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Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Acting March 27, 1958 (68 years old) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Biography

Adrian John Rawlins (born 27 March 1958, Stoke-on-Trent) is an English actor who studied art and acting at Manchester Metropolitan University and has been active since 1980. He is best known for playing James Potter across all eight Harry Potter films (2001–2011), Arthur Kidd in the 1989 TV film The Woman in Black, and Nikolai Fomin in the 2019 HBO miniseries Chernobyl. He also appeared in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996), Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002), and Darkest Hour (2017) as Air Chief Marshal Dowding. His broader filmography includes Revolution (1985), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Living (2022), One Life (2023), and the upcoming The Brink of War (2026). On television he has had recurring roles in Soldier Soldier (1993), Dickensian (2015–2016), Slow Horses (2022), Moonflower Murders (2024), and Patience (2025). Since 2017 he has served as artistic director of East Riding Theatre.

Movies 46

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 7.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as James Potter

2001
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as James Potter

2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as James Potter

2004
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as James Potter

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as James Potter

2010
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as James Potter

2007
Darkest Hour 7.4

Darkest Hour

as Air Chief Marshal Dowding

2017
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse 6.9

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

as Chief of Staff

2021
The Brink of War 6.7

The Brink of War

as Max Rampleman

2026
One Life 7.8

One Life

as Geoff

2023
Breaking the Waves 7.5

Breaking the Waves

as Dr. Richardson

1996
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death 5.2

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

as Dr. Rhodes

2014
Living 7.0

Living

as Middleton

2022
The Raven 6.3

The Raven

as Doc Clements

2012
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

as Albert

2026
Revolution 5.4

Revolution

as Bill

1985
Rose of Nevada 6.0

Rose of Nevada

as Billy Richards

2026
Mountains of the Moon 6.6

Mountains of the Moon

as Edward

1990
Intruders 5.5

Intruders

as Police Inspector

2011
The Woman in Black 6.9

The Woman in Black

as Arthur Kidd

1989
Different for Girls 7.1

Different for Girls

as Mike

1997
The Four Minute Mile 7.5

The Four Minute Mile

as Chris Chataway

1988
Undergods 5.7

Undergods

as Dominic

2021
Clapham Junction 6.5

Clapham Junction

as Peter

2007
The Colour Room 6.1

The Colour Room

as John

2021
The Old Curiosity Shop 5.0

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Jacob

2007
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race 5.8

NASA, Nazis and the Space Race

as Self - Narrator

2025
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself 6.5

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

as Harbour

2002
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life 7.3

J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life

as James Potter (archival footage)

2007
Ahead of the Class 7.4

Ahead of the Class

as Tony Mackersie

2005
I Live With Me Dad 8.0

I Live With Me Dad

as Registrar

1985
Bridgend 5.2

Bridgend

as Vicar

2015
Life Line 3.2

Life Line

2007
Mrs Biggs 7.8

Mrs Biggs

as DI Williams

2012
Susan Hill's Ghost Story 4.9

Susan Hill's Ghost Story

as Edward Merriman

2019
Seduction

Seduction

as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")

1991
Tales of the Fourth Dimension

Tales of the Fourth Dimension

as William Shakespeare

2009
My Brother Tom 5.8

My Brother Tom

as Jack

2001
The Stretford Wives 7.0

The Stretford Wives

as Frank Foster

2002
The Return of Stanley Atwell

The Return of Stanley Atwell

Once Around the Sun

Once Around the Sun

as Self

2012
Blood 4.4

Blood

as Carl Dyson

2000
Hear the Silence 7.0

Hear the Silence

as Dr. Tony Danielson

2003
The Inner Sanctuary 10.0

The Inner Sanctuary

as Owen

1996
Running Late 9.0

Running Late

as Michael Mitchum

1992
Game Over

Game Over

as (voice)

2024

TV Shows 47

Doctor Who 7.6

Doctor Who

as Dr Ryder

2005
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Adam Keyne

1997
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as David Orchard

1997
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Reverend William Gideon

1997
Slow Horses 8.1

Slow Horses

as Duncan Tropper

2022
Death in Paradise 7.4

Death in Paradise

as Stephen Langham

2011
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Richard Thomas

1986
Father Brown 7.7

Father Brown

as Dr. Walter Henshaw

2013
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

1996
Andor 8.3

Andor

as Doctor Rhasiv

2022
Spooks 7.7

Spooks

as Andrew Forrestal

2002
Chernobyl 8.7

Chernobyl

as Nikolai Fomin

2019
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Derek Turnbull

2004
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

2004
All Creatures Great & Small 8.1

All Creatures Great & Small

as Charles Harcourt

2020
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Harry Bundrick

2007
A Discovery of Witches 7.8

A Discovery of Witches

as William Cecil

2018
The Capture 7.6

The Capture

as Lord Frederickson

2019
Misfits 7.6

Misfits

as Dave

2009
Grace 6.8

Grace

as Harry Frame

2021
Soldier Soldier 6.9

Soldier Soldier

as Major Tim Radley

1991
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Tim Sumner

2002
The Man from Snowy River 7.1

The Man from Snowy River

as Travelling Salesman

1994
Star City 7.5

Star City

as Lev Burkov

2026
War and Peace 7.5

War and Peace

as Platon Karataev

2016
Patience 7.2

Patience

as Douglas Gilmour

2025
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Michael Mitchum

1989
The White Princess 7.7

The White Princess

as John de la Pole

2017
Moonflower Murders 7.5

Moonflower Murders

as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner

2024
Small Axe 6.9

Small Axe

as Headmaster Mr. Evans

2020
Innocent 7.0

Innocent

as Rob Moffatt

2018
Mary & George 7.1

Mary & George

as Sir Edward Coke

2024
Widows 7.4

Widows

1983
Glue 6.1

Glue

as DCI Simson

2014
By Any Means 6.6

By Any Means

as Daniel Foster

2013
10 Days to War 6.4

10 Days to War

as Paul Stinchcombe

2008
Sunburn 4.8

Sunburn

as Ronnie Vaughn

1999
The Sixth Commandment 6.8

The Sixth Commandment

as Ian Farquhar

2023
Tears Before Bedtime 7.0

Tears Before Bedtime

as David Baylis

1995
Mrs Biggs 8.0

Mrs Biggs

as DI Williams

2012
She's Out 10.0

She's Out

as DS Mike Withey

1995
The Ginger Tree 5.7

The Ginger Tree

as Captain Richard Collingsworth

1989
Badger

Badger

1999
Hunter 7.3

Hunter

as John Elder

2009
Christabel 6.0

Christabel

as Albrecht

1988
Insiders

Insiders

as Woody Pine

1997
An Evil Streak 2.0

An Evil Streak

as Christopher Clarkson

1999

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