Jim Tavaré - wikipedia Jim Tavaré This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2011 ) Jim Tavaré Jim Tavaré ( 1963 - 04 - 30 ) 30 April 1963 ( age 54 ) Essex, England Medium Stand - up, television Website jimtavare.org Jim Tavaré ( / ˈtævəreɪ / ; born 30 April 1963 ) is an English stand - up comedian, actor, and musician. He is best known for his work on The Sketch Show on ITV, which won a BAFTA award. He played the role of Tom ( the owner of the Leaky Cauldron ) in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and has appeared in several music videos, including Roots Manuva 's `` Too Cold '', McFly 's `` It 's All About You '' ( for BBC Comic Relief ), Phoenix Foundation 's `` Thames Soup '', and Letlive 's `` Banshee ''. Life and career Tavaré was born in Essex, England in 1963. When he was 7, he and his family moved to Cheshire, where he eventually attended art school in Northwich. After finishing his art studies, he moved to London, where he worked with Corin Redgrave. As a result, he successfully auditioned for and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tavaré 's first film appearance was as a student in Another Country ( 1984 ) with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Although uncredited, he was a featured extra appearing in numerous scenes throughout the film. Tavaré was Colin Firth 's stand - in for the duration of the film. Charles Spencer, Diana, Princess of Wales 's brother, was also an uncredited extra. Tavaré eventually branched out into stand - up comedy with a unique act which featured his double bass, an instrument he had learned to play during his childhood. In 1995, Tavaré wrote and starred in a series of short silent films for BBC2, titled Jim Tavaré Pictures Presents. On Channel Five, he had a skit series of his own that he co-wrote with Ricky Gervais, called The Jim Tavaré Show. He appeared three times in the Royal Variety Performance and subsequently worked for Prince Charles at several private engagements, including at a private Christmas party and at a gala held at Highgrove in front of Queen Elizabeth II and 13 other crowned heads of state. He became renowned in the UK as Prince Charles 's favourite comedian. Following an appearance at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, CBS commissioned a special episode of the American series Wings based on and written entirely around his comedy act. Tavaré starred in this episode, which was called `` Take My Life Please ''. Tavaré co-wrote and appeared in the BAFTA - winning ITV series The Sketch Show, alongside Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Ronni Ancona, Karen Taylor, and Kitty Flanagan. In 2004, Tavaré appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Tom the Innkeeper. In 2008, he finished in fourth place on Last Comic Standing 6, having been the only overseas act ever to have reached the final show. He performed a 63 - date national tour with the other four Last Comic Standing finalists throughout the US. He appeared in the fifth series of the David Duchovny comedy - drama Californication as an English butler to a hip - hop mogul played by Wu - Tang Clan frontman RZA. He made a guest - star appearance in season 5 of the comedy and spy drama Chuck, the TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live !, and on Comedy Central 's Tosh. 0. In September 2013, he began filming the role of The Dog Catcher in Syco Entertainment 's feature film Pudsey : The Movie alongside David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, and John Sessions. In 2014, Tavaré appeared in Camp Abercorn, a web series that depicts a fictional Boy Scouts of America camp and how one of its gay staff members deals with their exclusion policy. In March 2017, Tavaré was in an intensive care unit after being injured in a collision with a car. References Jump up ^ http://directors.findthecompany.co.uk/l/5665618/Mr-Jim-Tavare Jump up ^ `` An exclusive interview with -- Jim Tavaré by Pete Austin ''. 2015 - 11 - 18. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ Dutton, Julian ( 2015 - 07 - 23 ). Keeping Quiet : Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781909183834. Jump up ^ `` Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare is back home after breaking his neck in a car crash - BBC Newsbeat ''. BBC Newsbeat. 2017 - 05 - 04. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Jim Tavaré ''. Lease Movies. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Harry Potter actor Jim Tavare in intensive care with broken neck and punctured lung ''. BBC News. 9 March 2017. Sources Sit - Down Comedy ( contributor to anthology, ed. Malcolm Hardee & John Fleming ) Ebury Press / Random House, 2003. 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Question: who did jim tavare play in harry potter
Answer: Tom (the owner of the Leaky Cauldron)