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.
as Albert
as Max Rampleman
as Lev Burkov(1 ep)
as Billy Richards
as Self - Narrator
as Douglas Gilmour(8 eps)
as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner(6 eps)
as (voice)
as Sir Edward Coke(1 ep)
as Geoff
as Ian Farquhar(4 eps)
as Middleton
as Doctor Rhasiv(2 eps)
as Duncan Tropper(4 eps)
as John
as Dominic
as Chief of Staff
as Harry Frame(2 eps)
as Headmaster Mr. Evans(1 ep)
as Charles Harcourt(1 ep)
as Edward Merriman
as Lord Frederickson(2 eps)
as Nikolai Fomin(5 eps)
as William Cecil(3 eps)
as Rob Moffatt(4 eps)
as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
as John de la Pole(8 eps)
as Platon Karataev(1 ep)
as Vicar
as Dr. Rhodes
as DCI Simson(8 eps)
as Daniel Foster(1 ep)
as Dr. Walter Henshaw(1 ep)
as Self
as DI Williams
as DI Williams(1 ep)
as Doc Clements
as Stephen Langham(1 ep)
as Police Inspector
as James Potter
as James Potter
as Dave(1 ep)
as William Shakespeare
as John Elder(2 eps)
as Paul Stinchcombe(1 ep)
as James Potter (archival footage)
as Jacob
as Peter
as James Potter
as Harry Bundrick(1 ep)
as James Potter
as Tony Mackersie
as Dr Ryder(1 ep)
as Derek Turnbull(1 ep)
as James Potter
as Dr. Tony Danielson
as Harbour
as Frank Foster
as Andrew Forrestal(1 ep)
as Tim Sumner(1 ep)
as Jack
as James Potter
as Carl Dyson
as Christopher Clarkson(3 eps)
as Ronnie Vaughn(1 ep)
as Mike
as Adam Keyne(1 ep)
as David Orchard(1 ep)
as Reverend William Gideon(1 ep)
as Woody Pine(6 eps)
as Dr. Richardson
as Owen
as DS Mike Withey(6 eps)
as David Baylis(4 eps)
as Travelling Salesman(1 ep)
as Michael Mitchum
as Major Tim Radley(8 eps)
as Martin (Segment "Ultimate Object of Desire")
as Edward
as Arthur Kidd
as Captain Richard Collingsworth(2 eps)
as Michael Mitchum(1 ep)
as Albrecht(1 ep)
as Chris Chataway
as Richard Thomas(1 ep)
as Bill
as Registrar