Chris Rankin: A Life in Film

Lincoln alumnus Chris Rankin is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films. In 2008 he came to the University of Lincoln to study Media Production and pursue a career behind the camera.

Having filmed on the Harry Potter films since he was a teenager, Chris began his degree at 24.

“When I was 18, I was a little bit busy with Potter, so it wasn’t really possible for me to go to uni. I did a little bit on the fifth Potter film and then I wasn’t in the sixth, so I assumed I could probably get on with my life - which turned out not to be accurate because halfway through my second year they decided they wanted me to come back and film for The Deathly Hallows.

“Studying Media Production there’s obviously quite a large aspect of practical team work involved in that, which was tricky to balance with filming in London. But I was really lucky I had a very supportive group of friends I was working with who were very patient with me. I did quite a lot of catching up along the way in third year.”