Chris Rankin is a New Zealand–born British actor, director, and producer who is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise.
[3][4] His professional acting career began when he won the role of Percy Weasley in September 2000 and he has since appeared in film, TV and theatre.
[6] Outside of the Harry Potter films, Rankin has also been seen in the TV mini-series The Rotters' Club[7] and Channel 5's Victoria Cross Heroes in which he played Evelyn Wood.
[9][10] On stage, Chris has played a variety of roles in pantomimes across the country, as well as Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights,[11] Eilert Loevborg in Hedda Gabler,[12] and Young Syrian in Salomé.
[13] In 2009, Rankin starred in and produced a YouTube video titled "LifeHack", directed by Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell, in which he played a vigilante hacker who accesses people's personal photos to find a missing woman.