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Mark Lester

Mark Lester

Actor · Born July 11, 1958 (68) · 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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1958 (68)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Mark Lester's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

Gentle 1 · Charged 13 · Intense 2

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
3
Other
13

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Lester's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Lester's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • 13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Celebrity Shock List 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Salon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crossed Swords(1977)

    as Prince Edward / Tom Canty

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Scalawag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jamie

  • Little Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mike Richard

  • Redneck(1973)

    as Lennox Duncan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • What the Peeper Saw(1972)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?(1972)

    as Christopher Coombs

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Black Beauty(1971)

    as Joe Evans

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Melody(1971)

    as Daniel Latimer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sudden Terror(1970)

    as Ziggy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as John Beaman

  • Run Wild, Run Free(1969)

    as Phillip Ransome

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Oliver!(1968)

    as Oliver

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Our Mother's House(1967)

    as Jiminee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Fahrenheit 451(1966)

    as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Spaceflight IC-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Don Wolcott

  • Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1964 to 2020; peak year 1971.

Film career

19642020

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1966Screen debut· Fahrenheit 451
  • 1971First top-billed film· Melody

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s11 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Mark Lester's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mark Lester work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Lester's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Hemmings shares the most, 3.

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Editors

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