About
Mark Williams
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Robin and the Hoods | Actor | The Mayor | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Smoke Out | Actor | Tommy | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Surprised by Oxford | Actor | Professor Nuttham | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Effects of Lying | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2022 | Super Villans | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Actor | Self | 71 Good |
| 2018 | Early Man | Actor | Barry (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Heidi: Queen of the Mountain | Actor | Henry | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Actor | Himself | 61 Fair |
| 2016 | We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Actor | Dad (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Golden Years | Actor | Phil | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Red Top | Actor | Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Born Naughty? | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | The Look of Love | Actor | Follies Director | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Actor | Father Brown | 73 Good |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs | Actor | Sean Casey | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | Actor | Arthur Weasley (archive footage) | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 80 Very good |
| 2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds | Actor | Alphonse Frankenstein | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 77 Good |
| 2009 | Steve Coogan: The Inside Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? | Actor | Claude Evans | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 76 Good |
| 2008 | Sense and Sensibility | Actor | Sir John Middleton | 73 Good |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Actor | Mr Beebe | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Stardust | Actor | Billy | 71 Good |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 76 Good |
| 2006 | Viva Blackpool | Actor | Tommy Vesty | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The World's Strangest UFO Stories | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 77 Good |
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Actor | Ingoldsby | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Rotters' Club | Actor | Sam Williams | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Carrie and Barry | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 79 Good |
| 2004 | Mark Williams On The Rails | Actor | Self - Presenter | 70 Good |
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Actor | Inspector Crescent | 57 Average |
| 2003 | The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour | Actor | Various | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Anita and Me | Actor | The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Actor | Arthur Weasley | 76 Good |
| 2002 | The Final Curtain | Actor | Declan Farrell | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Industrial Revelations | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2002 | Shackleton | Actor | Dudley Docker | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime | Actor | King Rat | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Combat Sheep | Actor | Moose (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Second Star to the Left | Actor | Duke (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Actor | Tremaine | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Exit Wounds | Actor | Cop | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Jumpers for Goalposts | Actor | Tommy Stein | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Happy Birthday Shakespeare | Actor | Ted | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Actor | Roland Thornton | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Strangerers | Actor | Cadet Flynn | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Gormenghast | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1999 | Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Hunting Venus | Actor | Peter | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Fast Show Live | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales | Actor | Chanticleer (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Actor | Wabash | 67 Fair |
| 1997 | The Borrowers | Actor | Exterminator Jeff | 59 Average |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Actor | Horace | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Big Game | Actor | Tommy Hollis | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Fever | Actor | Jukebox Man | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Fast Show | Actor | Various Characters | 72 Good |
| 1994 | Royal Deceit | Actor | Aslak | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1991 | Merlin Of The Crystal Cave | Actor | Cerdic | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Dragon Fight | Actor | Ray | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Coppers | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1988 | Alexei Sayle's Stuff | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1988 | Tumbledown | Actor | Lumpy | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Privileged | Actor | Wilf | N/A N/A |
| Dream Hacker | Actor | Edgar Wainwright | N/A N/A |
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| Lead Heads | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Father Brown: The Tree of Truth | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Father Brown: The Star of Jacob | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Mark Williams' Big Bangs | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2022 | Super Villans | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2022 | Super Villans | Crew | Presenter | N/A N/A |