Mark Williams is a popular English actor and screenwriter. He is a member of the film adaptation of the works of the writer Joan Rowling about Harry Potter. The character of Arthur Weasley, brilliantly played by the actor, brought him worldwide fame. Mark Williams also starred in various television series, played small roles in the movie. The talent for reincarnating the lyceum fully manifested itself in the Oscar-winning film "Shakespeare in Love", where he acted as Wobash, reading the introduction, and then the epilogue to the production of the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
Williams Mark: biography
The actor was born in 1959, on August 22, in the city of Browmsgrove, county Worcestershire. His childhood and school years passed there. Mark received his higher education at Oxford, Brazenoss College. After graduation, he began to work in the Mikron Theater, which toured the UK in a very original way - sailed the Thames and other navigable rivers of Misty Albion, giving performances on the marinas. In addition to the theater, Mark Williams has played in numerous television series. The character of Olaf Petersen in the serial film "Red Dwarf" fell in love with viewers of the whole of Great Britain precisely in his performance. The same can be said about the role of Kirk in the series "Carrie and Buddy".
In 1997, Williams was invited to star in the movie "Ghibli" with Jim Broadband and Tom Felton. The trio did an excellent job, and after some time, all three were included in the cast of the serial film about Harry Potter. Felton played the character of Draco Malfoy, Jim Broadbent played the role of Horace Slughorn, and Mark Williams acted as Arthur Weasley. The negative personality of Oshius Potter from the movie "Ghibli" has nothing to do with Potter Joan Rowling has, this is just a coincidence of names.
Documentary
Williams Mark, a multi-faceted actor, gained fame after the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth series of Harry Potter with his participation were filmed. However, few people know that he created several successful documentaries under the general name "Williams Explosions", which reveals the history of the emergence and development of explosives.
Another series was created on the theme of railways, their origin and operation under the name "Mark Williams on rails." The third theme is the film "Industrial Revelations", filmed in the genre of documentary and presented by Mark Williams as an excursion that tells about the achievements of heavy industry in different countries. And since this topic is quite extensive, the actor starred in the role of presenter also in the second part, entitled "New Industrial Revelations."
Williams Mark, an actor and documentary filmmaker, founded his own television program, in which he makes virtual journeys into the past, talks about industrial transformations in the UK and other countries. The themes of the series are diverse, the actor recently created a series of programs for children, in the future he plans to release several films about the animal world.
Broadcasts
In addition to participating in television projects, Mark leads his own program on the BBC radio. Williams' live performances are designed for a wide audience, cognitive themes alternate with news reports, and in the evening the actor includes humorous sketches in the program. From time to time he arranges excursions into history for radio listeners, draws an analogy of the present with events that happened in the distant past. All his speeches are of great interest to the public.
Sports hobbies
Williams regularly attends the Grand Slam tennis tournament, Wimbledon, which takes place annually in June in the southwestern suburbs of London. He is an active football fan of the Brighton Albion and Aston Villa clubs.
Filmography
Over the course of his film career, Mark Williams has starred in fifteen films and seven television series, listed below:
- "101 Dalmatians" (1996), Horace.
- Thieves (1997), Jeff.
- "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), Walash.
- "What happened to Harold Smith?" (1999), Ronald Thornton.
- The Robbery in English (2000), Tremaine.
- "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002), Arthur Weasley.
- Agent Cody (2004), Inspector Crescent.
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), Arthur Weasley.
- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005), Arthur Weasley.
- "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007), Arthur Weasley.
- Stardust (2007), the image of the Goat.
- The View from the Room (2007), Mr. Bib.
- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009), Arthur Weasley.
- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2010), Arthur Weasley.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (2011), Arthur Weasley.
- Mysterious Albert Nobbs (2011), Sean Casey.
TV serials:
- "Father Brown" (2013-2015), the role of Father Brown.
- "Blandings Castle" (2013-2014), butler butge.
- Doctor Who (2012), Brian Williams.
- The Golden Goblin (2010), Merlin.
- "Inspector Gently" (2009), Joe Bishop.
- "Feelings and Mind" (2008), John Middleton.
- The Red Rabbit (1988), Olaf Petersen.
Mark Williams, films with the participation of which are in demand by the audience, today is preparing to shoot in new film projects.