Adrian John Rawlins (born 27 March 1958) is an English actor best known for playing Arthur Kidd in The Woman in Black (1989) and James Potter in the Harry Potter films.

[2] Rawlins was educated at Stanfield Technical High School in Stoke-on-Trent and the Stoke VI Form College.

Rawlins has appeared in several films including Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.

He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial version of The Ginger Tree, opposite Samantha Bond.

He also starred in The Woman in Black which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989.