Chris Rankin

Chris Rankin is a New Zealand–born British actor, director, and producer who is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise.

Early life Rankin was adopted. Rankin lived in Rothesay Bay until he was six, attending Kristin School in Albany. He and his parents subsequently moved to Norfolk in the United Kingdom, where he attended Thomas Bullock Primary School, Northgate High School, and Dereham Sixth Form College.

He completed his studies at the University of Lincoln in 2011.

Career Rankin began acting at the age of eleven. At Northgate High School he appeared in school productions of Bugsy Malone and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His professional acting career began when he got the role of Percy Weasley in Harry Potter in September 2000. He re-appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, after his character's absence from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and only a brief non-speaking role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

After starring in the Harry Potter films, Rankin worked in kitchens and in a bar. In 2002 he worked as an usher at UCI Cinemas.

Rankin co-founded Painted Horse Theatre Company with Jim Rymer in 2004. On stage, Rankin has played a variety of roles in pantomimes across the country, as well as Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights, Eilert Loevborg in Hedda Gabler, and Young Syrian in Salomé.

Rankin has also been in the TV mini-series The Rotters' Club and Channel 5's Victoria Cross Heroes in which he played Evelyn Wood. Rankin also worked as a production coordinator on Atlantis and Downton Abbey. He also appeared as Mycroft Holmes in the Hillywood Show's Sherlock parody in 2016.

Film, television and stage Year Title Role Notes 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Percy Weasley 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Percy Weasley 2002-2003 Jack and The Beanstalk Jack 2003 A Taste of Honey Geoff 2004 Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Percy Weasley 2005 The Rotters' Club 2006 Explode, Chapter Two: Into the Fold Chris Haines 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Percy Weasley 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Percy Weasley Uncredited cameo appearance 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Percy Weasley 2011 Total Wipeout Himself / Contestant Series 5: Celebrity Special 2 2013 The Stone Pre-production 2015 The Bastard Executioner Assistant production coordinator 2018 The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow 2024 Dick Wittington Alderman Fitzwarren