
Mark Lester
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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
Credits

What the Peeper Saw (1972)
as Marcus

Oliver! (1968)
as Oliver

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
as Prince Edward / Tom Canty

Melody (1971)
as Daniel Latimer

Eyewitness (1970)
as Ziggy

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
as Christopher Coombs

Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
as Phillip Ransome

The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
as Gérald

Our Mother's House (1967)
as Jiminee

Redneck (1973)
as Lennox Duncan

Scalawag (1973)
as Jamie

Love Under the Elms (1975)
Actor

Black Beauty (1971)
as Joe Evans

Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth (2019)
as Self

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
as Davey

Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror (2017)
as Self - Friend of Michael's

Little Adventurer (1973)
as Mike Richard

Louis, Martin & Michael (2003)
as Self

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024)
as Himself
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe (2010)
as Self

Spaceflight IC-1 (1965)
as Don Wolcott
13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson (2019)
Actor

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong (2024)
as Self

Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror? (2020)
Actor





