"and Nielsen should have created a separate game-show list when ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" dominated the ratings. In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four ""Harry Potter"" books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" where characters from the book are specified as such. After many directors including Steven Spielberg, Terry"
"Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor and producer best known for his role as the titular protagonist in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, based on the novels by J. K. Rowling. Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film ""David Copperfield"", followed by his cinematic debut in 2001's ""The Tailor of Panama"". At age 11, he was cast as Potter in the series' first film ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", and starred in the series for 10 years, starring"
"celebrities who donated their old glasses to an exhibit honouring victims of the Holocaust. During the Broadway run of ""Equus"" he auctioned off a pair of jeans and other items worn in the show, for New-York-based Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and was a presenter at the 2011 Gypsy of the Year competition. He has also donated money to Get Connected UK, a London-based free confidential national helpline for troubled youth. Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor and producer best known for his role as the titular protagonist in the ""Harry Potter"" film series,"
"11 December 1999. The couple have two children: son Spencer (b. 1992), and daughter Alice (b. 1998). Coltrane and Gemmell separated in 2003 and later divorced. Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane (born Anthony Robert McMillan; 30 March 1950) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the ""Harry Potter"" films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films ""GoldenEye"" and ""The World Is Not Enough,"" and as Dr. Eddie ""Fitz"" Fitzgerald in the British TV series ""Cracker"" during the 1990s. Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the"
"Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane (born Anthony Robert McMillan; 30 March 1950) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the ""Harry Potter"" films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films ""GoldenEye"" and ""The World Is Not Enough,"" and as Dr. Eddie ""Fitz"" Fitzgerald in the British TV series ""Cracker"" during the 1990s. Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of Jean Ross (née Howie), a teacher and pianist, and Ian Baxter McMillan, a general practitioner who also served as a forensic police surgeon. He"
"Research UK is helping to bring a little bit of magic to the children's lives in this way"", said Grint. In 2012 as part of the London Olympics, Rupert participated in the Olympic torch relay and carried the torch through Hendon in North West London outside Middlesex University Georgia Groome has been the girlfriend of Rupert Grint since 2011. Rupert Grint Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English actor and producer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. Grint was cast"
"more minor character who is the friend of the princess in the series. This programme was loosely based on the stories of King Arthur. Will Theakston William Theakston (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor who appeared in the first Harry Potter film. He played the role of the Slytherin Quidditch Seeker Terence Higgs. He attended Latymer Upper School. He has also appeared in two children's TV series: CBBC's The Ghost Hunter and CITV's """". In Ghost Hunter he played the character of Roddy, one of the main characters. Roddy and his sister Tessa make friends with the ghost"
"Will Theakston William Theakston (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor who appeared in the first Harry Potter film. He played the role of the Slytherin Quidditch Seeker Terence Higgs. He attended Latymer Upper School. He has also appeared in two children's TV series: CBBC's The Ghost Hunter and CITV's """". In Ghost Hunter he played the character of Roddy, one of the main characters. Roddy and his sister Tessa make friends with the ghost of a Victorian shoe-shine boy who is being hunted by the sinister Ghost Hunter. In Sir Gadabout he played the character of Will, a"
"he discovered after Pattinson, as ""246789 Pattinson"". He was honoured with a tribute at 2017 Deauville American Film Festival on 2 September 2017, with screening of selected films of his during the festival run. Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" in 2005. He later got the leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the ""Twilight"" novels by Stephenie Meyer, which consisted of five films between 2008 and 2012"
"Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" in 2005. He later got the leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the ""Twilight"" novels by Stephenie Meyer, which consisted of five films between 2008 and 2012 that combined grossed over $3.3 billion in worldwide receipts. ""Twilight"" brought Pattinson worldwide fame, and established him among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of"
"of the actor Moray Watson, since 1987. They have two children. In 2000, young actress Emma Watson was asked to star in the new Harry Potter film, so Emma Kate Watson changed her name to Emma Vansittart, adopting her husband's surname as her new stage name. Rupert Vansittart Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama ""Heartbeat"" and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in"
