Robbie Coltrane is one of the UK’s most prolific and respected film and television actors. He first gained popularity in the early 1980s for his appearances on such shows as Saturday Night Live, and since then he has starred in numerous television shows, including Blackadder the Third, Blackadder’s Christmas Carol, Tutti Frutti (for which he received a BAFTA nomination) and The Robbie Coltrane Special. He is perhaps best known for his work in the award-winning and internationally popular television series Cracker, which brought him numerous acting honours, including three consecutive BAFTA awards for Best Television Actor.

Also a sought-after actor on the other side of the Atlantic, Robbie has starred in countless Hollywood blockbusters including Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die (for which he received the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy), Stormbreaker, Ocean’s Twelve, From Hell, The World Is Not Enough and Goldeneye. He continues to delight millions of adults and children alike as Rubeus Hagrid, caretaker of Hogwarts, in all of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter films.

Robbie was awarded the OBE in the 2006 New Year’s Honours List for his services to drama.