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.
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- Born:
- Aug 22, 1959 In Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 104
- First Appeared:
- In the series Mark Williams' Big Bangs
- Latest Project:
- Movie Lead Heads 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Lead Heads | Unknown | 2025 |
| Series | Mark Williams' Big Bangs | 2025 | |
| Movie | Dream Hacker | Edgar Wainwright | 2025 |
| Movie | Smoke Out | Tommy | 2024-01-30 |
| Movie | Robin and the Hoods | The Mayor | 2024-10-17 |
| Movie | The Moor | The Prisoner | 2024-06-14 |
| Movie | The Effects of Lying | 2023-07-06 | |
| Movie | Surprised by Oxford | Professor Nuttham | 2023-09-27 |
| Movie | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022-01-01 |
| Series | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Father Brown | 2022-02-08 |
| Movie | Super Villans | Self | 2022-05-18 |
| Series | Here We Go | Frank | 2022-04-29 |
| Movie | Early Man | Barry (voice) | 2018-01-26 |
| Movie | Heidi: Queen of the Mountain | Henry | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Himself | 2017-10-28 |
| Movie | Red Top | Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard | 2016-01-20 |
| Movie | Golden Years | Phil | 2016-04-29 |
| Movie | We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Dad (voice) | 2016-12-24 |
| Series | Born Naughty? | Narrador | 2015-05-14 |
| Series | The Musketeers | Pathologist | 2014-01-19 |
| Series | Blandings | Sebastian Beach | 2013-01-13 |
| Movie | The Look of Love | Follies Director | 2013-04-26 |
| Series | Father Brown | Father Brown | 2013-01-14 |
| Series | Fern | Unknown | 2011-03-28 |
| Movie | Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds | Alphonse Frankenstein | 2011-03-19 |
| Movie | 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | Arthur Weasley (archive footage) | 2011-07-27 |
| Movie | Albert Nobbs | Sean Casey | 2011-12-21 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Arthur Weasley | 2011-07-12 |
| Movie | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final | Self | 2010-05-04 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Arthur Weasley | 2010-11-17 |
| Series | The Indian Doctor | Richard Sharpe | 2010-11-15 |
| Series | Little Crackers | Father Christmas | 2010-12-19 |
| Series | Being Human | Unknown | 2009-01-25 |
| Movie | Steve Coogan: The Inside Story | Self | 2009-12-27 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Arthur Weasley | 2009-07-15 |
| Series | Sense and Sensibility | Sir John Middleton | 2008-01-01 |
| Series | Merlin | The Goblin (voice) | 2008-09-20 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Arthur Weasley | 2007-07-08 |
| Movie | A Room with a View | Mr Beebe | 2007-11-04 |
| Movie | Stardust | Billy | 2007-08-10 |
| Series | Saxondale | Deggsy | 2006-06-19 |
| Series | The World's Strangest UFO Stories | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-23 |
| Movie | Viva Blackpool | Tommy Vesty | 2006-06-10 |
| Series | The Rotters' Club | Sam Williams | 2005-01-26 |
| Movie | A Cock and Bull Story | Ingoldsby | 2005-07-17 |
| Series | Doctor Who | Brian Williams | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Arthur Weasley | 2005-11-16 |
| Series | Hustle | Dale Ridley | 2004-02-24 |
| Series | New Tricks | David Beaumont | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Inspector Crescent | 2004-03-12 |
| Series | Agatha Christie's Marple | Commander Peters | 2004-12-12 |
| Series | Carrie and Barry | 2004-09-03 | |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Arthur Weasley | 2004-05-31 |
| Series | Mark Williams On The Rails | Self - Presenter | 2004-04-01 |
| Movie | The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour | Various | 2003-11-24 |
| Movie | Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime | King Rat | 2002-01-01 |
| Series | Shackleton | Dudley Docker | 2002-01-02 |
| Movie | The Final Curtain | Declan Farrell | 2002-10-12 |
| Movie | Anita and Me | The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan | 2002-11-22 |
| Series | Industrial Revelations | 2002-01-10 | |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Arthur Weasley | 2002-11-13 |
| Series | Jumpers for Goalposts | Tommy Stein | 2001-03-05 |
| Movie | Exit Wounds | Cop | 2001-03-16 |
| Series | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Unknown | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | High Heels and Low Lifes | Tremaine | 2001-07-16 |
| Movie | Combat Sheep | Moose (voice) | 2001-12-30 |
| Movie | Second Star to the Left | Duke (voice) | 2001-12-24 |
| Series | Happiness | Unknown | 2001-03-20 |
| Series | Gormenghast | 2000-01-17 | |
| Series | The Strangerers | Cadet Flynn | 2000-02-15 |
| Movie | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Roland Thornton | 2000-03-10 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday Shakespeare | Ted | 2000-04-23 |
| Movie | Hunting Venus | Peter | 1999-03-30 |
| Series | Loose Women | Self | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show | Himself | 1999-09-11 |
| Series | Comedy Lab | Mr. Anderson | 1998-11-01 |
| Movie | Shakespeare in Love | Wabash | 1998-12-11 |
| Movie | The Fast Show Live | 1998-12-28 | |
| Movie | The Borrowers | Exterminator Jeff | 1997-12-05 |
| Series | Midsomer Murders | Pat Everett | 1997-03-23 |
| Movie | 101 Dalmatians | Horace | 1996-11-27 |
| Movie | The Big Game | Tommy Hollis | 1995-06-28 |
| Series | 99-1 | John Samms | 1994-01-05 |
| Movie | Fever | Jukebox Man | 1994-12-31 |
| Movie | Royal Deceit | Aslak | 1994-02-23 |
| Series | The Fast Show | Various Characters | 1994-09-27 |
| Movie | Return of the Roller Blade Seven | Heavy Metal | 1993-04-15 |
| Series | Chef | Policeman 2 | 1993-01-28 |
| Series | Peak Practice | Roland Grogan | 1993-05-10 |
| Movie | Legend of The Roller Blade Seven | Heavy Metal | 1993-06-25 |
| Series | The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer | 1993-09-21 | |
| Series | Bottom | Boris | 1991-09-17 |
| Movie | The Roller Blade Seven | Heavy Metal | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | The Package | Military Officer | 1989-01-25 |
| Movie | Dragon Fight | Ray | 1989-09-01 |
| Series | KYTV | Unknown | 1989-05-01 |
| Series | Red Dwarf | Olaf Petersen | 1988-02-15 |
| Movie | Tumbledown | Lumpy | 1988-05-29 |
| Movie | Coppers | 1988-10-16 | |
| Movie | Rikky and Pete | Constable | 1988-06-09 |
| Series | Alexei Sayle's Stuff | 1988-10-13 | |
| Series | Casualty | Des Jones | 1986-09-06 |
| Movie | Privileged | Wilf | 1982-09-01 |