Acting
Adrian Rawlins
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.
Filmography
The Brink of War
Film · 2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Film · 2026
Rose of Nevada
Film · 2026
Star City
Series · 2026
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race
Film · 2025
Patience
Series · 2025
Game Over
Film · 2024
Mary & George
Series · 2024
Moonflower Murders
Series · 2024
One Life
Film · 2023
The Sixth Commandment
Series · 2023
Living
Film · 2022
Andor
Series · 2022
Slow Horses
Series · 2022
The Colour Room
Film · 2021
Undergods
Film · 2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Film · 2021
Grace
Series · 2021
All Creatures Great & Small
Series · 2020
Small Axe
Series · 2020
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Film · 2019
Chernobyl
Series · 2019
The Capture
Series · 2019
Innocent
Series · 2018
A Discovery of Witches
Series · 2018
Darkest Hour
Film · 2017
The White Princess
Series · 2017
War and Peace
Series · 2016
Bridgend
Film · 2015
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Film · 2014
Glue
Series · 2014
Father Brown
Series · 2013
By Any Means
Series · 2013
Mrs Biggs
Film · 2012
The Raven
Film · 2012
Once Around the Sun
Film · 2012
Mrs Biggs
Series · 2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Film · 2011
Intruders
Film · 2011
Death in Paradise
Series · 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Film · 2010
Misfits
Series · 2009
Hunter
Series · 2009
10 Days to War
Series · 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Film · 2007
Clapham Junction
Film · 2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
Film · 2007
Life Line
Film · 2007
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
Film · 2007
Lewis
Series · 2007
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Film · 2005
Ahead of the Class
Film · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Film · 2004
New Tricks
Series · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
Hear the Silence
Film · 2003
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Film · 2002
The Stretford Wives
Film · 2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Series · 2002
Spooks
Series · 2002
My Brother Tom
Film · 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Film · 2001
Blood
Film · 2000
Sunburn
Series · 1999
Different for Girls
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Breaking the Waves
Film · 1996
The Inner Sanctuary
Film · 1996
Silent Witness
Series · 1996
She's Out
Series · 1995
The Man from Snowy River
Series · 1994
Running Late
Film · 1992
Soldier Soldier
Series · 1991
Mountains of the Moon
Film · 1990
The Woman in Black
Film · 1989
The Ginger Tree
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
The Four Minute Mile
Film · 1988
Casualty
Series · 1986
I Live With Me Dad
Film · 1985
Revolution
Film · 1985
Widows
Series · 1983