Robbie Coltrane Biography

Fast Facts

• Awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2006
• Winner of three BAFTA TV Awards as best actor in "Cracker," one in 1994, one in 1995 and one in 1996
• Won a CableACE in 1995 as an actor in a movie or miniseries for "Cracker․"
• Recipient of a Peter Sellers Award for Comedy at the 1991 Evening Standard British Film Awards
• Winner of a Royal Television Society Award as best male actor for "Cracker․"
• Winner of an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2011 Scotland BAFTA Awards
• Attended Glasgow School of Art
• Quote: "When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print․ You will be judged․ You just have to be brave․"
• Best known for his roles as Dr․ Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in "Cracker" and as Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films
• Was personally selected by J․K․ Rowling to play the role of Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" series
• While attending Glenalmond College, he was the head of the debate society