Robbie Coltrane

Robbie hosted a TV series called Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles.

Robbie is best known for his role as the alcoholic, gambling psychologist Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the British drama Cracker.

Robbie believes to have been changed by Marlon Brando's biker in The Wild One.

Robbie's height: 6' 1"

Robbie was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.

Robbie majored in drawing, painting and film.

Robbie and wife Rhona Gemmell are currently separated.

Robbie has two children, a son and a daughter.

Throughout the Seventies Robbie worked with the San Quentin Theatre Group, the Bush Theatre, and Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre. And it was with this last group that he formed a working relationship with playwright and director John Byrne, appearing in his The Slab Boys, a trilogy about three unruly Glaswegian kids, and Cuttin' The Rug, about factory workers.

Robbie is noted as being an avid fan of Jazz.

In 1973, Robbie's 50-minute documentary, Young Mental Health (a further pointer towards one of his most famous roles) was voted Film Of The Year by the Scottish Education Council.

Robbie believes himself to have been utterly changed by Marlon Brando's biker in The Wild One, particularly the scene where he's asked "What are you rebelling against?" and he replies "What have you got?"

Robbie made his stage debut, aged 12, delivering charged rants from Henry V while wrapped in chain mail.

Robbie attended Glenalmond public school in Perthshire.

Robbie's father died from lung cancer when Robbie was still in his teens. Worse, in 1976, Robbie's younger sister, Jane, committed suicide while studying at York University.

Robbie has claimed that his earliest memory is of lying beneath the piano while his mother played.

Robbie's parents were both Scottish Calvinists.

In 1994, Robbie won the RTS Television Award for Best Actor - Male for: Cracker (1993).

In 2003, Robbie was nominated for the PFCS Award for Best Acting Ensemble for: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). It was shared with: Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, and Emma Watson.

In 1992, Robbie was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Oh, What a Night (1992).

In 1991, Robbie won the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy.

In 1994, Robbie won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor for: Cracker (1993).

In 1988, Robbie was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for: Tutti Frutti (1987).

In 1994, Robbie won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for: Cracker (1993).

In 1995, Robbie won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for: Cracker (1993).

In 1996, Robbie won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for: Cracker (1993).

In 2002, Robbie was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).

In 2002, Robbie was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).

JK Rowling was very keen specifically on Robbie playing Hagrid.

Robbie appeared in a TV commercial for Persil in 1991.

Robbie has appeared in five films opposite a former member of Monty Python's Flying Circus. His cast mate in Nuns on the Run (1990) and European Vacation (1985) was Eric Idle. He appeared in The World Is Not Enough (1999), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), all of which also starred John Cleese.

Robbie only took the role of Hagrid in the Harry Potter series after his children urged him to do so.

Robbie's last name is taken from the famous jazz artist John Coltrane.