Adrian Rawlins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Chernobyl
Darkest Hour
Doctor Who
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Andor
The Raven
Filmography
The Return of Stanley Atwell
Movie
The Brink of War
Movie · as Max Rampleman
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Movie · as Albert
Rose of Nevada
Movie · as Billy Richards
Star City
TV · as Lev Burkov · 1 ep
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Patience
TV · as Douglas Gilmour · 8 eps
Game Over
Movie · as (voice)
Mary & George
TV · as Sir Edward Coke · 1 ep
Moonflower Murders
TV · as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner · 6 eps
One Life
Movie · as Geoff
The Sixth Commandment
TV · as Ian Farquhar · 4 eps
Living
Movie · as Middleton
Andor
TV · as Doctor Rhasiv · 2 eps
Slow Horses
TV · as Duncan Tropper · 4 eps
The Colour Room
Movie · as John
Undergods
Movie · as Dominic
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Movie · as Chief of Staff
Grace
TV · as Harry Frame · 2 eps
All Creatures Great & Small
TV · as Charles Harcourt · 1 ep
Small Axe
TV · as Headmaster Mr. Evans · 1 ep
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Movie · as Edward Merriman
Chernobyl
TV · as Nikolai Fomin · 5 eps
The Capture
TV · as Lord Frederickson · 2 eps
Innocent
TV · as Rob Moffatt · 4 eps
A Discovery of Witches
TV · as William Cecil · 3 eps
Darkest Hour
Movie · as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
The White Princess
TV · as John de la Pole · 8 eps
War and Peace
TV · as Platon Karataev · 1 ep
Bridgend
Movie · as Vicar
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Movie · as Dr. Rhodes
Glue
TV · as DCI Simson · 8 eps
Father Brown
TV · as Dr. Walter Henshaw · 1 ep
By Any Means
TV · as Daniel Foster · 1 ep
Mrs Biggs
Movie · as DI Williams
The Raven
Movie · as Doc Clements
Once Around the Sun
Movie · as Self
Mrs Biggs
TV · as DI Williams · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie · as James Potter
Intruders
Movie · as Police Inspector
Death in Paradise
TV · as Stephen Langham · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as James Potter
Tales of the Fourth Dimension
Movie · as William Shakespeare
Misfits
TV · as Dave · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as John Elder · 2 eps
10 Days to War
TV · as Paul Stinchcombe · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as James Potter
Clapham Junction
Movie · as Peter
The Old Curiosity Shop
Movie · as Jacob
Life Line
Movie
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
Movie · as James Potter (archival footage)
Lewis
TV · as Harry Bundrick · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as James Potter
Ahead of the Class
Movie · as Tony Mackersie
Doctor Who
TV · as Dr Ryder · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie · as James Potter
New Tricks
TV · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Derek Turnbull · 1 ep
Hear the Silence
Movie · as Dr. Tony Danielson
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Movie · as Harbour
The Stretford Wives
Movie · as Frank Foster
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Tim Sumner · 1 ep
Spooks
TV · as Andrew Forrestal · 1 ep
My Brother Tom
Movie · as Jack
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Movie · as James Potter
Blood
Movie · as Carl Dyson
Badger
TV · 1 ep
Sunburn
TV · as Ronnie Vaughn · 1 ep
An Evil Streak
TV · as Christopher Clarkson · 3 eps
Different for Girls
Movie · as Mike
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Adam Keyne, David Orchard, Reverend William Gideon · 1 ep
Insiders
TV · as Woody Pine · 6 eps
Breaking the Waves
Movie · as Dr. Richardson
The Inner Sanctuary
Movie · as Owen
Silent Witness
TV · 2 eps
She's Out
TV · as DS Mike Withey · 6 eps
Tears Before Bedtime
TV · as David Baylis · 4 eps
The Man from Snowy River
TV · as Travelling Salesman · 1 ep
Running Late
Movie · as Michael Mitchum
Seduction
Movie · as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
Soldier Soldier
TV · as Major Tim Radley · 8 eps
Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Edward
The Woman in Black
Movie · as Arthur Kidd
The Ginger Tree
TV · as Captain Richard Collingsworth · 2 eps
Screen One
TV · as Michael Mitchum · 1 ep
The Four Minute Mile
Movie · as Chris Chataway
Christabel
TV · as Albrecht · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Richard Thomas · 1 ep
I Live With Me Dad
Movie · as Registrar
Revolution
Movie · as Bill
Widows
TV