Archive for the ‘Actor Birthdays’ Category

Happy Birthday, Robert Pattinson!

May 13, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Pattinson, Pattinson Interviews

Robert Pattinson’s rise began the moment the charred slip of paper bearing Cedric Diggory’s name burst from the Goblet of Fire. Close to giving up on a career in acting before he was cast, Pattinson’s “map to the stars,” as it were, was secure in director Mike Newell’s hands, and though he has bounced from …read more!

Happy Birthday, Domhnall Gleeson!

May 12, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Gleeson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, HP Cast, News

We loved Domhnall Gleeson as Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 and 2, and in the relatively short span of time since those films brought one of the greatest franchises in recent memory to a close, Gleeson seems to have endeared himself to global audiences and to the broader film …read more!

Happy Birthday, Victoria Yeates!

Apr 19, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Fun, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Victoria Yeates will take her place in the wizarding world when Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opens in theaters this November, but the actress, celebrating her birthday today, first burst on the scene four years ago after snagging a role in the critically-acclaimed fan favorite Call the Midwife. The BBC One drama about a …read more!

Happy Birthday to David Tennant!

Apr 18, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Honors/Awards, News, Richardson, Television Programmes, Tennant, Theater, West End

David John McDonald, a.k.a., beloved Scottish actor David Tennant, celebrates his 47th birthday today. Though Tennant is best known to one of pop culture’s most enduring fandoms as the Tenth incarnation of Doctor Who’s iconic Time Lord, he etched a place in Potter history when he played the brief but memorable role of polyjuiced Death …read more!

Happy Birthday, Gary Oldman!

Mar 21, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Actor Birthdays, Oldman

Gary Oldman turns 60 today and we at Leaky feel fairly certain that this milestone birthday is going to be a happy one for him.  After a four decade acting career playing roles that show a breathtaking diversity, from Sid Vicious to Count Dracula, from Lee Harvey Oswald to Commissioner Gordon, Oldman finally won his …read more!

Happy Birthday, David Thewlis!

Mar 20, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Television Programmes, Thewlis

In honor of David Thewlis’ birthday, we’re inspired to fondly remember some of his recent roles while also looking forward to his upcoming projects! David Thewlis is best known to Harry Potter fans as the personification of Professor Remus Lupin, the beloved Hogwarts professor afflicted with lycanthropy and former member of the infamous Marauders. His …read more!

Happy Birthday, Katherine Waterston!

Mar 03, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Films, Fun, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Redmayne, Waterson

Today, we celebrate the birthday of Katherine Waterston, who began working in the television and film industries over a decade ago, but truly broke onto the scene in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as the indefatigable Tina Goldstein. She befuddled us as a stodgy ex-auror determined to nab Newt Scamander for rule-breaking, then …read more!

Happy Birthday, Timothy Spall!

Feb 27, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Movies, News, Spall, Television Programmes, Trailers

Today, we celebrate the birthday of consummate British actor Timothy Spall!  His career spans four decades, covers a wide variety of mediums and roles and his legacy was cemented long ago through iconic films such as Life is Sweet, Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy, White Hunter Black Heart, The Sheltering Sky, Hamlet, A Series of Unfortunate …read more!

Happy Birthday to Fred & George’s alter egos!

Feb 25, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Actor Birthdays, Phelps

“Blown up a toilet? We’ve never blown up a toilet. Great idea though, thanks, Mum.“  Fred & George Weasley, as they departed for their third year at Hogwarts. When J.K. Rowling was asked if the actors in the films influenced her image of the characters as she wrote the rest of the books, she said …read more!

Happy Birthday, Julie Walters!

Feb 22, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Actor Birthdays, News, Walters

It’s hard to imagine any actress other than Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley.  I don’t know that I would have thought of her for the role initially—I still think of her as the young Open University student in Educating Rita—but, having seen her embody the plump, devoted mother of the Weasley brood, I think she …read more!



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