"Jamie Harris (actor) Jamie Harris (born 15 May 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as The Hook-Handed Man in ""Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"", Rodney in ""Rise of the Planet of the Apes"" and Gordon in Marvel's ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."". Harris was born in Whitechapel, London, England as Tudor St. John Harris and is the third and youngest child of actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His older brothers are director Damian Harris and actor Jared Harris. Harris was educated at ""Ladycross"", a former preparatory boarding independent school in the coastal"
"Rupert Grint Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English actor and producer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. Grint was cast as Ron at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 to 2011, he starred in all eight ""Harry Potter"" films. Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work outside of the ""Harry Potter"" franchise, playing a co-leading role in ""Thunderpants"". He has had starring roles in ""Driving Lessons"","
"in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, Uncle Monty in ""Withnail and I"" (1987), Dr. Albert Meinheimer in """" (1991), Henry Crabbe in ""Pie in the Sky"" (1994–1997), Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz in ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" and King George II in Disney's """" (2011). Earlier in his career, he had a prominent supporting role as British journalist Collins in Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning film ""Gandhi"" (1982). Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, to Jane (née Denmark) and Thomas Griffiths. His father was a steelworker who also fought in pubs for money, while his mother's occupation was"
"an actor, Shelton had a very successful hotel career, eventually working as commercial director of sales at InterContinental Hotels. Shelton also writes motivational workshops for clients, including Microsoft, Corus (British Steel), InterContinental Hotels Group and has presented many corporate events nationally and abroad. He recently wrote and directed an adaptation on a Harry Potter theme for the world-leading pharmaceutical company Phadia. Richard Shelton (actor) Richard Shelton is a Los Angeles-based British film, TV and theatre actor and acclaimed singer with a successful solo career based in LA. In the UK, Shelton is best known for playing the charmingly murderous role"
"man in films such as ""Forbidden Planet"" (1956) and ""The Poseidon Adventure"" (1972). In 1980, he was cast against type in the spoof film ""Airplane!"" for his ability to deadpan as a straight man. Nielsen embraced his career as a comic actor for the rest of his life. Daniel Radcliffe has been typecasted as Harry Potter, he played the role of the main protagonist in all eight movies of the franchise. Radcliffe was faced with two transitions, that of moving from child actor to adult star and from being typecast as Harry Potter to playing other roles. Soviet actor Mikheil"
"Himself"", and also has a pivotal 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 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. Adrian Rawlins Adrian Justin 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"""
"Richard the Lionheart (2013 film) Richard The Lionheart is a 2013 film, starring Chandler Maness as Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm McDowell as King Henry II and Andrea Zirio as Henry the Young. The aging King Henry II has chosen his son Richard to lead England in the coming war against France. To test Richard's loyalty, honor and skill, Henry sends him to a hellish prison in which the captives must fight a never-ending stream of enemies in order to survive. As Richard overcomes each new challenger, his strength, ingenuity and character are proven, and the legend of Richard the Lionheart"
"Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore was portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" and ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"". After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining ""Harry Potter"""
"Guy Henry (actor) Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is an English stage and screen actor, best known as Henrik Hanssen in ""Holby City"", Pius Thicknesse in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"" and ""Part 2"", Gaius Cassius Longinus in ""Rome"" and Grand Moff Tarkin in ""Rogue One"". Henry attended Homefield School and then Brockenhurst College in Hampshire where he took A levels. Henry trained at RADA (1979–81). In 1982, he took the title role in ITV's """" series, playing Holmes as a teenager (though Henry was by then nearly 22). In February 2015, Henry was announced"
"David Holmes (actor) David Holmes (born 1981) is a British former actor and stunt performer. Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the ""Harry Potter"" film series. He was also credited as playing the role of Adrian Pucey. While test filming for ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"" in January 2009, an accident occurred during one of the stunts, injuring his spine. Although he initially hoped to return to work, it has since been reported that Holmes is paralyzed and now uses a wheelchair. Holmes is credited as stuntman in"
"film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"" and is followed by ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"". Filming began on 24 September 2007, leading to the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009, one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novel's release. The film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere except North America, where its IMAX release was delayed for two"
