Adrian Rawlins - wikipedia Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins Adrian Justin Rawlins ( 1958 - 03 - 27 ) 27 March 1958 ( age 59 ) Stoke - on - Trent, Staffordshire, England Residence Stafford, Staffordshire, England Nationality British Occupation Actor Years active 1980 -- present Adrian Justin Rawlins ( born 27 March 1958 ) is an English actor who is probably best known for playing Arthur Kidd in The Woman in Black ( 1989 ) and James Potter in the Harry Potter films. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Rawlins was born in Stoke - on - Trent, Staffordshire, the son of Mavis ( née Leese ) and Edward Rawlins, a market trader. Rawlins was educated at Stanfield Technical High School in Stoke - on - Trent and the Stoke VI Form College. He then went on to train in art then subsequently acting at Crewe and Alsager College, now Manchester Met. Career Rawlins has appeared in several films including Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and also has a minor role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry Potter 's father James Potter. Onstage, he has appeared in Her Naked Skin ( 2008, National Theatre ). He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial version of The Ginger Tree, opposite Samantha Bond. He also starred in The Woman in Black which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Midsomer Murders Adam Keyne episode `` Tainted Fruit '' The Ginger Tree Richard Collingsworth The Woman in Black Arthur Kidd Soldier Soldier Major Tim Radley Breaking the Waves Dr. Richardson Dalziel & Pascoe Henry Crayford / Martin Hewitt episode `` Cunning old fox '' 2000 Blood Carl Dyson Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone James Potter 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets James Potter uncredited Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Harbour Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban James Potter Spooks Andrew Forrestal Series 3, Episode 8 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire James Potter 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix James Potter Silent Witness Alan Eckhert Series 11, Episode 9 & 10, Peripheral Vision 2008 Doctor Who Dr Ryder episode `` Planet of the Ood '' 2009 Agatha Christie 's Marple : Nemesis Derek Turnbull Misfits Dave Series 2 Episode 5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part I James Potter 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part II James Potter Midsomer Murders David Orchard episode `` Echoes of the Dead '' 2012, 2013 Prisoners ' Wives Ian Series 1 & 2 2013 By Any Means 2014 Father Brown Series 2 Episode 2 2015 The Woman in Black : Angel of Death Dr. Rhodes 2015 - 2016 Dickensian Edward Barbary 2017 Death in Paradise Stephen Langham Episode 6.1 References Jump up ^ Adrian Rawlins Archived 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. movietome.com Jump up ^ `` City actor putting a new twist on Dickens tales '', The Sentinel, 27 December 2015. Accessed 27 January 2016 Jump up ^ `` Adrian Rawlins Biography ( ( ? ) - ) ''. www.filmreference.com ( in eng ). Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 15. CS1 maint : Unrecognized language ( link ) External links Adrian Rawlins on IMDb Adrian Rawlins at the Hampstead Theatre VIAF : 61197608 LCCN : no2001056911 ISNI : 0000 0000 6403 8359 SUDOC : 095017712 NLA : 36287063 IATH : w6qv4w7c Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adrian_Rawlins&oldid=787727494 '' Categories : 1958 births Living people English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors People from Stoke - on - Trent Actors from Staffordshire 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 maint : Unrecognized language Use British English from November 2013 Use dmy dates from November 2013 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Svenska தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 27 June 2017, at 05 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays harry's dad in harry potter
Answer: Adrian Justin Rawlins