Jamie Michael Colin Waylett''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 21 July 1989) is a British former actor. His only film role to date is that of

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in six of the eight ''

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'' films. In 2012, he was imprisoned for two years for his participation in the

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Early life

Waylett was born in

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, the fifth of six children born to Alan Waylett (born 1958) and Theresa Waylett (née De Freitas, born 1958). He lives in

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. At the age of nine, he was hit by a car; he was expected to die or suffer severe brain damage, but surprised doctors by recovering full mental faculties.

Career

While Waylett was a student at Emmanuel Primary School, his photograph was taken as part of a general auditioning process for the ''

'' films. Initially considered for the part of Dudley Dursley, he was cast as

after an audition in front of director

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. In August 2009, his ''Harry Potter'' co-star Joshua Herdman announced that Waylett would not return for ''

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'', or for the final film in the series, ''

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''.

Legal issues

On 7 April 2009, Waylett and a friend were pulled over by police. The officers then searched their vehicle, finding a knife and eight bags of

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. Images on a camera led police to Waylett's mother's house, where additional cannabis plants were discovered being grown. Waylett was charged a month later for possession of the drug. He appeared in court on 16 July and pleaded guilty to growing the plants in his mother's home, but claimed that they were for his personal use and not for distribution. On 21 July, he was sentenced to 120 hours of

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. He had previously been accused of using

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in October 2006. On 14 October 2011, Waylett was arrested for his participation in the August London riots. The

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charged him with "

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, having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, and receiving stolen goods". He was specifically accused of possessing a

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while looting a chemist's (pharmacy) in Chalk Farm, London. He was also charged with growing cannabis after police found fifteen plants during a search of his home.Slytherin’s Crabbe charged in London riots
''Chicago Sun-Times'', 14 October 2011 On 20 March 2012, he was sentenced to two years in prison for taking part in the riots.

Filmography

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Television

Video games

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Waylett, Jamie 1989 births Living people People from Kilburn, London Male actors from London English male film actors 2011 England riots English people convicted of drug offences 21st-century English criminals 21st-century English male actors English male child actors Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales