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Scottish actor

Sean Biggerstaff (born 15 March 1983) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter film series, appearing in Philosopher's Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Biggerstaff began acting as a child actor at the age of five and made his screen debut in the television miniseries The Crow Road (1996). He won a BAFTA Scotland Award for playing Jeremy Wolfenden in the television film Consenting Adults (2007). He also appeared in the feature films Cashback (2006) and Mary Queen of Scots (2013).

Biggerstaff was born in Glasgow, Scotland, growing up with his parents in Maryhill. He went to Parkview Primary School in Summerston and joined the local drama group, the Maryhill Youth Theatre, when he was seven. At 14, he was cast by future fellow Harry Potter actor Alan Rickman in his new movie, The Winter Guest, as Tom, a mischievous schoolboy. In a 2002 interview, Biggerstaff recalled: "It was while at the Scottish Youth Theatre that I was chosen for The Winter Guest. Alan Rickman (known to most of the kids as "the bad guy from Die Hard") popped along one day looking for two boys to accompany him to the coldest place on Earth, Fife, for two months to make a film. Myself and the suspicious character that is Douglas Murphy were the lucky ones." Biggerstaff's career since the first two Harry Potter films has included playing Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the 2004 television mini series Charles II: The Power and The Passion; Matt in the world premiere of Sharman MacDonald's stage play The Girl With Red Hair; and Ben Willis in the short film Cashback for which extra scenes were recorded, and the piece was adapted into a feature released in 2006. In 2007, Biggerstaff played Jeremy Wolfenden in the BBC 4 television film Consenting Adults which was nominated for BAFTA Scotland's Best Drama Award on 18 November 2007, and won him the BAFTA Scotland's Award for Best Actor – Television. He appeared in the film Hippie Hippie Shake. and appeared in Whisky Galore! (2016) with Gillies MacKinnon and Eddie Izzard. In 2016, Biggerstaff played the lead role in French Canadian Catherine Anne Toupin's Right Now, a translation by Chris Campbell of À présent, directed by Michael Boyd, which was critically and commercially well received in Bath, London, and Edinburgh. In 2017, it was announced that he would star opposite Georgia Tennant in the Big Finish audio series Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter, taking the role of Noah.

Year Title Role Notes Ref. (References(s)) 1997 The Winter Guest Tom 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Oliver Wood 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2004 Cashback Ben Willis Short (18 minutes) 2006 Cashback Feature based on the 2004 short 2009 X on a Map Paul Short (13 minutes) Voices Herb Wallace Short (20 minutes) 2010 Hippie Hippie Shake 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Oliver Wood Cameo, Uncredited 2020 Sockdown Sean Short film

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref. (Reference(s)) 1996 The Crow Road Young Darren BBC Scotland Mini series 1998 Bright Sparks CBBC 2003 Shada Chris Parsons Voice for webcast animation 2008 The Skull of Sobek Snabb BBC Doctor Who audio drama Time Reef The Ruhk Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama 2009 In a Land Far Away Jamie 'Bullet' McQueen BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama 2011 Good With People Jack BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play format=y Rebus: The Black Book DS Brian Holmes BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial 2014 Heart and Soul Ivor Big Finish Doctor Who audio

Year Title Role Theatre Ref. (Reference(s)) 1993 Macbeth Macduff's son Tron Theatre, Glasgow 2005 The Girl With Red Hair Matt Royal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghHampstead Theatre, London 2017 Brothers Karamazov Ivan Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Year Group Award Result Film Ref. (Reference(s)) 2007 BAFTA Scotland Best Actor – Television Consenting Adults