Harry Potter actors

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Robert Hardy

1. Robert Hardy

Actor | Sense and Sensibility

One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances.

Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in 1949, he joined the ...

Oct 29 1925

Cornelius Fudge in:

  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix.

Richard Harris

2. Richard Harris

Actor | Unforgiven

Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. Unfortunately, a bout ...

Oct 1 1930 - Oct 25 2002

Albus Dumbledore in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets.

Maggie Smith

3. Maggie Smith

Actress | Gosford Park

One of the world's most famous and distinguished actresses, Dame Maggie Smith was born Margaret Natalie Smith in Essex. Her Scottish mother, Margaret (Hutton), worked as a secretary, and her English father, Nathaniel Smith, was a teacher at Oxford University. Smith has been married twice: to actor ...

Dec 28 1934

Minerva McGonagall in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Michael Gambon

4. Michael Gambon

Actor | Gosford Park

Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn...

Oct 19 1940

Albus Dumbledore in:

  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Alan Rickman

5. Alan Rickman

Actor | Die Hard

Alan Rickman was born on a council estate in Acton, West London, to Margaret Doreen Rose (Bartlett), of English and Welsh descent, and Bernard Rickman, of Irish descent, who worked at a factory. Alan Rickman had an older brother (David), a younger brother (Michael), and a younger sister (Sheila). ...

Feb 21 1946 - Jan 14 2016

Severus Snape in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Richard Griffiths

6. Richard Griffiths

Actor | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The avuncular star character actor Richard Griffiths grew up in a council flat in less than prosperous conditions, the son of deaf and volatile parents in a dysfunctional family setting. According to an article in the Telegraph newspaper, his father Thomas was a steelworker 'who fought in pubs for ...

Jul 31 1947 - Mar 28 2013

Uncle Vernon in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

George Harris

7. George Harris

Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark

George Harris was born on October 20, 1949 in Grenada, British West Indies [now Grenada]. He is an actor and producer, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Layer Cake (2004) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).

Oct 20 1949

Kingsley Shacklebolt in:

  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Bill Nighy

8. Bill Nighy

Actor | Love Actually

Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.

At school,...

Dec 12 1949

Rufus Scrimgeour in:

  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Robbie Coltrane

9. Robbie Coltrane

Actor | Cracker

Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a ...

Mar 30 1950

Rubeus Hagrid in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Ciarán Hinds

10. Ciarán Hinds

Actor | Belfast

Ciarán Hinds was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on February 9, 1953. He was one of five children and the only son. His father was a doctor who hoped to have Ciarán follow in his footsteps, but that was not to be. It was his mother Moya, an amateur actress, who was the real influence behind his ...

Feb 9 1953

Aberforth Dumbledore in:

  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Brendan Gleeson

11. Brendan Gleeson

Actor | Calvary

Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Pat and Frank Gleeson. From a very young age, he loved to learn, especially reading classical text in and outside the classroom. He took great attention to Irish play writers such as Samuel Beckett, which eventually led to him performing in his high ...

Mar 29 1955

Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody in:

  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Imelda Staunton

12. Imelda Staunton

Actress | Vera Drake

Imelda Staunton is an English actress and singer from Archway, London. Her ancestry is primarily Irish. She has worked extensively in theater, and has won 4 Laurence Olivier Awards; 3 for leading roles and one for a supporting role. Her best known role in films has been the recurring villain ...

Jan 9 1956

Dolores Umbridge in:

  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Gary Oldman

13. Gary Oldman

Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ...

Mar 21 1958

Sirius Black in:

  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Fiona Shaw

14. Fiona Shaw

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1

Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when director Jim Sheridan awarded her a role in his film, My Left Foot (1989). The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found ...

Jul 10 1958

Petunia Dursley in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Peter Mullan

15. Peter Mullan

Actor | The Magdalene Sisters

He was interested in directing films at the age of 19 and he made several shorts. As he wasn't admitted to the National Film School, he decided to dedicate himself to acting, and made his debut in the theatre in 1988 before moving to cinema and television. Fame came with the parts he played in such...

Nov 2 1959

Death Eater Yaxley in:

  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Ralph Fiennes

16. Ralph Fiennes

Actor | The Constant Gardener

Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus ...

Dec 22 1962

Lord Voldemort in:

  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

David Thewlis

17. David Thewlis

Actor | Naked

David Thewlis was born David Wheeler in 1963 in Blackpool, Lancashire, to Maureen (Thewlis) and Alec Raymond Wheeler, and lived with his parents above their combination wallpaper and toy shop during his childhood. Originally, he came to London with his band Door 66, however he changed his plans and...

