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Rob Knox

1989 - 2008

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Robert Arthur Knox (21 August 1989 – 24 May 2008) was an English actor who portrayed the character of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and had signed to appear in its sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Having studied at Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Knox began acting aged 11, gaining small roles in British television shows like The Bill, After You've Gone and Trust Me, I'm a Teenager. His first cinematic appearance was as an extra in King Arthur (2004). Knox died after being stabbed outside a bar in Sidcup, Southeast London, in May 2008, when he intervened in a fight to protect his brother. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Rob Knox is the 10,069th most popular actor (down from 7,988th in 2024), the 6,608th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,602nd in 2019) and the 1,101st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rob Knox ranks 10,066 out of 13,578Before him are Urassaya Sperbund, Miren Ibarguren, and Tamzin Merchant. After him are Bhavana, Willie Aames, Dean McDermott, Ian Anthony Dale, John Boyega, Jang Hee-jin, Boris McGiver, Daniel Benzali, and Nicola Walker.

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Among people born in 1989, Rob Knox ranks 303Before him are Dominic Adiyiah, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Nia DaCosta, Martin Kližan, and Ryoma Hashiuchi. After him are Abdelaziz Barrada, Diana Gómez, Federico Fernández, Lorenza Izzo, Bojan Bogdanović, and Kang Han-na. Among people deceased in 2008, Rob Knox ranks 395Before him are Earl Palmer, Julie Ege, Suzanne Tamim, Tim Russert, Levi Stubbs, and Alexey Prokurorov. After him are Es'kia Mphahlele, Larry Norman, Thomas Dörflein, François Sterchele, György Kolonics, and Karen Asrian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rob Knox ranks 6,610 out of 8,785Before him are Alan Johnson (1950), Poly Styrene (1957), Jacob Collier (1994), Walter Nash (1882), Eric Morecambe (1926), and Tamzin Merchant (1987). After him are Marcus du Sautoy (1965), John Boyega (1992), Adam le Fondre (1986), Nicola Walker (1970), Reg Harris (1920), and Matty James (1991).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Rob Knox ranks 1,101Before him are Paul Kaye (1964), Elyes Gabel (1983), Sam Hazeldine (1972), Virginia Field (1917), Eric Morecambe (1926), and Tamzin Merchant (1987). After him are John Boyega (1992), Nicola Walker (1970), Toby Regbo (1991), Jessie Mei Li (1995), Jack O'Connell (1990), and Robert Lindsay (1949).