Mark Lester
Acting
Mark attended stage school in London, England as a young child and made his film debut inĀ The Counterfeit ConstableĀ (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 inĀ Our Mother's HouseĀ (1967). Producers ofOliver!Ā (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 wasĀ The Prince and the Pauper(1977).
Known for
2024Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Himself
2020Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2019Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Self
2017Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Himself - Friend of Michael's
2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
2003Louis, Martin & Michael
Self
1977The Prince and the Pauper
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
1975Love Under the Elms
1973Redneck
Lennox Duncan
1973Scalawag
Jamie
1973Little Adventurer
Mike Richard
1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Christopher Coombs
1972What the Peeper Saw
Marcus
1971Black Beauty
Joe Evans
1971Melody
Daniel Latimer
1970Eyewitness
Ziggy
1970The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Davey
1969Run Wild, Run Free
Phillip Ransome
1968Oliver!
Oliver
1967Our Mother's House
Jiminee
1966Fahrenheit 451
Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
1965Spaceflight IC-1
Don Wolcott
1964The Counterfeit Constable
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