Mark Williams
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Mark Williams (born 22 August 1959) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and presenter. He is best known as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show, as well as for his role of Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films.
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[edit] Life and career
Williams was born in Bromsgrove. In 2007 Williams appeared in the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Claire Danes.
Williams has also presented several documentary programmes: Mark Williams' Big Bangs on the history of explosives, a follow-up to previous series Mark Williams on the Rails, Industrial Revelations and More Industrial Revelations.
He is a supporter of both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion[1] football clubs.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Selected television roles
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Storyteller | Fearnot's brother | Episode "Fearnot" |
| Red Dwarf | Olaf Petersen | 3 Episodes "The End", "Balance of Power" & "Stasis Leak" | |
| Alexei Sayle's Stuff | First series, 6 episodes | ||
| 1989 | Tumbledown | Lumpy | |
| 1990 | Kinsey | Danny | |
| Making Out | Manfred | Episode #1.2 | |
| KYTV | Episode "Launch" | ||
| 1991 | Merlin of the Crystal Cave | Cerdic | |
| Bottom | Boris | Episode "Accident" | |
| 1993 | The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer | Don Powell | 7 episodes 1993–1995 |
| 1994 | Health and Efficiency | Steven | Episode "Cinderella Rockafeller" |
| The Fast Show | 23 episodes 1994–2000 | ||
| Chef! | Policeman 2 | Episode "Masterchef" | |
| 1995 | The Big Game | Tommy Hollis | |
| Searching | Gerald | ||
| Peak Practice | Roland Grogan | Episode "Life and Soul" | |
| 1998 | The Fast Show Live | ||
| The Canterbury Tales | Chanticleer | Episode "Leaving London" – voice | |
| Ted & Ralph | Confirmed Bachelor | ||
| 1999 | Hunting Venus | Peter | |
| 2000 | Gormenghast | Professor Perch | |
| The Strangerers | Cadet Flynn | Four episodes | |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Larry Nazareth | Episode "The Jaws of Doom" |
| Industrial Revelations | Himself | 2 series as Presenter | |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Dudley Docker | |
| 2003 | Grass | Ben | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Mark Williams on the Rails | Himself | Presenter |
| Carrie and Barry | Kirk | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Mark Williams' Big Bangs | Himself | Presenter |
| Saxondale | Deggsy | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Mr Beebe | |
| 2008 | Sense and Sensibility | Sir John Middleton | |
| 2009 | Inspector George Gently | Joe Bishop | Episode "Gently in the Night" |
| Blood in the Water | Jerry Hourihan | ||
| Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Claud Evans | Episode "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" | |
| New Tricks | David Beaumont | Episode "The Truth is out There" | |
| 2010 | Merlin | voice of goblin[2] | Episode "Goblin's Gold" |
| The Indian Doctor | Richard Sharpe[3] | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding | Alphonse Frankenstein |