Adrian Rawlins
| Adrian Rawlins | |
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| Born |
27 March 1958 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Years active | 1980-present |
Adrian Rawlins (born 27 March 1958) is an English actor who is probably best known for playing Arthur Kidd in The Woman in Black (1989) and James Potter in the Harry Potter films.
Early life
Rawlins was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,[1] the son of Mavis (née Leese) and Edward Rawlins, a market trader.[2][3] Rawlins was educated at Stanfield Technical High School in Stoke-on-Trent and the Stoke VI Form College. He then went on to train in art then subsequently acting at Crewe and Alsager College, now Manchester Met.
Career
Rawlins has appeared in several films including Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and also has a minor role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry Potter's father James Potter. Onstage, he has appeared in Her Naked Skin (2008, National Theatre). He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial The Ginger Tree, opposite Samantha Bond. He also starred in The Woman in Black which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989.
Filmography
- Midsomer Murders: "Tainted Fruit" – Adam Keyne
- The Ginger Tree – Richard Collingsworth (1989)
- The Woman in Black – Arthur Kidd (1989)
- Soldier Soldier – Major Tim Radley (1993)
- Breaking the Waves – Dr. Richardson (1996)
- Dalziel & Pascoe: Cunning old fox – Henry Crayford/Martin Hewitt (1996)
- Blood – Carl Dyson (2000)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – James Potter (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – James Potter (uncredited) (2002)
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself – Harbour (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – James Potter (2004)
- Spooks – Andrew Forrestal (2004) (Series 3, Episode 8)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – James Potter (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – James Potter (2007)
- Silent Witness: Peripheral Vision – Alan Eckhert (2007) (Series 11, Episode 9 & 10)
- Doctor Who "Planet of the Ood" – Dr Ryder (2008)
- Agatha Chtistie's Marple: Nemesis – Derek Turnbull (2009)
- Misfits "Episode 5 (Series 2)" – Dave (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I – James Potter (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II – James Potter (2011)
- Midsomer Murders: Echoes of the Dead – David Orchard
- Prisoners' Wives (Series 1 & 2) – Ian (2012, 2013)
- By Any Means (2013)
- Father Brown "Episode 2 (Series 2)" (2014)
- The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Dr. Rhodes (2015)
References
- ↑ Adrian Rawlins movietome.com
- ↑ "City actor putting a new twist on Dickens tales", The Sentinel, 27 December 2015. Accessed 27 January 2016
- ↑ Adrian Rawlins Biography ((?)-)
External links
- Adrian Rawlins at the Internet Movie Database
- Adrian Rawlins at the Hampstead Theatre
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