Biografia

Was the very first person to be cast in Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001). In fact, he was selected for the role of Hagrid by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Only took the role of Hagrid in the Harry Potter series after his children urged him to do so.

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.

Frequently played giants and had to wear padding, lifts, and had to be shot from below, in such film as the "Harry Potter" series, where he played "Hagrid", and in Van Helsing: O Caçador de Monstros (2004), where he was generated into a computer to play a bear-sized "Mr. Hyde".

When not on the stage or in front of the cameras, he painted, wrote and illustrated children's books and wrote three film scripts.

In real life, I'm 6' 1" - each way pretty well, north and south and east and west, unfortunately.

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you. What was really nice about the OBE is that it's the first award where I didn't have to make a speech and I didn't have to sit there waiting to see if I'd won - I knew I was going to get it.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.