Mark Lester
Known for Acting
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
Oliver!
1968
as Oliver
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
2019
as Self
Fahrenheit 451
1966
as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
Melody
1971
as Daniel Latimer
What the Peeper Saw
1972
as Marcus
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Prince Edward / Tom Canty
Our Mother's House
1967
as Jiminee
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972
as Christopher Coombs
Eyewitness
1970
as Ziggy
Run Wild, Run Free
1969
as Phillip Ransome
Little Adventurer
1973
as Mike Richard
Scalawag
1973
as Jamie
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
2017
as Himself - Friend of Michael's
Black Beauty
1971
as Joe Evans
Redneck
1973
as Lennox Duncan
Love Under the Elms
1975
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
as Himself
Spaceflight IC-1
1965
as Don Wolcott
The Counterfeit Constable
1964
as Gérald