Adrian John Rawlins (born 27 March 1958) is an English actor best known for playing Arthur Kidd in ''
The Woman in Black'' and
James Potter in the
''Harry Potter'' films. In 2019, he starred in ''
Chernobyl'' as
Nikolai Fomin.
Early life
Rawlins was born in
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...
,
Staffordshire
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, the son of Mavis (née Leese) and Edward Rawlins, a market trader.
"City actor putting a new twist on Dickens tales", ''The Sentinel'', 27 December 2015
. Accessed 27 January 2016 Rawlins was educated at Stanfield Technical High School
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in Stoke-on-Trent and the Stoke VI Form College. He then studied art and acting at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Career
Rawlins has appeared in several films including '' Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'', and also has a pivotal role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry Potter
''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...
's father James Potter. Onstage, he has appeared in '' Her Naked Skin'' (2008, National Theatre). He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial version of '' The Ginger Tree'', opposite Samantha Bond. He also starred in ''The Woman in Black'' which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989.
Since 2014, he has volunteered at East Riding Theatre in East Riding of Yorkshire, becoming artistic director in 2015.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Theatre credits
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Adrian Rawlins
at the Hampstead Theatre
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1958 births
Living people
English male film actors
English male television actors
English male stage actors
People from Stoke-on-Trent
Actors from Staffordshire
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors