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Mark Williams
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Mark Williams is a British comedian, screenwriter, stage actor, and film actor. Born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1959, he is a male citizen of the United Kingdom. He was educated at Brasenose College and resides in Lewes. His professional career began in 1982, and he speaks English.
Williams has authored 316 works, including The Evening News collection, Virgin Gde to N Y, and A stereo-atlas of ostracod shells. He is also recognized for his work in acting. He has one child.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 316
Top works
- The Evening News collection
- The Evening News collection
- Virgin Gde to N Y
- A stereo-atlas of ostracod shells
- A stereo-atlas of ostracod shells
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Film & TV
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Dream Hacker — Edgar Wainwright2025
- The Secret Santa Project — Leon2025
- Robin and the Hoods — The Mayor2024
- The Effects of Lying2023
- Surprised by Oxford — Professor Nuttham2023
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts — Self2022
- Super Villans — Self2022
- Sister Boniface Mysteries — Father Brown2022
- Here We Go — Frank2022
- Fantastic Friends — Self2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Bromsgrove , Worcestershire , England
- Occupations
- Actor comedian presenter screenwriter
- Years active
- 1982–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bromsgrove
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Stuttgart 2021 -Comic Con Germany- by-RaBoe 168 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 185
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Lewes
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- Commons category
- Mark Williams (actor)
- name in native language
- Mark Williams
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- date of birth
- 1959-08-22
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Williams is an English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the BBC sketch show The Fast Show. His film roles include Horace in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and Arthur Weasley in seven of the Harry Potter films. He appeared in Doctor Who and 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.
Early life
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