Mark Williams

Mark Williams

1959-08-22 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK 60 Credits

Biography

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 t...

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Robin and the Hoods

Robin and the Hoods

2024

as The Mayor

2.5
Acting

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...

Smoke Out

Smoke Out

2024

as Tommy

Acting

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...

Surprised by Oxford

Surprised by Oxford

2023

as Professor Nuttham

5.6
Acting

Brilliant but emotionally-guarded Caro Drake arrives in Oxford with the singular goal of attaining her PhD, but through a turbulent friendship with a ...

The Effects of Lying

The Effects of Lying

2023

4.0
Acting

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...

Super Villans

Super Villans

2022

as Self

Acting

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...

Super Villans

Super Villans

2022

Presenter, Writer

Writing

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...

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022

as Self

7.3
Acting

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

2020

Writer

6.5
Writing

Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its en...

Early Man

Early Man

2018

as Barry (voice)

6.1
Acting

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...

Heidi: Queen of the Mountain

Heidi: Queen of the Mountain

2017

as Henry

Acting

Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, partially inspired by Johanna Spyri’s beloved Heidi, reimagines the tale for a new audience.

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017

as Himself

7.3
Acting

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 ...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

2016

as Dad (voice)

6.5
Acting

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...

Golden Years

Golden Years

2016

as Phil

6.3
Acting

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...

Red Top

Red Top

2016

as Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard

5.3
Acting

Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and...

The Look of Love

The Look of Love

2013

as Follies Director

5.6
Acting

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...

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011

as Sean Casey

6.3
Acting

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...

When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

as Self

7.0
Acting

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 ...

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

2011

as Arthur Weasley (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

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...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Arthur Weasley

8.1
Acting

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...

Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds

Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds

2011

as Alphonse Frankenstein

Acting

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...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

as Arthur Weasley

7.7
Acting

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 ...

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story

2009

as Self

6.8
Acting

Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Arthur Weasley

7.7
Acting

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...

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007

as Mr Beebe

5.4
Acting

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George st...

Stardust

Stardust

2007

as Billy

7.3
Acting

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 ...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Arthur Weasley

7.7
Acting

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...

Saxondale: On The Road

Saxondale: On The Road

2006

as Self

Acting

Behind the scenes look on the first series of the BBC sitcom 'Saxondale'

Viva Blackpool

Viva Blackpool

2006

as Tommy Vesty

7.5
Acting

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...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Arthur Weasley

7.8
Acting

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...

A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

2005

as Ingoldsby

6.2
Acting

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...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Arthur Weasley

8.0
Acting

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

2004

as Inspector Crescent

5.6
Acting

With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device be...

The Heart of Me

The Heart of Me

2004

as Man

6.3
Acting

Drama set in 1930s London with two sisters, Madeleine married to Rickie, and Dinah, who falls in love with him. Rickie and Dinah begin an affair which...

The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour

The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour

2003

as Various

9.0
Acting

The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)

Anita and Me

Anita and Me

2002

as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

5.9
Acting

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 ...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

as Arthur Weasley

7.7
Acting

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...

The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

2002

as Declan Farrell

4.5
Acting

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...

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

2002

as King Rat

6.0
Acting

An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.

Combat Sheep

Combat Sheep

2001

as Moose (voice)

Acting

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...

Second Star to the Left

Second Star to the Left

2001

as Duke (voice)

6.4
Acting

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

High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001

as Tremaine

6.0
Acting

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...

Exit Wounds

Exit Wounds

2001

as Cop

5.8
Acting

Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds ...

Happy Birthday Shakespeare

2000

as Ted

Acting

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...

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000

as Roland Thornton

6.1
Acting

It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

1999

as Himself

Acting

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...

Hunting Venus

Hunting Venus

1999

as Peter

7.1
Acting

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 ...

The Fast Show Live

The Fast Show Live

1998

8.0
Acting

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...

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998

as Wabash

6.9
Acting

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...

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

1997

as Exterminator Jeff

6.0
Acting

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...

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

as Horace

5.9
Acting

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

The Big Game

1995

as Tommy Hollis

6.0
Acting

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...

Fever

Fever

1994

as Jukebox Man

5.0
Acting

A woman unloved by her mother, has a string of affairs with increasingly unsuitable men.

Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

1994

as Aslak

5.5
Acting

A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

Dragon Fight

Dragon Fight

1989

as Ray

5.9
Acting

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...

Coppers

Coppers

1988

6.0
Acting

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...

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

1988

as Lumpy

5.6
Acting

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...

Privileged

Privileged

1982

as Wilf

5.0
Acting

A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in...

Dream Hacker

Dream Hacker

N/A

as Edgar Wainwright

5.0
Acting

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...

Lead Heads

N/A

Acting

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...

The Dark Channel

The Dark Channel

N/A

as Mabuse

Acting

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...