The Harry Potter saga has become a cult work of our time. Both books, Rowling's magnificent creation, and films made from books love millions. The heroes of this magical world are bright and textured. We’ll talk about one of these amazing heroes now. So, we start our conversation with a character named Hagrid. The actor who was lucky to play this good-natured is Robbie Coltrane. His person will become central in our article.
Character
Rubeus Hagrid from the books of Joan Rowling - a huge half-man, half a giant with the same huge kind heart.
For the first time we meet with a character at the very beginning of the story: this unusual zdrovak comes to the usual Muggle city behind Harry Potter. From the first lines containing a description of the hero, it is clear what his immediate, responsive and sentimental disposition is. Simplicity and, to some extent, uncouthness - this is the whole of Hagrid. Some animals are constantly next to him, but it is known that they understand people. He was loved not only by the three-headed dog, dragon and warlike centaurs, but also by every student at the Hogwarts School of Magic, where Hagrid works as a forester, and then as a professor.
Readers and viewers also do not dwell on Rubeus Hagrid. In the most touching and heroic scenes, he shows himself only from the best side. Play this wonderful hero was lucky British actor Robbie Coltrane. In the books, Hagrid is a huge man, twice as tall as an ordinary man and five times wider, although in the film Hagrid is about 260 cm tall.
Actor Robbie Coltrane
A character like Hagrid is known to all. The actor, who made this image so memorable, hails from Scotland. Real name is Anthony Robert Macmillan. He was born on March 30, 1950. His pseudonym, under which he began to develop in the field of cinema, Anthony borrowed from the jazz musician John Coltrane. The first roles of Robbie Coltrane in the movie were in comedy series and sketches (the debut took place back in 1981).
In the 90s, Coltrane received several roles in the films "Bond". In general, this period of his acting career can be described as calming down. However, then came the 2000s - the period of films about the hero we all know, a boy named Harry Potter. Hagrid (the actor brilliantly got used to the role of the good-natured giant) brought Robbie to the wave of fame.
In addition to acting, Coltrane is involved in voice-overs for roles (for example, the Braveheart cartoon), scripting, directing, and producing.
In addition to participating in the filming of films and TV shows, the actor who played Hagrid was repeatedly invited to various television shows. A similar activity with him was before and after Harry Potter.
The Growth of Hagrid and Robbie Coltrane
From books and films about Harry Potter, we know that the half-giant was huge for a person to grow. According to some reports, Rubeus Hagrid was almost two and a half meters high. The actor, whose growth in reality is slightly above average - 185 centimeters, on the set managed to portray this giant with the help of various techniques of directors.
In some news from the set of Harry Potter films in the early 2000s, you could find interesting information. So in fact, two actors participated in the creation of the film image of Rubeus Hagrid. One of them, Robbie, is widely known. For some scenes, another actor was invited to participate with impressive growth, much higher than average. However, his name was not known to the general public, so Coltrane was the only one who got the laurels for the actor’s incarnation of the character.
Conclusion
Concluding our acquaintance with Robbie Coltrane, let us recall once again why we loved his character. Rubeus Hagrid, a surprisingly large semi-giant, was embodied on a movie screen with a soul, an understanding of its best moral qualities. It is amazing how such a seemingly rude bearded man can be so sentimental!
The favorite of all Hogwarts students (except for the ominous Slytherin faculty, of course), animals from the Dark Forest, respected and appreciated by the professorial staff, this is all Hagrid. Actor Robbie Coltrane brought to the image of a healthy man a share of healthy humor, self-irony, good-naturedness, immediacy. Throughout all the films, he remained our beloved friend. We thank Coltrane for a wonderful game and wish you good luck in the future!