Acting
Mark Lester
Born July 11, 1958 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
72
7.2
Fahrenheit 451
Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
797.4
Oliver!
Oliver
7.1 TMDB
The Oscars
Self
446.1
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Christopher Coombs
807.5
Melody
Daniel Latimer
476.3
The Prince and the Pauper
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
5.9 TMDB
What the Peeper Saw
Marcus
717.2
Our Mother's House
Jiminee
5.4
Black Beauty
Joe Evans
7.0
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Self
4.2
This Morning
Self
6.1
Eyewitness
Ziggy
7.7
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968 · Series
6.9
Louis, Martin & Michael
Self
5.2
Redneck
Lennox Duncan
6.2
The Counterfeit Constable
Gérald
5.0
Scalawag
Jamie
5.5 TMDB
Love Under the Elms
1975 · Movie
6.3
Run Wild, Run Free
Phillip Ransome
8.6 TMDB
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Self - Friend of Michael's
Filmography
- 2024Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio NarizzanoHimselfMovie
- 2024When 60s TV Goes Horribly WrongSelfMovie
- 2020Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?Movie
- 2019Michael Jackson: Chase the TruthSelfMovie
- 201913 Moments that Destroyed Michael JacksonMovie
- 2017Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorSelf - Friend of Michael'sMovie
- 2010The Unforgettable Harry SecombeSelfMovie
- 2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2009Celebrity Shock List 2009Series
- 2003Louis, Martin & MichaelSelfMovie
- 2003The SalonSeries
- 1988This MorningSelfSeries
- 1977The Prince and the PauperPrince Edward / Tom CantyMovie
- 1975Love Under the ElmsMovie
- 1973ScalawagJamieMovie
- 1973Little AdventurerMike RichardMovie
- 1973RedneckLennox DuncanMovie
- 1972What the Peeper SawMarcusMovie
- 1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Christopher CoombsMovie
- 1971Black BeautyJoe EvansMovie
- 1971MelodyDaniel LatimerMovie
- 1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantDaveyMovie
- 1970EyewitnessZiggyMovie
- 1969Then Came BronsonJohn BeamanSeries
- 1969Run Wild, Run FreePhillip RansomeMovie
- 1968Oliver!OliverMovie
- 1968The Ghost & Mrs. MuirSeries
- 1967Our Mother's HouseJimineeMovie
- 1966Fahrenheit 451Second Schoolboy (uncredited)Movie
- 1965Spaceflight IC-1Don WolcottMovie
- 1964The Counterfeit ConstableGéraldMovie
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries