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Early life

Rawlins was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the son of Mavis (née Leese) and Edward Rawlins, a market trader."City actor putting a new twist on Dickens tales", ''The Sentinel'', 27 December 2015
. Accessed 27 January 2016 Rawlins was educated at Stanfield Technical High School in Stoke-on-Trent and the Stoke VI Form College. He then studied art and acting at

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Career

Rawlins has appeared in several films including ''

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'', and also has a pivotal role in the

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as Harry Potter's father James Potter. Onstage, he has appeared in '' Her Naked Skin'' (2008, National Theatre). He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial version of ''

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'', opposite

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. He also starred in ''The Woman in Black'' which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989. Since 2014, he has volunteered at East Riding Theatre in

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, becoming artistic director in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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