Mark Williams
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Arthur Weasley
2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Arthur Weasley
2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Arthur Weasley
2009
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Tremaine
2001
The Borrowers
as Exterminator Jeff
1997
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Arthur Weasley
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Arthur Weasley
2011
Dragon Fight
as Ray
1989
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
2022
Exit Wounds
as Cop
2001
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
as Henry
2017
Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
as Alphonse Frankenstein
2011
The Effects of Lying
2023
Super Villans
as Self
2022
Viva Blackpool
as Tommy Vesty
2006
Surprised by Oxford
as Professor Nuttham
2023
Dream Hacker
as Edgar Wainwright
2025
Coppers
1988
A Cock and Bull Story
as Ingoldsby
2005
Stardust
as Billy
2007
TV Appearances
The Fast Show
as Various Characters
1994
Bottom
as Boris
1991
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
Midsomer Murders
as Pat Everett
1997
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993
Carrie and Barry
as Kirk
2004
The Strangerers
as Cadet Flynn
2000
Blandings
as Sebastian Beach
2013
Born Naughty?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
The Rotters' Club
as Sam Williams
2005
Mark Williams' Big Bangs
TBA
Industrial Revelations
2002