Mark Lester
Actor
Born July 11, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Himself
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Self
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Self - Friend of Michael's
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
Louis, Martin & Michael
Self
This Morning
Self
The Prince and the Pauper
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
Love Under the Elms
Scalawag
Jamie
Little Adventurer
Mike Richard
Redneck
Lennox Duncan
What the Peeper Saw
Marcus
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Christopher Coombs
Black Beauty
Joe Evans
Melody
Daniel Latimer
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Davey
Eyewitness
Ziggy
Then Came Bronson
John Beaman
Run Wild, Run Free
Phillip Ransome
Oliver!
Oliver
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Our Mother's House
Jiminee
Fahrenheit 451
Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
Spaceflight IC-1
Don Wolcott
The Counterfeit Constable
Gérald
The Oscars
Self