |
| 2009 | Being HumanRegus | |
| 2008 | Sense and SensibilitySir John Middleton | |
| 2008 | MerlinThe Goblin (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Room with a ViewMr Beebe | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixArthur Weasley | |
| 2007 | StardustBilly | |
| 2007 | A Room with a ViewMr Beebe | |
| 2006 | Viva BlackpoolTommy Vesty | |
| 2006 | Saxondale: On The RoadSelf | |
| 2006 | SaxondaleDeggsy | |
| 2006 | The World's Strangest UFO StoriesSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | The One ShowSelf | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireArthur Weasley | |
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull StoryIngoldsby | |
| 2005 | The Rotters' ClubSam Williams | |
| 2005 | Doctor WhoBrian Williams | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanArthur Weasley | |
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonInspector Crescent | |
| 2004 | The Heart of MeMan | |
| 2004 | Carrie and BarryKirk | |
| 2004 | New TricksDavid Beaumont | |
| 2004 | HustleDale Ridley | |
| 2004 | Mark Williams On The RailsSelf - Presenter | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleCommander Peters | |
| 2003 | The Fast Show: The Farewell TourVarious | |
| 2003 | StarMr Fisher | |
| 2002 | Anita and MeThe Reverend 'Uncle' Alan | |
| 2002 | The Final CurtainDeclan Farrell | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsArthur Weasley | |
| 2002 | Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeKing Rat | |
| 2002 | Industrial Revelations | |
| 2002 | ShackletonDudley Docker | |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low LifesTremaine | |
| 2001 | Exit WoundsCop | |
| 2001 | Second Star to the LeftDuke (voice) | |
| 2001 | Combat SheepMoose (voice) | |
| 2001 | Jumpers for GoalpostsTommy Stein | |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | |
| 2001 | Happiness | |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Roland Thornton | |
| 2000 | Happy Birthday ShakespeareTed | |
| 2000 | The StrangerersCadet Flynn | |
| 2000 | GormenghastProfessor Perch | |
| 1999 | Hunting VenusPeter | |
| 1999 | Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast ShowSelf | |
| 1999 | Loose WomenSelf | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in LoveWabash | |
| 1998 | The Fast Show Live | |
| 1998 | Ted & RalphConfirmed Bachelor | |
| 1998 | Comedy LabMr. Anderson | |
| 1997 | The BorrowersExterminator Jeff | |
| 1997 | Midsomer MurdersPat Everett | |
| 1996 | 101 DalmatiansHorace | |
| 1995 | The Big GameTommy Hollis | |
| 1994 | Prince of JutlandAslak | |
| 1994 | FeverJukebox Man | |
| 1994 | The Fast ShowVarious Characters | |
| 1994 | 99-1John Samms | |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and ChumsHusband on Holiday | |
| 1993 | The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer | |
| 1993 | ChefPoliceman 2 | |
| 1993 | Peak PracticeRoland Grogan | |
| 1991 | BottomBoris | |
| 1991 | Merlin of the Crystal CaveCerdic | |
| 1989 | Dragon FightRay | |
| 1989 | KYTV | |
| 1989 | Great ExpectationsMr. Trabb's Son | |
| 1988 | Coppers | |
| 1988 | TumbledownLumpy | |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: FearnotFearnot's Brother | |
| 1988 | Alexei Sayle's Stuff | |
| 1988 | Red DwarfOlaf Petersen | |
| 1988 | The StorytellerFearnot's Brother | |
| 1986 | CasualtyDes Jones | |
| 1982 | PrivilegedWilf | |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsSelf - Host | |
| - | Lead Heads | |
| - | The Dark ChannelMabuse | |
| - | Mark Williams' Big Bangs |
| 2022 | Super VillansWriter | |
| 2020 | The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming CatchphrasesWriter | |
| 1994 | The Fast ShowWriter |
| 2022 | Super VillansPresenter |