Adrian Rawlins
March 27, 1958 (68 years old) in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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
- 2026 · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Albert
- 2026 · The Brink of War as Max Rampleman
- 2026 · Star City as Lev Burkov
- 2026 · Rose of Nevada as Billy Richards
- 2025 · NASA, Nazis and the Space Race as Self - Narrator
- 2025 · Patience as Douglas Gilmour
- 2024 · Moonflower Murders as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
- 2024 · Game Over as (voice)
- 2024 · Mary & George as Sir Edward Coke
- 2023 · One Life as Geoff
- 2023 · The Sixth Commandment as Ian Farquhar
- 2022 · Living as Middleton
- 2022 · Andor as Doctor Rhasiv
- 2022 · Slow Horses as Duncan Tropper
- 2021 · The Colour Room as John
- 2021 · Undergods as Dominic
- 2021 · Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as Chief of Staff
- 2021 · Grace as Harry Frame
- 2020 · Small Axe as Headmaster Mr. Evans
- 2020 · All Creatures Great & Small as Charles Harcourt
- 2019 · Susan Hill's Ghost Story as Edward Merriman
- 2019 · The Capture as Lord Frederickson
- 2019 · Chernobyl as Nikolai Fomin
- 2018 · A Discovery of Witches as William Cecil
- 2018 · Innocent as Rob Moffatt
- 2017 · Darkest Hour as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
- 2017 · The White Princess as John de la Pole
- 2016 · War and Peace as Platon Karataev
- 2015 · Bridgend as Vicar
- 2014 · The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death as Dr. Rhodes
- 2014 · Glue as DCI Simson
- 2013 · By Any Means as Daniel Foster
- 2013 · Father Brown as Dr. Walter Henshaw
- 2012 · Once Around the Sun as Self
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as DI Williams
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as DI Williams
- 2012 · The Raven as Doc Clements
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Stephen Langham
- 2011 · Intruders as Police Inspector
- 2011 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as James Potter
- 2010 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as James Potter
- 2009 · Misfits as Dave
- 2009 · Tales of the Fourth Dimension as William Shakespeare
- 2009 · Hunter as John Elder
- 2008 · 10 Days to War as Paul Stinchcombe
- 2007 · J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life as James Potter (archival footage)
- 2007 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Jacob
- 2007 · Clapham Junction as Peter
- 2007 · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as James Potter
- 2007 · Life Line as
- 2007 · Lewis as Harry Bundrick
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as James Potter
- 2005 · Ahead of the Class as Tony Mackersie
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Dr Ryder
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Derek Turnbull
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as James Potter
- 2004 · New Tricks as
- 2003 · Hear the Silence as Dr. Tony Danielson
- 2002 · Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself as Harbour
- 2002 · The Stretford Wives as Frank Foster
- 2002 · Spooks as Andrew Forrestal
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Tim Sumner
- 2001 · Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as James Potter
- 2001 · My Brother Tom as Jack
- 2000 · Blood as Carl Dyson
- 1999 · Badger as
- 1999 · An Evil Streak as Christopher Clarkson
- 1999 · Sunburn as Ronnie Vaughn
- 1997 · Different for Girls as Mike
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Adam Keyne
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as David Orchard
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Reverend William Gideon
- 1997 · Insiders as Woody Pine
- 1996 · Breaking the Waves as Dr. Richardson
- 1996 · Silent Witness as
- 1996 · The Inner Sanctuary as Owen
- 1995 · She's Out as DS Mike Withey
- 1995 · Tears Before Bedtime as David Baylis
- 1994 · The Man from Snowy River as Travelling Salesman
- 1992 · Running Late as Michael Mitchum
- 1991 · Soldier Soldier as Major Tim Radley
- 1991 · Seduction as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Edward
- 1989 · The Woman in Black as Arthur Kidd
- 1989 · The Ginger Tree as Captain Richard Collingsworth
- 1989 · Screen One as Michael Mitchum
- 1988 · Christabel as Albrecht
- 1988 · The Four Minute Mile as Chris Chataway
- 1986 · Casualty as Richard Thomas
- 1985 · Revolution as Bill
- 1985 · I Live With Me Dad as Registrar
- 1983 · Widows as
- Future · The Return of Stanley Atwell as