Martin Bayfield

Martin Bayfield is a former Rugby Union player who played as a lock forward and represented both England and the British and Irish Lions.

Since retiring from rugby 1998 Martin has worked both as sports journalist and has appeared in all of the Harry Potter films where his 6ft 10″ frame was put to use as body and stunt double for Robbie Coltrane’s Hagrid. And in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets he played a young Rubeus Hagrid.

Martin has worked with BBC Radio Five Live, Channel Five and ITV as a presenter and rugby correspondent and he has co-presented for BBC 1’s Crimewatch.