Martin Bayfield - wikipedia Martin Bayfield This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( January 2012 ) Martin Bayfield Birth name Martin Christopher Bayfield Date of birth ( 1966 - 12 - 21 ) 21 December 1966 ( age 51 ) Place of birth Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Height 2.08 m ( 6 ft 10 in ) Weight 115 kg ( 18 st 2 lb ) Rugby union career Position ( s ) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps ( Points ) National team ( s ) Years Team Apps ( Points ) 1991 -- 1996 England British and Irish Lions 34 ( 0 ) ( 0 ) Martin Christopher Bayfield ( born 21 December 1966 ) is an English actor, broadcaster, and former rugby union player who played lock forward for Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and England, gaining 31 England and 3 Lions caps. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Film and television career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Early life and career Bayfield was born in Bedford and was educated at Bedford School. He served with the Metropolitan Police from 1985 to 1989, before transferring to Bedfordshire Police. The 208 cm ( 6 ft 10in ) tall Bayfield made his England debut in 1991, and although he was omitted from the 1991 World Cup squad, he was a part of the 1992 Five Nations Grand Slam winning side. He went on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, and was part of the 1995 World Cup squad. He would play 18 times partnering Martin Johnson. His final appearance for England came in the 1996 Five Nations match against Wales. His last game was against Gloucester in February 1998 ; a neck injury sustained in training a few days later forced him to retire. Film and television career Since retirement, Bayfield has worked as a journalist, an after - dinner speaker, and has appeared in all of the Harry Potter films playing the half - giant Hagrid, as Robbie Coltrane 's body and stunt double. ( He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as a young Rubeus Hagrid ). Continuing the acting theme, he also played a cyclops in Jonathan Liebesman 's Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to 2010 movie Clash of the Titans. Bayfield also played `` Rugby Player 1 '' in an episode of the BBC One series New Tricks ( first shown on 1 September 2008 ). In his broadcasting career, Bayfield has presented the NFL and World 's Strongest Man coverage on UK Channel Five and worked as a rugby correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live. He also served as a presenter for ITV 's coverage of the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, as well as presenting ITV 's Guinness Premiership highlights. From 2012 - 2016, he co-presented BBC 's Crimewatch with Kirsty Young. From 23rd August 2018 Martin took part in Celebrity Masterchef of which he reached the final 3 shown on BBC one on the 28th September 2018. In 2013, BT Sport acquired the exclusive rights to the Aviva Premiership. Bayfield ( along with his ITV co-presenter Craig Doyle ) moved to the new channel and he now works as a presenter, pundit and pitchside reporter. Personal life Bayfield is married to his second wife Jane Bayfield ( nee Goodman ), and has three daughters, Rosie, Polly and Lucy whom he had with his first wife, Helena. In August 2014, Bayfield was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September 's referendum on that issue. He is actively involved with charity, and is an Honorary President of the Wooden Spoon Society, the rugby charity that supports disadvantaged children and young people. References Jump up ^ `` US ''. Jump up ^ Bt Sport.com Jump up ^ `` Celebrities ' open letter to Scotland -- full text and list of signatories Politics ''. theguardian.com. 2014 - 08 - 07. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 26. External links Official website Sporting Heroes statistics from scrum.com Bayfs Blog Martin Bayfield on IMDb British and Irish Lions -- 1993 New Zealand tour Forwards Bayfield Burnell Clarke Cronin Dooley Galwey Johnson Leonard Milne Moore Popplewell Reed Richards Teague Webster Winterbottom Wright Backs Andrew Barnes Carling Clement Cunningham Evans Gibbs Guscott G. Hastings ( c ) S. Hastings Hunter Jones Morris Nicol R. Underwood T. Underwood Wallace Coach McGeechan & Best England squad -- 1995 Rugby World Cup Fourth Place Forwards Back Bayfield Clarke Dawe Johnson Leonard Mallett Moore Richards Rodber Rowntree Ojomoh Ubogu West Backs Andrew Bracken Callard Carling ( c ) Catt de Glanville Guscott Hopley Hunter Morris R. Underwood T. Underwood Coach Rowell Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Bayfield&oldid=862729362 '' Categories : 1966 births British and Irish Lions rugby union players from England British police officers Metropolitan Police officers English rugby union players Living people Northampton Saints players Bedford Blues players People educated at Bedford School Rugby union locks Sportspeople from Bedford England international rugby union players National Football League announcers Rugby union commentators Hidden categories : EngvarB from November 2013 Use dmy dates from November 2013 Articles lacking reliable references from January 2012 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from January 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Norsk Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 6 October 2018, at 08 : 43 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who did martin bayfield play in harry potter films
Answer: a young Rubeus Hagrid