Oliver Wood: biography, creativity, career, personal life

Oliver Wood is a character in the world of Harry Potter from the famous movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The role of Oliver Wood brought fame to the British actor Sean Biggerstaff, who only knew how famous the film would become, but did not expect international fame and popularity at all.

In 2018, the world of Potter lovers celebrated the 17th anniversary of the premiere of the film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, " an adaptation of the first book about the adventures of a young wizard and his friends. Fans of the film about the young wizard Harry Potter perfectly remember all the students at Hogwarts. One of them is Oliver Wood.

Oliver Wood - character

Oliver Wood is a purebred or half-blood wizard, a student of Gryffindor, four years older than Potter, the captain and goalkeeper of the Quidditch team of his faculty. In June 1994, after graduating from Hogwarts, continuing his sports career, he was enrolled in the Quidditch team at Paddle World United. Although Oliver did not find Dumbledore's Squad at Hogwarts and most likely did not belong to him, he participated in the final battle for Hogwarts on the side of Harry Potter. After the end of the second magical war, he continued his sports career.

The appearance of the hero

Wood is a pretty nice guy, not to say that he has an aristocratic appearance, but, purely English. He does not like to comb his hair and therefore his hair is almost always shaggy. Wood is dressed strictly in form, but in the summer he does not mind wearing Muggle clothes, because he lives near London, and most of them are Muggles. His figure is athletic, this is from frequent training, even after leaving Pldmore United, he did not quit practicing, because Quidditch is everything for him. No one even remembers whether he ever had a girlfriend, some even joked that he even sleeps with a broom.

Character character

The man is contrasting and temperamental, energetic and lively, attractive and tough. Yet at first glance, this person has everything that is needed for happiness: strength, energy, charisma. Heather and witty, but at the same time moderately brave man. He is capable of selfless acts. He is arrogant, conceited, proud, and values his freedom and independence very much. At the same time, romantic. If he has a girlfriend, he always tries to surround her with care, affection and warmth, does everything that a real man should do. Monogamous, if he meets his love, then he will never miss it. After graduation, he became more serious.

Biography of the actor who played Oliver Wood

Childhood

Sean Biggerstaff was born March 15, 1983 in Glasgow (Scotland) in the family of a fireman and teacher. His childhood passed in the province of Maryhill near Glasgow. The first seven years of his life were rather uninteresting, with the exception of his passion for music by Michael Jackson. At 10, he wanted to be an actor, so he joined the local drama troupe in Maryhill (Glasgow district, where Sean lives). There he played in the play Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His first professional role was that of MacDuff's son in Macbeth, staged in Glasgow by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Then he joined the Shotlad Youth Theater, where he worked for 7 years. Despite the busy schedule, Sean was able to finish high school.

Youth

At the age of 15, at the same time as playing in the theater, Sean and his friends formed the Crambo group. He played the bass guitar and sang in this group until November 1999. In 1996, Biggerstaff got a role in the television series Raven Road. And in the following year, 1997, Alan Rickman, who was shooting the film "Winter Guest", then found Sean in the Scottish Youth Theater. He needed two boys to shoot. He chose Sean Biggerstaff, who then played in Macbeth at the Scottish Youth Theater and Douglas Murphy. In the film, Sean played the role of a schoolboy bully Tom. In 1998, Sean appeared on the children's television show Bright Sparks. In 1999, Sean asked Alan if he knew anyone in London who could become his agent and introduce Paul Lion-Maurice, his own ICM agent. A week later, Sean successfully passed the casting in Harry Potter. When the young man came to the audition, he was not yet familiar with books about Harry Potter. He met with the director of selection of actors, then with Christopher Columbus, and a fateful phone call a few days later. He got the role. All Harry Potter books were read right there. And Sean became a big fan of these books. Filming of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" lasted from 2000 to 2001. In November, the film was released on cinema screens and immediately made a lot of noise. It soon became apparent that Sean's charm literally broke the hearts of the girls! After such success, Sean took part in the filming of Harry's second film, The Chamber of Secrets. Biggerstaff does not lose optimism, since his future is obvious: after the release of the first Harry film, he received several invitations to shoot in various films.