Mar 20 1963

Remus Lupin in:

  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Jason Isaacs

18. Jason Isaacs

Actor | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jason Isaacs was born in Liverpool. He studied law at Bristol University but fell in love with the theatre and directed, produced and appeared in dozens of productions there, at the National Student Theatre Festival and at the Edinburgh Festival. He graduated in 1985 but then attended the Royal ...

Jun 6 1963

Lucius Malfoy in:

  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Helena Bonham Carter

19. Helena Bonham Carter

Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.

Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...

May 26 1966

Bellatrix Lestrange in:

  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Rhys Ifans

20. Rhys Ifans

Actor | The Amazing Spider-Man

Rhys Ifans was born and raised in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of teacher parents, Beti Wyn (Davies) and Eirwyn Evans. He was educated in two Welsh language schools - Ysgol Pentrecelyn, where his mother taught, and Ysgol Maes Garmon. During his childhood, Ifans showed an interest in...

Jul 22 1967

Xenophilius Lovegood in:

  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Toby Jones

21. Toby Jones

Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, Toby Edward Heslewood Jones was born on September 7, 1966 in Hammersmith, London. His parents, Freddie Jones and Jennie Heslewood, are actors as well. Toby has two brothers: Rupert, ...

Sep 7 1967

Dobby (voice) in:

  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Helen McCrory

22. Helen McCrory

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Award-winning actress Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born in London, England, to Welsh-born Anne (Morgans) and Scottish-born Iain McCrory, a diplomat from Glasgow. After training at the Drama Centre London, Helen began her career on stage in the UK and won the Manchester Evening News' Best Actress ...

Aug 17 1968

Narcissa Malfoy in:

  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Warwick Davis

23. Warwick Davis

Actor | Willow

English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he ...

Feb 3 1970

Filius Flitwick in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.


Griphook in:
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.


Goblin Bank Teller in:
  • The Philosopher's Stone.

Natalia Tena

24. Natalia Tena

Actress | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Natalia Gastiain Tena is an English actress and musician. She played Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series, and the wildling Osha in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011).

Tena is also the lead singer and accordionist of Molotov Jukebox. The band released their debut album Carnival Flower...

Nov 1 1984

Nymphadora Tonks in:

  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Tom Felton

25. Tom Felton

Actor | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after auditioning with over 400 other ...

Sep 22 1987

Draco Malfoy in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Rupert Grint

26. Rupert Grint

Actor | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint was born in Harlow, Essex, England, the elder son of Joanne (Parsons) and Nigel Grint, who dealt in memorabilia. The first of 5 children, Rupert has one brother and three sisters.

Rupert grew up in Hertfordshire, the English county directly to the north of London, ...

Aug 24 1988

Ron Weasley in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Harry Melling

27. Harry Melling

Actor | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Melling started acting at the age of 10 in the Harry Potter films playing the role of Dudley Dursley.

In his mid-teens he joined the National Youth Theatre appearing in a number of shows including "The Master and Margarita".

Harry at the age of 18 attended the LAMDA (London Academy Of Music and...

Mar 13 1989

Dudley Dursley in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1.

Matthew Lewis

28. Matthew Lewis

Actor | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Matthew Lewis was born on June 27, 1989 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Me Before You (2016) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He has been married to Angela Jones since May 28, 2018.

Jun 27 1989

Neville Longbottom in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Daniel Radcliffe

29. Daniel Radcliffe

Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, ...

Jul 23 1989

Harry Potter in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Emma Watson

30. Emma Watson

Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...

Apr 15 1990

Hermione Granger in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Bonnie Wright

31. Bonnie Wright

Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Bonnie Francesca Wright was born on February 17, 1991 to jewelers Gary Wright and Sheila Teague. Her debut performance was in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) as Ron Weasley's little sister Ginny Weasley. Bonnie tried out for the film due to her older brother Lewis mentioning she ...

Feb 17 1991

Ginny Weasley in:

  • The Philosopher's Stone;
  • The Chamber of Secrets;
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban;
  • The Goblet of Fire;
  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.

Evanna Lynch

32. Evanna Lynch

Actress | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Evanna Patricia Lynch is an Irish actress. Born in the town of Termonfeckin in Ireland, she is one of four children to Donal and Marguerite Lynch. Her acting career began in 2007 when she competed in an open audition against nearly 15,000 girls, and won the coveted role of Luna Lovegood in the "...

Aug 16 1991

Luna Lovegood in:

  • The Order of the Phoenix;
  • The Half-Blood Prince;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 1;
  • The Deathly Hallows: part 2.



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