Chris Rankin, who portrays Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films, recently spoke with icSurreyOnline regarding his role in the Harry Potter films and his current stage show Wuthering Heights.
He spoke of how he found out how to try for the Weasley role, and his reaction when he got the part. "I just couldn't believe it," says the 22-year-old. "In fact, I still can't believe it now...It's almost six years to the day since I found out I'd got the part, and I'm still trying to get my head around it!
And what's going on with filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
"We start filming the next one in two weeks' time, and it's always the same; I look around at all those great British actors, like Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) and Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley), and think to myself, 'what on earth am I doing here - why did they pick me?'.
"Over the course of the films, he's gone from being a stuck-up, poncey prefect to quite a nasty piece of work," says Rankin.
"My character didn't appear in the last film but, when he makes his return in the next one, he starts to become really obnoxious.
"By that stage, of course, he's working for the Ministry of Magic and he's become so power-hungry that he'll step on anyone to get where he wants.
"And let's just say that the Minister for Magic, Mr Crouch, has his shoes well and truly kissed!"
He also goes on to talk about how all of the crew get along with each other, how he has tried to coax information out of J.K. Rowling, and what his hopes are for Percy's future. He also speaks of how he has been keeping himself very busy with a variety of stage and TV shows. Read the rest of the article here! |
