Cast List
Alan Rickman is known for his diverse list of roles in films such as Love Actually, Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility, Dogma, Galaxy Quest, and (of course) the Harry Potter series. Mr. Rickman attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1972 to 1974. His portrayal of elegant and heartless seducer Le Vicomte de Valmont in The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses won him both critical and popular acclaim and led to his being offered the role of the villainous Hans Gruber in the first Die Hard...
Alfie's mother is a Brazilian physician. His father is a British actor who has been credited as Russell Enoch, William Russell and Enoch Russell. When he is not filming the Harry Potter movies, Alfie attends Westminster, a public boarding school in London. He enjoys rowing for the school team. Alfie has played Dean Thomas in all four Harry Potter films and is expected to return for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Bonnie Wright had her film debut as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone. She has gone on to play Ginny in the next four HP films, and will return to the role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She also did voice work for the television series "The Replacements." Besides acting, Bonnie Wright enjoys singing, playing the piano, soccer and surfing. She also takes pleasure in dancing, and participates in ballet, modern and African dance. Bonnie has one sibling, an older brother, Lewis.
Brendan Gleeson not only portrays a Hogwarts professor on the big screen, but has real life experience in the area, as he was once a practicing educator in the UK. Born in Dublin, Mr. Gleeson became fascinated with performing while studying the great Irish playwrights. He later graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After starting to gain some small notoriety, Brendan soon caught the eye of the public with his performance as Hamish in Mel Gibson's multi-Oscar winning epic Braveheart. Brendan Gleeson has gone on to star in some notable films by some...
Actor Chris Rankin was born in New Zealand before moving to England at an early age. Growing up in the Norwich area, Chris began acting in 1995 when he joined the Northgate High School and Dereham Youth Theatre. He performed in both dramatic plays as well as musicals. In 2001, Chris made his first motion picture appearance as he was cast as the persnickety Percy Weasley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Chris then performed in the following two Potter films, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban. Chris recently appeared in the television film The Rotter's...
Christian Coulson was 23 years old when he managed to win the part of the young Hogwarts student Tom Riddle. Coulson, a former Westminster attendee, was a member of the UK National Youth Music Theatre for seven years, and later went on to attend Cambridge University. After graduating in 2000 with a first class degree i English, Christian has appeared in numerous film and stage productions across the UK, including "The Hours and Four Feathers."
French actress Clemence Poesy makes just her second appearance in an English film in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Clemence was known to UK audiences before Potter for her performance as Mary Queen of Scots in the 2004 BBC Mini-series "Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot". Clemence is no stranger to French cinema and stage, having first landed a role at age 14 due to her father who is a theatre director and actor. She has since appeared in a number of French films, and attends the prestigious drama school in France, the Conservatoire National. Clemence speaks French...
Dame Maggie Smith is regarded as one of the world's great movie actresses of our lifetime, having a career spanning some fifty years. She has won great critical acclaim and awards, having been nominated for the Academy Award six times over. A veteran of the stage, she performed with Laurence Olivier in Othello as Desdemona, later earning an Academy Award for the film version. She was also awarded a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway play Lettice and Lovage. She won her first Academy Award in 1969 for The...
Daniel Radcliffe was first considered for the role of The Boy Who Lived when he was spotted by producer David Heyman while attending a theater performance. He has since appeared in all Potter films to date and has signed to appear in the remaining movies, with Half-Blood Prince set for release November 21 2008. Dan will appear in both films of book seven, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One to be released November 2010, and Part Two due in May of 2011. Earlier in his career, Daniel appeared in the Pierce Brosnan movie released in 2001...
David Bradley has long been considered by many as one of the distinguished actors of the British stage for his work as a long time member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. His performances of some of the great theatrical plays have earned him many awards, most notably in 1990 receiving the Lawrence Olivier Award acting award for "Best Supporting Actor" acknowledging his role as the Fool in King Lear. He has also appeared in Hamlet and Henry IV, Pt I & II where he recently starred with fellow Harry Potter actor Sir Michael...
