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Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane graduated from Glasgow School of Art. In the 1970s he joined a nightclub circuit as a comedian.

His debut film role was in Death Watch in 1980. Despite a smattering of small film roles, he became a recognisable figure in alternative comedy and was a frequent participant in The Comic Strip Presents productions and BBC's TV series The Young Ones and Blackadder. He won notice for his role as Bob Hoskin's mechanic friend in the film Mona Lisa in 1986.

In the 1990s, Robbie continued his film career with performances in comedies such as Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die; and had roles in the James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough, as Russian gangster Valentin Zukovsky.

In 1993, Robbie began his best-known role as "Fitz", a troubled criminal psychologist, brought in to assist Manchester Police profile and catch killers; in the award-winning ITV detective series Cracker. He won a BAFTA TV award for the role, and a Cable ACE award when it was rebroadcast in the USA.

Robbie has won a legion of new fans, starring as the

kindly gamekeeper Hagrid in four film adaptations of

J K Rowling's Harry Potter books.

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