Christian Coulson (born 3 October 1978) is an English actor perhaps most famous for his film portrayal as Tom Marvolo Riddle - the teenage Lord Voldemort - in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment of the Harry Potter film franchise.
Coulson attended Westminster School in London on an academic scholarship, and was a member of the UK's National Youth Music Theatre from 1990-1997. He went on to the University of Cambridge, ...
more
Christian Coulson (born 3 October 1978) is an English actor perhaps most famous for his film portrayal as Tom Marvolo Riddle - the teenage Lord Voldemort - in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment of the Harry Potter film franchise.
Coulson attended Westminster School in London on an academic scholarship, and was a member of the UK's National Youth Music Theatre from 1990-1997. He went on to the University of Cambridge, where he received a degree in English from Clare College in 2000. While at university, he played the Emcee in Cabaret, Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Claire in The Maids. During his professional career, Coulson has earned excellent reviews for his stage performances as well as appearing in film and television.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince director David Yates indicated on MTV that he would not bring back Coulson for the sixth Harry Potter film, due to the fact that Coulson was already 29 years old at the time of...
less