Robbie Coltrane won him three BAFTA awards. Roles in bigger films followed; the James Bond films "GoldenEye" (1995) and "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), a supporting role in "From Hell" (2001), as well as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films (2001–2011). J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, had Coltrane at the top of her list to play Hagrid and, when asked whom she would like to see in the role, responded "Robbie Coltrane for Hagrid" in one quick breath. There is also an unnamed 8ft actor who stands in for the 6ft 1in Coltrane in some
Ellar Coltrane several other movies, including a small role in Linklater's 2006 film "Fast Food Nation". In 2016, Coltrane starred in the Barack Obama drama film "Barry", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The following year, he co-starred with Emma Watson in James Ponsoldt's film adaptation of the Dave Eggers novel "The Circle" (2017), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Ellar Coltrane Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon (born August 27, 1994), known professionally as Ellar Coltrane, is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Mason Evans Jr. in Richard Linklater's film "Boyhood" (2014), for which he