Mark Williams

Actor

Born: August 22, 1959 (66 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.

Filmography (64)

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005, ★ 7.8)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007, ★ 7.7)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, ★ 7.7)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010, ★ 7.7)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011, ★ 8.1)
• Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022, ★ 7.3)
• Stardust (2007, ★ 7.3)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, ★ 8)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, ★ 7.7)
• 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011, ★ 7.4)
• Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017, ★ 7.3)
• The Fast Show (1994, ★ 7.9)
• Bottom (1991, ★ 7.9)
• The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (1993, ★ 8)
• When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011, ★ 7)
• Hunting Venus (1999, ★ 7.1)
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016, ★ 6.8)
• Doctor Who (2005, ★ 7.6)
• Father Brown (2013, ★ 7.6)
• Second Star to the Left (2001, ★ 6.4)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998, ★ 6.8)
• Ted & Ralph (1998, ★ 6.6)
• Midsomer Murders (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Blandings (2013, ★ 7.2)
• New Tricks (2004, ★ 7.3)
• Chef (1993, ★ 7.5)
• Hustle (2004, ★ 7.7)
• Saxondale (2006, ★ 7.5)
• Red Dwarf (1988, ★ 8.1)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004, ★ 7.8)