Acting
Adrian Rawlins
EN, DA cinema · 46 credits
Born
27 March 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Also known as Adrian Rawlings · Эдриан Роулинз · Adrian John Rawlins · 아드리안 로우린 · آدریان راولینز · Едріан Роулінз
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
Filmography
The Brink of War
as Max Rampleman
Rose of Nevada
as Billy Richards
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race
as Self - Narrator
Game Over
as (voice)
One Life
as Geoff
Living
as Middleton
The Colour Room
as John
Undergods
as Dominic
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Chief of Staff
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
as Edward Merriman
Darkest Hour
as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
Bridgend
as Vicar
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
as Dr. Rhodes
Mrs Biggs
as DI Williams
The Raven
as Doc Clements
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as James Potter
Intruders
as Police Inspector
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as James Potter
Tales of the Fourth Dimension
2009
Tales of the Fourth Dimension
as William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as James Potter
Clapham Junction
as Peter
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
as James Potter (archival footage)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as James Potter
Ahead of the Class
as Tony Mackersie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as James Potter
Hear the Silence
as Dr. Tony Danielson
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
as Harbour
The Stretford Wives
as Frank Foster
My Brother Tom
as Jack
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as James Potter
Blood
as Carl Dyson
Breaking the Waves
as Dr. Richardson
Running Late
as Michael Mitchum
Seduction
1991
Seduction
as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
Mountains of the Moon
as Edward
The Woman in Black
as Arthur Kidd
The Four Minute Mile
as Chris Chataway
I Live With Me Dad
as Registrar
Revolution
as Bill