Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer (born 27 January 1953) is an English actor.

Early life Bremmer was born and brought up in Warwickshire.

Career Bremmer first began his career in the short film of Couples and Robbers before being in his first full-length film The Girl with Brains in Her Feet. He was the first to portray the character Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (with the footage he appears in being reused in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2), in a flashback sequence where the famous villain arrived at the home of the titular character's parents to kill them, though Bremmer's face is never seen (later in the film, the character is CGI and voiced by Ian Hart, the actor who played Quirrell in the same film). He was cast as Skeld in The 13th Warrior and also appeared in the 2004 film Viper in the Fist, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hervé Bazin.

Bremmer's stage credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, King Lear and MacBeth. He has appeared in movies such as the 2014 biographical drama Mr. Turner, the 2015 adventure-drama In the Heart of the Sea, the 2007 biographical drama Control, the 2003 action comedy Shanghai Knights and the 2001 comedy film Just Visiting. His television credits include the fantasy drama series Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, the historical drama series The Borgias, the adventure-drama series Crusoe, and the docudrama Dunkirk.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Couples and Robbers PC 1997 The Girl with Brains in Her Feet Vic 1999 The 13th Warrior Skeld Beowulf & Grendel Onegin Diplomat at ball 2001 Just Visiting King Henry Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Lord Voldemort Voice provided by Ian Hart 2002 Half Past Dead Sonny Eckvall 2003 Shanghai Knights Master at Arms To Kill a King Abraham The Sin Eater Bookstore Owner 2004 Ripper 2: Letter from Within Dr. Weisser Viper in the Fist L'abbé Traquet 2007 Control Ian's Father 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Lord Voldemort Archive footage The Power of Three (film)

Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 Juliet Bravo Thomas Briggs Episode: "Unpicking the Stitches" 1982 Made in Britain Policeman #2 TV film 1984 Miracles Take Longer 1985 By the Sword Divided Escort Commander Episode: "The Mailed Fist" Theatre Night Episode: "Trelawny of the 'Wells'" 1986 Zastrozzi: A Romance Petrol Attendant TV mini-series 1993 Scarlet and the Black Laughing Coachman Episode #1.2 1994–1996 The Bill Ted the BarmanIan Wilson Episodes: "Final Straw", "Hedging Your Bets" 1988 Picking Up the Pieces Neil Episode #1.8 1999 Peak Practice Nick Bowman Episode: "No Bounds"2004 Coronation Street Malcolm Phillips Episode #1.5829 Casualty Willie Malloy Episode: "Past Imperfect" 2006 Marple Mr Sim Episode: "Sleeping Murder" 2008–2009 Crusoe Gallerne Episodes: "Name of the Game", "The Traveler" 2010 Holby City Norman Episode: "Get Busy Living" 2011 The Borgias Notary Episode: "The Poisoned Chalice" 2012 Richard II Abbot of Westminster Filmed production of the Shakespeare play as part of The Hollow Crown series on BBC2 2013 Murder on the Home Front Charlie Maxton TV film2016 Our Zoo Casper Butterfield TV mini-series Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Roth Episode #1.42018 The Alienist Mortician Episode: "A Fruitful Partnership" Into the Badlands Old Man Episode: "Chapter XX: Blind Cannibal Assassins" 2020 The Third Day Old Man Episodes: "Friday – The Father" "Saturday – The Son" "Sunday – The Ghost"