Mark Lester
Biography
Mark attended stage school in London, England as a young child and made his film debut in The Counterfeit Constable (1964) at the age of six. He made countless TV appearances and became very well known in England. Worldwide fame developed as a result of his portrayal of a stuttering child in Our Mother's House (1967). Producers ofOliver! (1968) auditioned 250 child actors for the title role and finally chose him. Many roles for TV, film and stage followed. His last major film was The Prince and the Pauper(1977).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Our Mother's House
as Jiminee
1967
The Prince and the Pauper
as Prince Edward / Tom Canty
1977
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
as Christopher Coombs
1972
Black Beauty
as Joe Evans
1971
Oliver!
as Oliver
1968
Melody
as Daniel Latimer
1971
Redneck
as Lennox Duncan
1973
Run Wild, Run Free
as Phillip Ransome
1969
What the Peeper Saw
as Marcus
1972
Eyewitness
as Ziggy
1970
Scalawag
as Jamie
1973
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Love Under the Elms
1975
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2020
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
as Self
2024
The Counterfeit Constable
as Gérald
1964
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
as Himself
2024
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
as Self - Friend of Michael's
2017
Spaceflight IC-1
as Don Wolcott
1965
Little Adventurer
as Mike Richard
1973
