Mark Williams
1959-08-22 (1959)Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UKActing
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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
The One Show
TV • 2006
Casualty
TV • 1986
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Peak Practice
TV • 1993
Merlin
TV • 2008
New Tricks
TV • 2004
Hustle
TV • 2004
Red Dwarf
TV • 1988
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
MOVIE • 2002
Loose Women
TV • 1999
The Musketeers
TV • 2014
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
MOVIE • 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
MOVIE • 2005
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV • 2022