A graduate of the Guildhall School of Drama, David Thewlis began his career in several small roles, including a spot on the UK Television series The Singing Detective which starred later fellow Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore). David was catapulted into the public's eye when he appeared to much acclaim, in Mike Leigh's film Naked. For this performance, David won a host of awards, including ones from the Evening Standard British Film Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. David has turned in notable performances in Seven Years in Tibet and
Devon Murray has been acting since the age of six. After several successes singing in nationwide talent contests, Devon joined the Billie Barry Stage School. Just two weeks later, he was cast in his first television commercial. Within six months, he appeared in his first film, This is My Father.; He then joined the National Performing Arts School. Devon's breakthrough role was Middle Malachy in Angela's Ashes (1998). In 2000, Devon appeared in the television film Yesterday's Children. Since 2001, Devon has played Harry's fellow Gryffindor Seamus Finnigan in all four Harry Potter films, and is...
Emma Thompson originally intended to become a writer, but while at Cambridge University she was persuaded to join the famous comedy troupe The Footlights, and her acting career began. She got her first major break in television in 1983, writing and performing along with her fellow Footlights Group alum Stephen Fry, narrator of the UK Harry Potter audio books. She also worked on other TV comedy review programs in the mid-1980s, often with actor Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid). Her award-soaked career includes a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for the BBC television...
Emma Watson, who has portrayed Hermione Granger in all of the Harry Potter films to date, was a relative novice before landing the role, having only appeared in a few school plays before a casting agency turned up at her school. Emma has gained critical praise for her work in the Potter films, earning two back to back nominations as "Best Young Actress" from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her performances in the third and fourth Potter films,as well as a recent win as "Best Actress" at the National Movie Awards in the UK. Emma Watson will reprise her...
Evanna Lynch is a 15-year-old Irish drama student who always dreamed of playing Luna Lovegood (her favorite character!) on the big screen. She has read each of the books at least "six or seven times", received a personal letter and signed copy of the fifth Potter book from JK Rowling, and even owns two cats named Crookshanks and Luna. Evanna begged her parents to allow her to fly into London for the auditions; she then beat out 15,000 other girls for the coveted role of the Ravenclaw student. Evanna joined the cast for Order of the Phoenix and met up...
Irish-born actress Fiona Shaw is today regarded as one of the finest stage performers of the age, having appeared in some of the most critically acclaimed productions of the 20th century. A former student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Shaw has received much notice for her roles in such plays as "The Rivals," Dangerous Liaisons and Hedda Gabler. While she primarily performs on stage with the London Theatre, Ms. Shaw has taken on several other on-screen roles, including parts in "The Butcher Boy", "My Left Foot" and the 1997 adaptation of "Anna Karenina." Shaw was awarded an honorary...
Gary Oldman is regarded as one of the most versatile actors working in films today. Known for his intense and diverse portrayals in both motion picture and on stage, Gary received wide critical praise for his performance as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where he was also nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Supporting Actor." Beginning his career in 1979, Gary quickly gained notoriety and respect for his appearance in films such as Tom Stoppard's Shakespeare twister, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and as strung out punk rocker Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)...
A veteran actor, George Harris was born in the West Indies, and started out acting in the late 60's. He made a breakthrough role in a TV film of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." George went on to feature in Steven Spielberg's hit film "Raiders of the Lost Ark." George became known when he appeared in the critically acclaimed "Black Hawk Down." Mr. Harris has more recently appeared in films such as "Layer Cake" and "The Interpreter."
Harry Melling hails from a family of actors. His late grandfather was a famous British Shakespearean actor who was most recognized for a turn in the title role of Doctor Who. Harry Melling was cast as Harry's dreadful cousin Dudley Dursley after the casting agents came to his school. Harry was first seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, and has appeared in all the subsequent Harry Potter films to date. It is believed the will be returning as Big D for Half-Blood Prince due out in November, 2008. When not acting, Harry enjoys playing the drums,...
Known for her striking looks and roles in period piece films, actress Helena Bonham Carter made her first appearance as the fanatical Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in OotP. Helena will return again in the role for the upcoming Half-Blood Prince due out in 2008. An Academy Award nominee for her role in The Wings of the Dove, actress Helena Bonham Carter is best known for her work in acclaimed films such as A Room with a View which co-starred Dame Maggie Smith (Prof. McGonagall), Frankenstein, with Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) and Howards End, where she co-starred with Emma Thompson (Prof....
Imelda Staunton is an award-winning stage actress who is also known for her work on the big screen, including for her as the Nurse in the Academy Award-winning Shakespeare in Love. Ms. Staunton received her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1999, she appeared in an all-star adaptation of David Copperfield, with soon-to-be Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. She is also a talented singer and comedienne, and is a three-time recipient of Britain's highest theater honor, the Olivier Award, for roles in A Chorus of Disapproval, The Corn...
