Mark Williams

Mark Williams is one of those actors who somehow manages to be both wildly funny and deeply warm, and that combination is genuinely rare. I first knew him as one of the shining ensemble on The Fast Show, where his commitment to absurdist characters was just joyful to watch — the kind of sketch comedy that holds up because the performers are all-in. Then he turned up as Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter and somehow made a minor supporting role feel like the beating heart of an entire franchise. His Arthur is endlessly enthusiastic, a bit bumbling, and full of unconditional love — basically the dad everyone wishes they had. Oxford-educated, Midlands-born, quietly one of the most versatile comic actors Britain has produced.

Name (English)

Mark Williams

Name (Japanese)

マーク・ウィリアムズ

Reading

まーく・うぃりあむず

Born

August 22, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Bromsgrove, United Kingdom

Height

185 cm

Occupation

comedian / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / television actor

High school

North Bromsgrove High School

University

Brasenose College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• comedian
• screenwriter
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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