Biography

Martin Bayfield was born on December 21, 1966 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wrath of the Titans (2012), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).

Bayfield (b. 12/21/66) was 35 when he played 13-year-old Rubeus Hagrid in the diary/flashback sequence of 2002's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

Former England Rugby Union International. Played 31 times for England. Is a former Rugby Football Player of the Year.

Born to a German mother and an English father.

He turned pro in 1991, and retired in 1998.

He was nearly 36 when he played 13-year-old Rubeus Hagrid in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" ("CoS"), making him the oldest person to play a Hogwarts student (and edging out "CoS" cast mate Shirley Henderson...although, at nearly 35, she was the oldest *actress* to do so).