Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer

1953-01-27

Biography

Richard Bremmer (born January 27, 1953) is an English actor. Bremmer was born and brought up in Warwickshire. Bremmer first began his career in the short film of Couples and Robbers before being in his first full-length film The Girl with Brains in Her Feet. He was the first to portray the character Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (with the footage he appears in being reused in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2), in a flashback sequence where the famous villain arrived at the home of the titular character's parents to kill them, though Bremmer's face is never seen (later in the film, the character is CGI and voiced by Ian Hart, the actor who played Quirrell in the same film). He was cast as Skeld in The 13th Warrior and also appeared in the 2004 film Viper in the Fist, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hervé Bazin. Bremmer's stage credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, King Lear and MacBeth. He has appeared in movies such as the 2014 biographical drama Mr. Turner, the 2015 adventure-drama In the Heart of the Sea, the 2007 biographical drama Control, the 2003 action comedy Shanghai Knights and the 2001 comedy film Just Visiting. His television credits include the fantasy drama series Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, the historical drama series The Borgias, the adventure-drama series Crusoe, and the docudrama Dunkirk.

Also appears in

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

7.9

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

6.3

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

7.3

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

6.7

Half Past Dead

Half Past Dead

5.1

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

6.8

Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

6.1

Onegin

Onegin

6.2

Just Visiting

Just Visiting

4.7

Control

Control

7.5

The Song of Names

The Song of Names

6.7

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

6.5

The Order

The Order

5.8

In Fabric

In Fabric

5.6

To Kill a King

To Kill a King

5.8

Made in Britain

Made in Britain

6.9

Viper in the Fist

Viper in the Fist

6.4

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

6.3

The Aryan Couple

The Aryan Couple

6.1

Murder on the Home Front

Murder on the Home Front

6.5