James and Oliver Phelps were born thirteen minutes apart (Oliver, who plays George, is the elder of the two). The twins have been interested in acting from an early age, and performed side by side in several high school drama productions at Sutton Coldfield's Arthur Terry School. In 2000, after attending open auditions in Leeds, James and Oliver were chosen to play Fred and George Weasley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone. They have repeated the roles in each of the four subsequent Harry Potter films, and are will appear in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The...
At age 9, Jamie Waylett was in a terrible accident that almost took his life; doctors told his family that there was no hope for recovery. Instead, he returned to full health and shortly thereafter came home from school to announce that he was going to be in a movie (an announcement his family found amusing at the time), for the casting agents for the new Harry Potter movie had been to his school. He has appeared in all five of the Harry Potter movies and is believed to return again for Half-Blood Prince. Away from the set, Jamie enjoys...
Actor Jason Isaacs began his career on the UK stage, and appeared in the Royal National Theatre production of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Angels in America. Turning to motion pictures, he soon gained wider public recognition for his role in Dragonheart, which co-starred David Thewlis (Remus Lupin). His performance in Mel Gibson's The Patriot gained him much public acclaim, and a nomination for the London Film Critics Circle Awards for "British Supporting Actor of the Year." Jason made his first Potter appearance in 2002 as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets....
Joshua Herdman is the youngest of four brothers. He started acting at the age of seven when his father, actor Martin Herdman, obtained an agent for him. Josh's first television appearance was in a Fruit of the Loom commercial. His big break came in 2000 when he auditioned for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone and was cast as Gregory Goyle. Josh has repeated that role in each of the four subsequent Harry Potter films. In 2002, he appeared in the film Thunderpants with Harry Potter cast mate Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley). Josh's hobbies include boxing, writing...
Julie Walters is consistently voted the UK's most popular female light entertainer and comedienne. She has been involved in many of the most important theatrical progressions of the last 25 years, as well as being a best-selling author and an award-winning screen actress. She portrayed Molly Weasley in the first five Harry Potter films and will reprise her role in the sixth which is currently in production in England. She also co-starred with her Harry Potter "son" Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in the film Driving Lessons. She studied English and Drama at Manchester Polytechnic, she joined the legendary...
Katie Leung joined the Harry Potter cast for the fourth film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This was Katie's first professional role and her first-ever acting role. She was cast as Cho Chang, beating out 5,000 other girls for the role, after responding to an open casting call in 2004. She had no prior acting experience or coaching; her father saw an advertisement on a Chinese television channel for the casting call, and Katie thought it might be quite "fun" to go along and try her luck. When she saw the length of the line at the audition,...
Mark Williams, a graduate of Oxford University, has had an extensive career in theater, film and television spanning over 20 years. Since his first professional role as Wilf in the film "Privileged," Mark has appeared in more than fifty productions, as well as writing and creating the BBC television program "The Fast Show." Williams has starred in his own radio program on the BBC Radio 4, "The Tape-Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee," and received critical acclaim for his role in the 1998 hit "Shakespeare in Love." Mark recently appeared in the hit film "Stardust," and will be seen in...
Matthew Lewis has been an actor since he was five years old, when he became a member of an amateur dramatics club. He appeared in several television series in the UK, including Heartbeat, City Central, Where the Heart Is, Emmerdale, Dalziel and Pascoe and Some Kind of Life. A Harry Potter fan from the time he first read Philosopher's Stone, Matthew won the role of Neville Longbottom after reporting to an open casting call in his hometown. Appearing in all five of the Harry Potter films to date, he will return again to the role for Half-Blood Prince. Matt enjoys...
While Natalia Tena's recent casting as Nymphadora Tonks for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixmarked her first role in a blockbuster film franchise, the 22-year-old British star has already been featured in a number of films and plays around the United Kingdom. A former Bedales student, Natalia has appeared in films such as "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and "About a Boy," during the latter of which she donned a bubblegum pink wig to play the part of spunky punk Ellie. Ms. Tena has also worked on stage and on the small screen, landing parts in such plays as "Bronte...
Ralph Fiennes (pronounced "Rafe Fines"), an acclaimed performer on both stage and screen, is perhaps best-known for his portrayals of intense and conflicted characters in such films as Schindler's List, The English Patient, and The End of the Affair. His ability to portray evil men without resorting to caricature made him (Director) Mike Newell's first choice for the pivotal role of Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Ralph memorably reprized the role for Order of the Phoenix.He received his training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In...
