Mark Williams

Acting

Mark Williams

Born August 22, 1959Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK113 credits

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

The Secret Santa Project

The Secret Santa Project

Movie

2025

Dream Hacker

Dream Hacker

Movie

2025

Robin and the Hoods
3.0

Robin and the Hoods

Movie

2024

Surprised by Oxford
6.0

Surprised by Oxford

Movie

2023

The Effects of Lying
2.8

The Effects of Lying

Movie

2023

Fantastic Friends
7.3

Fantastic Friends

TV

2022

Filmography

The Secret Santa Project
2025The Secret Santa Projectas LeonMovie
Dream Hacker
2025Dream Hackeras Edgar WainwrightMovie
Robin and the Hoods
2024Robin and the Hoodsas The MayorMovie
Surprised by Oxford
2023Surprised by Oxfordas Professor NutthamMovie
The Effects of Lying
2023The Effects of LyingMovie
Fantastic Friends
2022Fantastic Friendsas SelfTV
Super Villans
2022Super Villansas SelfMovie
Here We Go
2022Here We Goas FrankTV
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022Sister Boniface Mysteriesas Father BrownTV
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwartsas SelfMovie
The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
2020The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrasesas Self/Various CharactersMovie
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming CatchphrasesWriterMovie
Early Man
2018Early Manas Barry (voice)Movie
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
2017Heidi: Queen of the Mountainas HenryMovie
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magicas HimselfMovie
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016We're Going on a Bear Huntas Dad (voice)Movie
Golden Years
2016Golden Yearsas PhilMovie
Red Top
2016Red Topas Police Commissioner Hamish PritchardMovie
B
2015Born Naughty?as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Musketeers
2014The Musketeersas PathologistTV
The Look of Love
2013The Look of Loveas Follies DirectorMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Father BrownTV
Blandings
2013Blandingsas Sebastian BeachTV
Albert Nobbs
2011Albert Nobbsas Sean CaseyMovie
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011When Harry Left Hogwartsas SelfMovie
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
201150 Greatest Harry Potter Momentsas Arthur Weasley (archive footage)Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Arthur WeasleyMovie
F
2011FernTV
Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
2011Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leedsas Alphonse FrankensteinMovie
Little Crackers
2010Little Crackersas Father ChristmasTV
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Arthur WeasleyMovie
The Indian Doctor
2010The Indian Doctoras Richard SharpeTV
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009Steve Coogan: The Inside Storyas SelfMovie
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeas Arthur WeasleyMovie
Being Human
2009Being Humanas RegusTV
Merlin
2008Merlinas The Goblin (voice)TV
A
2008A Room with a Viewas Mr BeebeTV
Sense and Sensibility
2008Sense and Sensibilityas Sir John MiddletonTV
A Room with a View
2007A Room with a Viewas Mr BeebeMovie
Stardust
2007Stardustas BillyMovie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixas Arthur WeasleyMovie
Saxondale: On The Road
2006Saxondale: On The Roadas SelfMovie
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
Saxondale
2006Saxondaleas DeggsyTV
Viva Blackpool
2006Viva Blackpoolas Tommy VestyMovie
The World's Strangest UFO Stories
2006The World's Strangest UFO Storiesas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Arthur WeasleyMovie
A Cock and Bull Story
2005A Cock and Bull Storyas IngoldsbyMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Brian WilliamsTV
The Rotters' Club
2005The Rotters' Clubas Sam WilliamsTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Commander PetersTV
C
2004Carrie and Barryas KirkTV
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas Arthur WeasleyMovie
Mark Williams On The Rails
2004Mark Williams On The Railsas Self - PresenterTV
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination Londonas Inspector CrescentMovie
Hustle
2004Hustleas Dale RidleyTV
The Heart of Me
2004The Heart of Meas ManMovie
New Tricks
2004New Tricksas David BeaumontTV
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
2003The Fast Show: The Farewell Touras VariousMovie
S
2003Staras Mr FisherTV
Anita and Me
2002Anita and Meas The Reverend 'Uncle' AlanMovie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Arthur WeasleyMovie
The Final Curtain
2002The Final Curtainas Declan FarrellMovie
Industrial Revelations
2002Industrial RevelationsTV
Shackleton
2002Shackletonas Dudley DockerTV
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
2002Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomimeas King RatMovie
Combat Sheep
2001Combat Sheepas Moose (voice)Movie
Second Star to the Left
2001Second Star to the Leftas Duke (voice)Movie
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001High Heels and Low Lifesas TremaineMovie
Happiness
2001HappinessTV
Exit Wounds
2001Exit Woundsas CopMovie
J
2001Jumpers for Goalpostsas Tommy SteinTV
F
2001Fun at the Funeral ParlourTV
H
2000Happy Birthday Shakespeareas TedMovie
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?as Roland ThorntonMovie
The Strangerers
2000The Strangerersas Cadet FlynnTV
Gormenghast
2000Gormenghastas Professor PerchTV
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Showas SelfMovie
Loose Women
1999Loose Womenas SelfTV
Hunting Venus
1999Hunting Venusas PeterMovie
The Fast Show Live
1998The Fast Show LiveMovie
Ted & Ralph
1998Ted & Ralphas Confirmed BachelorMovie
Shakespeare in Love
1998Shakespeare in Loveas WabashMovie
Comedy Lab
1998Comedy Labas Mr. AndersonTV
The Borrowers
1997The Borrowersas Exterminator JeffMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Pat EverettTV
101 Dalmatians
1996101 Dalmatiansas HoraceMovie
T
1995The Big Gameas Tommy HollisMovie
Fever
1994Feveras Jukebox ManMovie
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994Harry Enfield and Chumsas Husband on HolidayTV
The Fast Show
1994The Fast Showas Various CharactersTV
Prince of Jutland
1994Prince of Jutlandas AslakMovie
99-1
199499-1as John SammsTV
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993The Smell of Reeves and MortimerTV
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practiceas Roland GroganTV
Chef
1993Chefas Policeman 2TV
M
1991Merlin of the Crystal Caveas CerdicTV
Bottom
1991Bottomas BorisTV
Dragon Fight
1989Dragon Fightas RayMovie
Great Expectations
1989Great Expectationsas Mr. Trabb's SonTV
KYTV
1989KYTVTV
Coppers
1988CoppersMovie
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988Alexei Sayle's StuffTV
Tumbledown
1988Tumbledownas LumpyMovie
The Storyteller: Fearnot
1988The Storyteller: Fearnotas Fearnot's BrotherMovie
The Storyteller
1988The Storytelleras Fearnot's BrotherTV
Red Dwarf
1988Red Dwarfas Olaf PetersenTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Des JonesTV
Privileged
1982Privilegedas WilfMovie
Top of the Pops
1964Top of the Popsas Self - HostTV
L
—Lead HeadsMovie
The Dark Channel
—The Dark Channelas MabuseMovie
Mark Williams' Big Bangs
—Mark Williams' Big BangsTV