{{Short description|British actor}} {{For|Oliver Phelps's career and activities shared with his brother|James and Oliver Phelps}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Oliver Phelps | image = Oliver Phelps by Gage Skidmore.jpg | alt = | caption = Phelps at the 2023 [[Phoenix Fan Fusion]] | birth_name = Oliver Martyn John Phelps | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sutton Coldfield]], Birmingham, England | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|podcaster}} | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = {{marriage|Katy Humphage|2015}} | children = 2 | relatives = [[James Phelps (actor)|James Phelps]] (brother) }} '''Oliver Martyn John Phelps''' (born 25 February 1986) is an English actor and podcaster. He is known for playing [[Fred and George Weasley|George Weasley]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film series from 2001 to 2011, alongside his twin brother, [[James Phelps (actor)|James Phelps]], who played Fred Weasley. The twins have continued to work together as a duo on other projects.
==Early life== Oliver Phelps was born in the [[Sutton Coldfield]] area of Birmingham,<ref name="southend">{{cite web |title=INTERVIEW OLIVER PHELPS – The Case of the Frightened Lady |url=http://www.southendtheatrescene.com/oliverphelpsinterview.html |website=southendtheatrescene.com |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510182653/http://www.southendtheatrescene.com/oliverphelpsinterview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> England on 25 February 1986, 13 minutes before his brother James. They are the only children of Susan (née Spare) and Martyn Phelps. Growing up, Oliver and his brother attended Little Sutton Primary School and the Arthur Terry Secondary School. During the filming of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' series, the twins were tutored on set.<ref name="Oxford Union">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0o69yYSFs |title=Oliver and James Phelps Full Q&A Oxford Union |via=YouTube |date=25 October 2016 |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514152947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0o69yYSFs |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== In 2000, despite having no previous acting experience, the twins skipped school to attend an open audition in Leeds. After about six auditions, the twins were cast as [[Fred and George Weasley]] in the film ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.<ref name="Oxford Union"/> At the first table reading after being cast, Oliver was given the role of George and James was given the role of Fred.
In 2009, the twins appeared as brothers in the fifth episode of the third season of the TV series ''[[Kingdom (UK TV series)|Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1434776/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i94|title="Kingdom" Episode #3.5 (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb|publisher=IMDb|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102170924/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1434776/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i94|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, they starred in ''A Mind's Eye'', a short documentary film based on the philosophical ideas of [[Plato]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMZL_CH8jWI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/aMZL_CH8jWI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=MAKING OF 'A MIND'S EYE' [WEASLEY TWINS CUT] – YouTube|via=YouTube|date=February 2012 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="mindseyeimdb">{{cite web |title=A Mind's Eye (2009) - IMdb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2859884/ |publisher=IMDb |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726214331/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2859884/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The twins have also been involved in the Harry Potter Exhibition. They were present during its 2009 opening in Chicago and later toured various cities and countries to promote it.<ref name="Oxford Union"/>
In January 2014, the twins attended the Harry Potter Celebration in Orlando, Florida along with [[Evanna Lynch]], [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]], and [[Devon Murray]]. They also made a LiveCast where they answered fans' questions and talked about the expansion at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]].<ref name="themepark">{{cite web |last1=Niles |first1=Robert |title=Universal Orlando reveals details from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201401/3858/ |website=themeparkinsider.com |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510232306/https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201401/3858/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Oliver Phelps made his stage debut in 2018, in a production of ''The Case of the Frightened Lady'' (based on a novel of the same name by [[Edgar Wallace]]) at the [[Grand Opera House, York]]. He shared the stage with fellow actor [[Deborah Grant]].<ref name="northerEcho">{{cite news |title=Theatre: Oliver Phelps, makes his stage debut in The Case of the Frightened Lady |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16320238.theatre-oliver-phelps-makes-stage-debut-case-frightened-lady/ |access-date=10 May 2021 |agency=The Northern Echo |date=28 June 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511134003/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/16320238.theatre-oliver-phelps-makes-stage-debut-case-frightened-lady/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="review">{{cite web |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Charles |title=Review: The Case of the Frightened Lady, The Classic Thriller Theatre Company, Grand Opera House, York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16348154.review-case-frightened-lady-classic-thriller-theatre-company-grand-opera-house-york/ |website=yorkpress.co.uk |date=11 July 2018 |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510182658/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16348154.review-case-frightened-lady-classic-thriller-theatre-company-grand-opera-house-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Podcast === [[File:Oliver Phelps 2013.jpg|thumb|Phelps at ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' red carpet movie premiere, Sydney, 2013]] Phelps has also collaborated with his brother on a podcast, which was launched on YouTube<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRLDuaN8O4q6JX-qx_UKZQ|title=Oliver and James Phelps – YouTube|via=YouTube|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711011620/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRLDuaN8O4q6JX-qx_UKZQ|url-status=live}}</ref> and various streaming services, including Spotify<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/7l15XRFcot4JcNvaKAH6Vh|title=Normal Not Normal – Podcast on Spotify|website=spotify.com|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418063044/https://open.spotify.com/show/7l15XRFcot4JcNvaKAH6Vh|url-status=live}}</ref> and iTunes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-not-normal/id1509649093?uo=4|title=Normal Not Normal on Apple Podcasts|website=podcasts.apple.com|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613141104/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-not-normal/id1509649093?uo=4|url-status=live}}</ref>
The first season, which premiered in 2017, featured James and Oliver discussing their previous travels.