"won him three BAFTA awards. Roles in bigger films followed; the James Bond films ""GoldenEye"" (1995) and ""The World Is Not Enough"" (1999), a supporting role in ""From Hell"" (2001), as well as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the ""Harry Potter"" films (2001–2011). J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded ""Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid"" in one quick breath. There is also an unnamed 8ft actor who stands in for the 6ft 1in Coltrane in some"
"Johnny Harris (actor) Johnny Harris (born 3 November 1973) is an English actor, screenwriter and producer best known for his roles in film and television, including """", ""Jawbone"", ""This is England '86"", ""Snow White and the Huntsman"", ""Fortitude"", """", ""The Fades"", ""Welcome to the Punch"", and ""London to Brighton"". He received BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award nominations for his performance in the Shane Meadows cult television series ""This is England '86"". Harris made his debut as a screenwriter with the 2017 feature film ""Jawbone"", also acting and co-producing. The production was backed by BBC Films and released in cinemas"
"town of Seaford in East Sussex, as were his brothers Jared and Damian, followed by Downside School, a Catholic boarding independent school in the village of Stratton-on-the-Fosse (near the market town of Shepton Mallet) in Somerset, in South West England. Jamie Harris (actor) Jamie Harris (born 15 May 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as The Hook-Handed Man in ""Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"", Rodney in ""Rise of the Planet of the Apes"" and Gordon in Marvel's ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."". Harris was born in Whitechapel, London, England as Tudor St. John Harris"
"Chris Barrie Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor, comedian and impressionist. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show ""Spitting Image"". He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom ""Red Dwarf"", as Gordon Brittas in the BBC leisure centre sitcom ""The Brittas Empire"" and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in the ""Tomb Raider"" franchise films. Barrie was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, to a father who was serving in the British Army, and attended Methodist College"
"Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor, writer and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the ""Star Wars"" film series and as the title character of the ""Indiana Jones"" film series. Five of his movies are within the 30 top-grossing movies of all time at the US box office (when adjusted for inflation). Ford is also known for playing Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and its sequel ""Blade Runner 2049"" (2017); John Book in the thriller ""Witness"" (1985), for which"
"Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in ""Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"", the sixth installment of the ""Harry Potter"" films. He also played the role of ""younger Charlie"" in the war based film ""Private Peaceful"". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie ""After"", an adaptation of the novel by Anna Todd. Fiennes Tiffin was born in London to"
"also said, ""I don't know what compelled me to say this [to Rowling], but I said, 'I've just got to warn you my favourite character is not Harry. My favourite character is Hermione.' And I think for some weird reason, from that moment on, she sort of trusted me."" Aside from the three lead actors, other notable cast members include Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role"
"as the main role Hardin Scott in the movie ""After"". Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in ""Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"", the sixth installment of the ""Harry Potter"" films. He also played the role of ""younger Charlie"" in the war based film ""Private Peaceful"". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie ""After"", an adaptation of the novel"
"in """" (1993). Ridley Scott's 2005 film ""Kingdom of Heaven"" portrays Richard (played by Iain Glen) in a minor role. At the end of the film, he was seen riding along with his army for Jerusalem, after Saladin took it. In Ridley Scott's ""Robin Hood"" (2010), actor Danny Huston portrayed Richard, depicting the king's death as during the siege of Chalus Castle. In the 2013 film ""Richard The Lionheart"", actor Chandler Maness portrayed Richard as a young and petulant prince. In the sequel, """", Maness reprises his role as Richard, to lead a rebellion against his father. Richard I of"
"Comprehensive Cancer Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Young Storytellers Foundation, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. In January 2018, Criss announced he was engaged to Mia Swier, his girlfriend of seven and a half years. StarKid Productions albums Independent songs Music videos Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. One of the founding members and co-owners of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the music and lyrics for, StarKid's"
"him once and for all. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Principal photography began on 19 February 2009, and was completed on 12 June 2010, with reshoots taking place in December 2010, more than ten years after filming started on the first instalment of the series. ""Part 2"" was released in 2D, 3-D and IMAX cinemas worldwide from 13–15 July 2011, and is the only ""Harry Potter"" film to be released in 3-D. The film became a commercial success and was critically acclaimed,"