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Mark Lester

Mark Lester

Birthday: 1958-07-11 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1977
The Prince and the Pauper

as    Prince Edward / Tom Canty

1975
Redneck

as    Lennox Duncan

1973
Scalawag

as    Jamie

1973
What the Peeper Saw

as    Marcus

1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

as    Christopher Coombs

1971
Melody

as    Daniel Latimer

1971
Black Beauty

as    Joe Evans

1971
Eyewitness

as    Ziggy

1967
Our Mother's House

as    Jiminee

1965
Spaceflight IC-1

as    Don Wolcott

1936
Seven Sinners

as    Chief Constable