Jamie Waylett

Jamie Waylett
Biographical information
Birth name	Jamie Waylett
Born	21 July 1989 (age 34)
Nationality	British
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Blue
Hair colour	Brown
Height	6'2"
Family	Theresa Waylett (mother) Alan Waylett (father) Richard Waylett (brother) Robert Waylett (brother) Lauren Waylett (sister)
Career
Years active	2001-2009
In Harry Potter	Vincent Crabbe

Jamie Waylett (b. 21 July 1989) is a British former actor best known for his portrayal of Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter films. For the second film, he briefly played the part of Ron Weasley under the guise of Vincent Crabbe. He lives in London, England, UK.

Early life

Jamie was born on 21 July 1989, in London, England, and was the youngest of four children. He was hit by a car when he was nine; the doctors said he had almost no chance of surviving, and if he did, he would have brain damage. He was under intensive care for three days. The doctors almost gave up hope when a family friend demanded that the doctors check his blood. They gave Jamie a transfusion, which woke him up and caused him to improve. When he was ten years old, sitting in a classroom in Emmanuel Primary School in London, a casting agent arrived to take pictures of him for the Harry Potter films. Jamie told his family about he was going to be in for an audition, and after a good laugh, his mother advised him not to get too excited, as things like that just don't happen to ordinary kids like him. He tried out for the role of Dudley Dursley before accepting his role of Vincent Crabbe.

Legal issues

On 7 April 2009, Jamie Waylett and another man were reported to have been stopped by officers. A spokesman for the Metropolitan police could not confirm the identity of those arrested, but confirmed two 19-year-old men were arrested on 2 April after officers stopped a car and eight bags, believed to contain cannabis, were discovered. The two occupants were then arrested and taken to a central London police station. Later that night an address was searched where a number of plants, again believed to be cannabis, and equipment used for the plants' cultivation were found. Waylett was charged a month later for possession of the drug. He appeared in court on 16 July, and pleaded guilty to growing the plants in his mother's home, but claimed that they were for his personal use and not for distribution. On 21 July, his twentieth birthday, Waylett was sentenced to 120 hours of community service.

Due to this situation, Waylett could not reprise his role as Crabbe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, forcing filmmakers to change script.

In September 2011, he was charged with taking part in the 2011 London riots, armed with a petrol bomb. Waylett was sentenced to two years in prison as a result.

Trivia

• Jamie's favourite actor is Johnny Depp.
• His favourite type of food is Chinese.
• He is the only Harry Potter actor to have met President George W. Bush.
• When he was nine years old, he was hit by a car. Doctors told he had a slim chance of living and that even if he did, he would have brain damage. Jamie was in intensive care for three days, and just when the doctors were about to give up hope, a Waylett family friend asked that his blood be checked. They gave Jamie a blood transfusion, and the next day he awoke and began to improve.
• Before accepting the role of Vincent Crabbe, he auditioned for Dudley Dursley.

External links

• Jamie Waylett at the Internet Movie Database
• Jamie Waylett on Wikipedia