Mark Williams
2.2Acting

Mark Williams

Aug 22, 1959 - Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK

Mark Williams (born 22 August 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.

Credits

Cast

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Movie2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireArthur Weasley
Movie2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixArthur Weasley
Movie2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceArthur Weasley
Movie2001High Heels and Low LifesTremaine
Movie1997The BorrowersExterminator Jeff
Movie2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Arthur Weasley
Movie2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Arthur Weasley
Movie1989Dragon FightRay
Movie2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsSelf
Movie2001Exit WoundsCop
Movie2017Heidi: Queen of the MountainHenry
Movie2011Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in LeedsAlphonse Frankenstein
Movie2023The Effects of Lying
Movie2022Super VillansSelf
Movie2006Viva BlackpoolTommy Vesty
Movie2023Surprised by OxfordProfessor Nuttham
Movie2025Dream HackerEdgar Wainwright
Movie1988Coppers
Movie2005A Cock and Bull StoryIngoldsby
Movie2007StardustBilly
Movie2009Steve Coogan: The Inside StorySelf
Movie2002Anita and MeThe Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Movie2011When Harry Left HogwartsSelf
Movie2002The Final CurtainDeclan Farrell
Movie2011Albert NobbsSean Casey
Movie2024Robin and the HoodsThe Mayor
Movie1999Hunting VenusPeter
Movie2001Second Star to the LeftDuke (voice)
Movie2007A Room with a ViewMr Beebe
Movie2016Red TopPolice Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
Movie2001Combat SheepMoose (voice)
Movie2016We're Going on a Bear HuntDad (voice)
Movie2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Roland Thornton
Movie1988TumbledownLumpy
Movie2018Early ManBarry (voice)
Movie2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsArthur Weasley
Movie2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanArthur Weasley
Movie1994Prince of JutlandAslak
Movie1994FeverJukebox Man
Movie201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsArthur Weasley (archive footage)
Movie2017Harry Potter: A History Of MagicHimself
Movie1998Shakespeare in LoveWabash
Movie1996101 DalmatiansHorace
Movie2016Golden YearsPhil
Movie2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonInspector Crescent
Movie1982PrivilegedWilf
Movie1998The Fast Show Live
Movie1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast ShowSelf
Movie2013The Look of LoveFollies Director
Movie1995The Big GameTommy Hollis
Movie2000Happy Birthday ShakespeareTed
Movie2003The Fast Show: The Farewell TourVarious
Movie2002Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeKing Rat
MovieN/ALead Heads
MovieN/AThe Dark ChannelMabuse
Movie2004The Heart of MeMan
Movie2006Saxondale: On The RoadSelf
TV Show1994The Fast ShowVarious Characters34
TV Show1991BottomBoris1
TV Show1988Alexei Sayle's Stuff18
TV Show1997Midsomer MurdersPat Everett1
TV Show1993The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer12
TV Show2000Gormenghast4
TV Show2004Carrie and Barry12
TV Show2000The StrangerersCadet Flynn9
TV Show2013BlandingsSebastian Beach6
TV Show2015Born Naughty?Self - Narrator (voice)1
TV Show2005The Rotters' ClubSam Williams3
TV ShowN/AMark Williams' Big Bangs4
TV Show2002Industrial Revelations46
TV Show2005Doctor WhoBrian Williams2
TV Show2011Fern1
TV Show2010The Indian DoctorRichard Sharpe5
TV Show2013Father BrownFather Brown130
TV Show2004New TricksDavid Beaumont1
TV Show1989KYTV1
TV Show199499-1John Samms1
TV Show1993ChefPoliceman 21
TV Show2000GormenghastProfessor Perch1
TV Show2004HustleDale Ridley1
TV Show1993Peak PracticeRoland Grogan1
TV Show2014The MusketeersPathologist2
TV Show2001Jumpers for GoalpostsTommy Stein8
TV Show2006SaxondaleDeggsy1
TV Show2001Fun at the Funeral Parlour1
TV Show1986CasualtyDes Jones1
TV Show2001Happiness1
TV Show1988Red DwarfOlaf Petersen3
TV Show2022Sister Boniface MysteriesFather Brown1
TV Show2010Little CrackersFather Christmas1
TV Show2008Sense and SensibilitySir John Middleton3
TV Show1998Comedy LabMr. Anderson1
TV Show2004Mark Williams On The RailsSelf - Presenter10
TV Show2004Agatha Christie's MarpleCommander Peters1
TV Show2008MerlinThe Goblin (voice)1
TV Show2022Here We GoFrank1
TV Show2006The World's Strangest UFO StoriesSelf - Narrator (voice)6
TV Show1999Loose WomenSelf1
TV Show2009Being HumanRegus2
TV Show1964Top of the PopsSelf - Host1
TV Show2009Creating the World of Harry PotterSelf - 'Arthur Weasley'8
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf1
TV Show1994Harry Enfield and ChumsHusband on Holiday1
TV Show2002ShackletonDudley Docker1
TV Show1988The StorytellerFearnot's Brother1
TV Show1989Great ExpectationsMr. Trabb's Son3

Crew

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Movie2022Super VillansPresenterCrew
Movie2022Super VillansWriterWriting
Movie2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming CatchphrasesWriterWriting
TV Show1994The Fast ShowWriterWriting