Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 août 1959 (67)
Place of birth
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Also known as
مارک ویلیامز
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.
Connu(e) pour
7.6
Series
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013–
5.9
Film
101 Dalmatians
Horace
1996
7.5
Series
Sense and Sensibility
Sir John Middleton
2008
6.8
Film
Shakespeare in Love
Wabash
1998
7.3
Film
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
2022
7.8
Series
The Fast Show
Various Characters
1994–2012
6.1
Film
Early Man
Barry (voice)
2018
6.0
Film
The Borrowers
Exterminator Jeff
1997
7.2
Series
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988–1991
8.0
Series
The Rotters' Club
Sam Chase
2005
7.3
Series
The Strangerers
Cadet Flynn
2000
10.0
Series
Star
Mr Fisher
2003
7.9
Series
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993–1995
7.5
Series
Carrie & Barry
Kirk
2004–2005
7.3
Film
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Himself
2017
7.0
Series
Industrial Revelations
2002–2008
5.3
Film
Red Top
Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
2016
6.3
Film
Golden Years
Phil
2016
6.0
Film
Dream Hacker
Edgar Wainwright
2025
3.0
Film
Robin and the Hoods
The Mayor
2024
8.0
Series
Mark Williams On The Rails
Self - Presenter
2004
9.0
Series
Jumpers for Goalposts
Tommy Stein
2001
6.1
Film
Surprised by Oxford
Professor Nuttham
2023
6.8
Film
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Dad (voice)
2016
8.0
Series
The World's Strangest UFO Stories
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
3.0
Film
The Effects of Lying
2023
6.6
Series
Born Naughty?
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015–
Acting credits 27 titles
Dream Hacker
as Edgar Wainwright
6.0
2025
Robin and the Hoods
as The Mayor
3.0
2024
Surprised by Oxford
as Professor Nuttham
6.1
2023
The Effects of Lying
3.0
2023
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
7.3
2022
Early Man
as Barry (voice)
6.1
2018
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
as Himself
7.3
2017
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
as Dad (voice)
6.8
2016
Red Top
as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
5.3
2016
Golden Years
as Phil
6.3
2016
Born Naughty?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
6.6
2015–
Father Brown
as Father Brown
7.6
2013–
Sense and Sensibility
as Sir John Middleton
7.5
2008
The World's Strangest UFO Stories
as Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
2006
The Rotters' Club
as Sam Chase
8.0
2005
Mark Williams On The Rails
as Self - Presenter
8.0
2004
Carrie & Barry
as Kirk
7.5
2004–2005
Star
as Mr Fisher
10.0
2003
Industrial Revelations
7.0
2002–2008
Jumpers for Goalposts
as Tommy Stein
9.0
2001
The Strangerers
as Cadet Flynn
7.3
2000
Shakespeare in Love
as Wabash
6.8
1998
The Borrowers
as Exterminator Jeff
6.0
1997
101 Dalmatians
as Horace
5.9
1996
The Fast Show
as Various Characters
7.8
1994–2012
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
7.9
1993–1995
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
7.2
1988–1991