Mark Lester
Actor
Biography
Mark attended stage school in London, England as a young child and made his film debut in The Counterfeit Constable (1964) at the age of six. He made countless TV appearances and became very well known in England. Worldwide fame developed as a result of his portrayal of a stuttering child in Our Mother's House (1967). Producers ofOliver! (1968) auditioned 250 child actors for the title role and finally chose him. Many roles for TV, film and stage followed. His last major film was The Prince and the Pauper(1977).
Filmography
Oliver!
as Oliver 1968
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
as Christopher Coombs 1972
Melody
as Daniel Latimer 1971
The Prince and the Pauper
as Prince Edward / Tom Canty 1977
What the Peeper Saw
as Marcus 1972
Our Mother's House
as Jiminee 1967
Black Beauty
as Joe Evans 1971
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
as Self 2019
Eyewitness
as Ziggy 1970
Louis, Martin & Michael
as Self 2003
Redneck
as Lennox Duncan 1973
The Counterfeit Constable
as Gérald 1964
Scalawag
as Jamie 1973
Love Under the Elms
1975
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
as Himself - Friend of Michael's 2017
Run Wild, Run Free
as Phillip Ransome 1969