Richard Griffiths is a renowned British actor who has completed over two decades of stage and screen work throughout the UK. Griffiths withdrew from school at the age of fifteen, returning years later to take a drama class that would literally change his life. After leaving college, Richard Griffiths worked his way through Britain's theatres and television studios, eventually joining the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company. He has since appeared in Oscar-winning features and acclaimed British television programs such as "Bird of Prey" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." Recently Richard received the Tony Award for his performance in The History...
"The late Richard Harris is today renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest screen, television and theatrical performers of the twentieth century. Harris, who portrayed Professor Dumbledore in the first two Potter films before succumbing to illness, had starred in over seventy major films and was twice nominated for the Academy Award. The versatile actor, who was also a director, producer and published poet, won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of King Arthur in the 1960s versions of ""Camelot."" Harris's memory lives on through his three children, all of whom have followed in his footsteps and entered...
"Robbie Coltrane has appeared in over 40 films in a career that has spanned more than 30 years. Although he may be best-known to filmgoers as Hogwarts' gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures teacher Hagrid, he is internationally recognized and acclaimed for the role of ""Fitz"" in the popular television series Cracker. After a brief stint at the Glasgow School of Art, Mr. Coltrane moved to acting in his early twenties, officially changing his surname (from MacMillan) in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. In the late 1970's Mr. Coltrane started working in the theatre and as a standup comedian,...
Robert Pattinson was hired for the role of Cedric Diggory a week after meeting director Mike Newell at an audition. After the film's debut, he was named by the newspaper The Times as one of the "British Stars of Tomorrow". Before joining the Potter cast, Robert performed in with the Barnes Theatre group, appearing in such stage productions of the musical Anything Goes and noted plays Our Town and Tess of the D'Ubervilles. Robert also appeared in the motion picture The Sword of Xanten , Vanity Fair and has just been cast as Edward in the...
Rupert Grint's performance in the Harry Potter films showcases the young actor's flair for comedy, first shown during his audition tape, where he dressed as one of his (female) teachers and submitted a rap song. Rupert soon was cast for the part and he made his first appearance as Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, which won him acclaim and several awards, including as "Best New Talent" and best "Young Artist". He has also appeared in other films such as Thunderpants which was released in 2002. Most recently he appeared with his movie...
Scottish actor Sean Biggerstaff has always had a love for acting, starring in the 1997 film The Winter Guest alongside Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law. The Glasgow resident was chosen for the part of Quidditch captain Oliver Wood on the recommendation of his former director and Potter castmate Alan Rickman. Sean, who has not appeared in a Potter film since "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," spends his time recording with his new band, Jonny and the Robots, as well as making appearances in such features as the Academy-Award winning short film "Cashback," and the critically acclaimed UK television...
Dubbed "The Great Gambon", the actor who portrays Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore on film is also considered one of the all-time greats of British theater. Born in Dublin, Ireland Michael graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and was one of the original members of the National Theatre Company with acting legend Sir Laurence Olivier. In a career spanning more than 40 years, characters Michael Gambon has portrayed include Othello, Macbeth, and most recently Falstaff in Henry IV, where he starred alongside fellow Potter actor David Bradley. Michael Gambon is perhaps best known for his beloved...
Stanislav Ianevski made his first motion picture appearance as Durmstrang TriWizard Champioin and Quidditch star Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He was discovered for this part at his school, beating out some 600 young men for the role. While Stanislav hopes to continue on with a career in acting, in his spare time, he enjoys participating in many types of sports and body building. He has a pet parrot, cat, two dogs and a guinea pig. Stanislav Ianveski and his younger sister reside in Bulgaria with their parents.
Now 19, actor Tom Felton is a relative veteran among the younger Potter actors, having begun his career in a television commercial when he was 8 years old. Tom was then cast in the role of Peagreen for the motion picture The Borrowers in 1997. He next appeared in the Jodie Foster hit film Anna and the King which was released in 1999. Tom went on to appear in several UK television programs such as Bugs and Second Sight, which also co-starred Clive Owen. Tom Felton has appeared in all of the Harry Potter films, and...
"Warwick Davis's acting career, as he notes on his official website, began completely by chance. At the age of 11, Davis's grandmother heard on the radio that director George Lucas was looking for individuals under four feet tall to appear in his upcoming Star Wars film. As a huge fan of the franchise, Warwick, who had never acted before, jumped at the opportunity - and soon found himself with the role of Wicket in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Davis founded his own acting agency and has taken on numerous starring roles in both short dramas and international blockbuster...
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