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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) — Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
2. Oliver! (1968) — Oliver
3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
4. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) — Christopher Coombs
5. Melody (1971) — Daniel Latimer
6. The Prince and the Pauper (1977) — Prince Edward / Tom Canty
7. What the Peeper Saw (1972) — Marcus
8. Our Mother's House (1967) — Jiminee
9. Black Beauty (1971) — Joe Evans
10. Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth (2019) — Self
11. This Morning (1988) — Self
12. Eyewitness (1970) — Ziggy
13. The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
14. Louis, Martin & Michael (2003) — Self
15. Redneck (1973) — Lennox Duncan
16. The Counterfeit Constable (1964) — Gérald
17. Scalawag (1973) — Jamie
18. Love Under the Elms (1975)
19. Run Wild, Run Free (1969) — Phillip Ransome
20. Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror (2017) — Self - Friend of Michael's
21. Spaceflight IC-1 (1965) — Don Wolcott
22. Then Came Bronson (1969) — John Beaman
23. Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? (2010) — Self (archive footage)
24. Little Adventurer (1973) — Mike Richard
25. The Unforgettable Harry Secombe (2010) — Self
26. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) — Davey
27. The Salon (2003)
28. Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror? (2020)
29. When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong (2024) — Self
30. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024) — Himself
31. 13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson (2019)
32. Celebrity Shock List 2009 (2009)