

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.
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Midsomer Murders
1997 • TV
Pat Everett

Doctor Who
2005 • TV
Brian Williams

Top of the Pops
1964 • TV
Self - Host

Casualty
1986 • TV
Des Jones

The One Show
2006 • TV
Self

Father Brown
2013 • TV
Father Brown

Merlin
2008 • TV
The Goblin (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • TV
Commander Peters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
Arthur Weasley

Peak Practice
1993 • TV
Roland Grogan
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