Monday, October 12, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dave Legeno!
Today - October 12th - Dave Legeno, the actor who portrayed the evil werewolf Fenrir Greyback in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, celebrates his 46th birthday!
Happy Birthday!!!!
Name: Dave Legeno
Date of Birth: 12th October 1963
Place of Birth: London, England
Height: 6’3 (1.91m)
Dave started acting in film and television relatively late in life – his first film “Snatch” being made in 2000. As a youngster he attended Dr Challoner’s Grammar School where he excelled. Leaving school he worked in several jobs including construction for a time before studying the performing arts in his 20’s. Along with acting and studying, Dave is also a professional wrestler, boxer and cage fighter, explaining his very muscular and athletic build. We know him as the horrifying werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the Harry Potter movies.
Recent Filmography
2009 The Finest (in production) - Vince Cassidy
2009 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) (filming) - Fenrir Greyback
2009 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) (filming) - Fenrir Greyback
2009 Shank (2010) (filming) - Whisper
2009 Centurion (post-production) - Vortix
2009 44 Inch Chest - Brighton Billy
2009 Command Performance - Oleg Kazov
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Fenrir Greyback
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) (VG) (voice) - Fenrir Greyback
2008 West 10 LDN (2008) (TV) Older Man