Adrian Rawlins
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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.
Known for
Credits
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as James Potter
The Brink of War (2026)
as Max Rampleman
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)
as Dr. Rhodes
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
as Chief of Staff
Darkest Hour (2017)
as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
One Life (2023)
as Geoff
Breaking the Waves (1996)
as Dr. Richardson
The Raven (2012)
as Doc Clements
Living (2022)
as Middleton
Rose of Nevada (2026)
as Billy Richards
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race (2025)
as Self - Narrator
Revolution (1985)
as Bill
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
as Edward
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (2026)
as Albert
The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
as Jacob
Different for Girls (1997)
as Mike
The Colour Room (2021)
as John
The Woman in Black (1989)
as Arthur Kidd
Intruders (2011)
as Police Inspector
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
as Harbour
Life Line (2007)
Actor
Blood (2000)
as Carl Dyson
My Brother Tom (2001)
as Jack
Undergods (2021)
as Dominic
I Live With Me Dad (1985)
as Registrar
Ahead of the Class (2005)
as Tony Mackersie
Clapham Junction (2007)
as Peter
Mrs Biggs (2012)
as DI Williams
Susan Hill's Ghost Story (2019)
as Edward Merriman
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (2007)
as James Potter (archival footage)
Bridgend (2015)
as Vicar
Once Around the Sun (2012)
as Self
The Four Minute Mile (1988)
as Chris Chataway
Game Over (2024)
as (voice)
The Return of Stanley Atwell (—)
Actor
Hear the Silence (2003)
as Dr. Tony Danielson
Running Late (1992)
as Michael Mitchum
The Stretford Wives (2002)
as Frank Foster
Seduction (1991)
as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
Tales of the Fourth Dimension (2009)
as William Shakespeare
The Inner Sanctuary (1996)
as Owen