Adrian Rawlins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1958
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- The Return of Stanley Atwell
The Return of Stanley Atwell TBA
Actor
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint 2026
as Albert
The Brink of War 2026
as Max Rampleman
Rose of Nevada 2026
as Billy Richards
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race 2025
as Self - Narrator
Game Over 2024
as (voice)
One Life 2023
as Geoff
Living 2022
as Middleton
The Colour Room 2021
as John
Undergods 2021
as Dominic
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse 2021
as Chief of Staff
Susan Hill's Ghost Story 2019
as Edward Merriman
Darkest Hour 2017
as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
Bridgend 2015
as Vicar
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death 2014
as Dr. Rhodes
Once Around the Sun 2012
as Self
Mrs Biggs 2012
as DI Williams
The Raven 2012
as Doc Clements
Intruders 2011
as Police Inspector
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
as James Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
as James Potter
- Tales of the Fourth Dimension
Tales of the Fourth Dimension 2009
as William Shakespeare
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life 2007
as James Potter (archival footage)
The Old Curiosity Shop 2007
as Jacob
Clapham Junction 2007
as Peter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
as James Potter
Life Line 2007
Actor
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
as James Potter
Ahead of the Class 2005
as Tony Mackersie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
as James Potter
Hear the Silence 2003
as Dr. Tony Danielson
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself 2002
as Harbour
The Stretford Wives 2002
as Frank Foster
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
as James Potter
My Brother Tom 2001
as Jack
Blood 2000
as Carl Dyson
Different for Girls 1997
as Mike
Breaking the Waves 1996
as Dr. Richardson
The Inner Sanctuary 1996
as Owen
Running Late 1992
as Michael Mitchum
- Seduction
Seduction 1991
as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
Mountains of the Moon 1990
as Edward
The Woman in Black 1989
as Arthur Kidd
The Four Minute Mile 1988
as Chris Chataway
Revolution 1985
as Bill
I Live With Me Dad 1985
as Registrar
Credits from TMDB.