Mark Williams
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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 17.708 |
| Birthday | 1959-08-22 |
| Place of Birth | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.806/20856
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.676/19601
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Le...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.687/19585
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
6/61
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers f...
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High Heels and Low Lifes
1997
The Borrowers
6/482
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries a...
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The Borrowers
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.746/19198
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.09/20705
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
1989
Dragon Fight
5.9/28
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to def...
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Dragon Fight
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
7.3/3346
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2001
Exit Wounds
5.8/487
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds...
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Exit Wounds
2017
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
0/0
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, partially inspired by Johanna Spyri’s beloved Heidi, reimagines the tale for a new audience.
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Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
2011
Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
0/0
Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and cut...
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Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
2023
The Effects of Lying
4/2
A dutiful husband and loving father whose life falls apart when decades of festering secrets are exposed and he's forced to face up to who he really i...
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The Effects of Lying
2022
Super Villans
0/0
Actor and famous Aston Villa fan Mark Williams narrates the story of how Aston Villa became Football League and then European champions in 1981 and 19...
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Super Villans
2006
Viva Blackpool
7.5/2
Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet...
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Viva Blackpool
2023
Surprised by Oxford
5.8/20
Brilliant but emotionally-guarded Caro Drake arrives in Oxford with the singular goal of attaining her PhD, but through a turbulent friendship with a...
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Surprised by Oxford
Dream Hacker
0/0
Due to her age, Professor Jennifer Connelly is often described as a science prodigy. A genius of our time, with five Phd's psychology, psychiatry, neu...
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Dream Hacker
1988
Coppers
6/1
Two bored twentysomethings buy a Vauxhall Cavalier kit it out with a siren and spend their evenings masquerading as police officers in this Screen One...
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Coppers
2005
A Cock and Bull Story
6.2/133
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opin...
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A Cock and Bull Story
2024
Smoke Out
0/0
In this cinematic adventure, a close-knit group of friends sets out on a mission to experience the euphoria of marijuana. Their journey is riddled wit...
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Smoke Out
2007
Stardust
7.278/4082
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the...
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Stardust
2009
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
6.3/3
Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.
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Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2002
Anita and Me
5.9/23
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her...
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Anita and Me
2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
6.6/7
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter...
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
2002
The Final Curtain
5/7
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing games...
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The Final Curtain
2011
Albert Nobbs
6.335/470
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a...
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Albert Nobbs
2024
Robin and the Hoods
0/0
For tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magica...
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Robin and the Hoods
1999
Hunting Venus
7.2/5
Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band...
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Hunting Venus
2001
Second Star to the Left
6.8/4
Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus
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Second Star to the Left
2007
A Room with a View
5.7/13
Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characte...
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A Room with a View
2016
Red Top
5.3/3
Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and...
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Red Top
2001
Combat Sheep
0/0
Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the...
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Combat Sheep
2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
6.5/13
We're Going on a Bear Hunt follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go o...
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
6.2/20
It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
1988
Tumbledown
5.9/14
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Batt...
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Tumbledown
2018
Early Man
6.142/803
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the men...
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Early Man
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8/21750
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.714/22178
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger aw...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1994
Prince of Jutland
5.6/35
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
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Prince of Jutland
1994
Fever
5/3
A woman unloved by her mother, has a string of affairs with increasingly unsuitable men.
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Fever
2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
7.5/130
To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best mome...
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50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2017
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
7.3/89
A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story...
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
1998
Shakespeare in Love
6.9/2998
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman a...
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Shakespeare in Love
1996
101 Dalmatians
5.9/3397
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
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101 Dalmatians
2016
Golden Years
6.3/37
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and M...
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Golden Years
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
5.6/625
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device be...
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
1982
Privileged
5/1
A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in...
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Privileged
1998
The Fast Show Live
8/2
Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Car...
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The Fast Show Live
1999
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
0/0
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fan...
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Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
2013
The Look of Love
5.587/115
Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, De...
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The Look of Love
1995
The Big Game
6/1
Jimmy Harper (Gary Webster) loves to gamble and enjoys enough success to bring him to the attention of a group of men who play for big money. Soon Jim...
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The Big Game
2000
Happy Birthday Shakespeare
0/0
Family man Will Green, a tourist bus driver is convinced that life would be better if he and his family moved to the birthplace of his favourite man S...
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Happy Birthday Shakespeare
2003
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
9/2
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)
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The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
6/1
An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Lead Heads
0/0
A drama about greed, the film will focus on a group of men corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a g...
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Lead Heads
The Dark Channel
0/0
In a world in where everyone is pacified through gaming, an uprising is occurring; revolutionaries are trying to take down the system that is imprison...
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