Mark attended stage school in London, England as a young child and made his film debut in The Counterfeit Constable 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 (1969_ . Producers of Oliver! 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 Crossed Swords. He now lives with his wife and two children in Cheltenham, England. He and his wife are osteopaths.


He is a black belt in karate. His singing voice in Oliver! (1968) was dubbed by Kathe Green, although this was not made public until 1988. Made several films in Italy when he was not receiving film offers in Britain. He is Jewish. Gave up acting in the early Eighties.