Mark Lester

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).

Known For

The Oscars

Then Came Bronson

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

What the Peeper Saw

Fahrenheit 451

Oliver!

This Morning

Melody

All Movies (26)

• Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano2024 · as Himself
• When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong2024 · as Self
• Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?2020
• Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth2019 · as Self
• 13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson2019
• Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror2017 · as Self - Friend of Michael's
• The Unforgettable Harry Secombe2010 · as Self
• Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Louis, Martin & Michael2003 · as Self
• The Prince and the Pauper1977 · as Prince Edward / Tom Canty
• Love Under the Elms1975
• Scalawag1973 · as Jamie
• Little Adventurer1973 · as Mike Richard
• Redneck1973 · as Lennox Duncan
• What the Peeper Saw1972 · as Marcus
• Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?1972 · as Christopher Coombs
• Black Beauty1971 · as Joe Evans
• Melody1971 · as Daniel Latimer
• The Boy Who Stole the Elephant1970 · as Davey
• Eyewitness1970 · as Ziggy
• Run Wild, Run Free1969 · as Phillip Ransome
• Oliver!1968 · as Oliver
• Our Mother's House1967 · as Jiminee
• Fahrenheit 4511966 · as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
• Spaceflight IC-11965 · as Don Wolcott
• The Counterfeit Constable1964 · as Gérald

All TV Shows (6)

• Celebrity Shock List 20092009
• The Salon2003
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Then Came Bronson1969 · as John Beaman
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1968
• The Oscars1953 · as Self