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  • NAME: Robbie Coltrane
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
  • BIRTH DATE: March 30, 1950 (Age: 62)
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • Originally: Anthony Robert McMillan
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Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane is best known for his roles such as Hagrid the Giant in the Harry Potter series and Mr. Hyde in Van Helsing.

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Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane became known in the U.K. for his cameo performances in such films as National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Henry V and Mona Lisa. Coltrane continues to appear in movies,

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enjoying great success in such family films as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Harry Potter series in which he plays the kindly gamekeeper Hagrid the Giant.

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Actor. Born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950 in Rutherglen, Scotland. After graduating from the Glasgow School of Art where he studied drawing, painting and film, Coltrane turned first to improvisational stand-up and then to comedic acting. The portly actor became known in the U.K. for his cameo performances in such films as National Lampoon?s European Vacation, Henry V and Mona Lisa.

In the 1990s, Coltrane?s work began to appear in the U.S., where he was better known for his work on the small screen in such shows as the British detective series Cracker and Fitz, for which he earned a Cable ACE award. Coltrane continues to appear in movies, enjoying great success in such family films as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Harry Potter series in which he plays the kindly gamekeeper Hagrid the Giant. In 2004, Coltrane played Mr. Hyde in the blockbuster action film Van Helsing.

Coltrane is married to Rhona Gemmell. The couple has two children, Alice and Spencer.

 

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