The second season of the podcast was released in 2020 during quarantine, and the twins interviewed guests and spoke about their personal lives.
In 2021, they released a third season, titled "Normal Not Normal", on which they collaborated with Stabl production; this season is more structured and professionally edited compared to the previous season. In this season they discuss what normal really is and if it even exists. They have interviewed celebrities including [[Sasha Banks]], [[Tom Hopper]], [[Mara Wilson]], as well as their former co-stars, such as [[Katie Leung]], [[Evanna Lynch]], and [[Alfred Enoch|Alfie Enoch.]]
==Personal life and philanthropy== Phelps married Katy Humphage in 2015. They have two daughters named Autumn and Emilia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Harry Potter stars' babies: see the cast who now have children of their own |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/495466/harry-potter-stars-babies-cast-children/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2003, Oliver and his brother planted trees at the [[National Forest, England|National Forest]], in [[Leicestershire]]. The trees were birch and ash—the same types of wood that helped make the broomsticks used in the ''Harry Potter'' films.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 January 2003|title=Potter twins plant trees|publisher=BBC News|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2674379.stm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203111827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2674379.stm|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
The twins are supporters of [[Teenage Cancer Trust]],<ref name="teenageCancerTrust">{{cite web|title=James and Oliver Phelps visit Birmingham unit|url=https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/our-story/people/celebrity-news/james-and-oliver-phelps-visit-birmingham-unit|access-date=10 May 2021|website=teenagecancertrust.org|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510180153/https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/our-story/people/celebrity-news/james-and-oliver-phelps-visit-birmingham-unit|url-status=live}}</ref> the "Celebrity World Cup Soccer Six",<ref name="soccer">{{cite web|title=Stars pitch in for Soccer Six|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/stars-pitch-in-for-soccer-six-22545|access-date=10 May 2021|website=birminghammail.co.uk|date=14 May 2006 |archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510232545/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/stars-pitch-in-for-soccer-six-22545|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Virgin Money Giving]] drive,<ref name="virginmoney">{{cite web|title=Oliver Phelps' fundraising page|url=http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=oliverphelps|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721223202/http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=oliverphelps|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> and [[Cancer Research UK]] in Australia.<ref name="express">{{cite web|title=Stars turn out for match in aid of Harry Moseley's charity|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/editors-picks/2014/05/19/stars-turn-out-for-match-in-aid-of-harry-moseleys-charity/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=expressandstar.com|date=19 May 2014 |archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519215453/https://www.expressandstar.com/editors-picks/2014/05/19/stars-turn-out-for-match-in-aid-of-harry-moseleys-charity/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===Film and television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2001 |''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' |rowspan=5|[[Fred and George Weasley|George Weasley]] | |- |2002 |''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' | |- |2004 |''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | |- |2005 |''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' | |- |2007 |''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' | |- |rowspan=3|2009 |''[[Kingdom (UK TV series)|Kingdom]]'' |Finlay Anderson |Episode #3.5 |- |''[[A Mind's Eye (film)|A Mind's Eye]]'' |Stanley |Short Film |- |''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' |rowspan=4|George Weasley | |- |2010 |''[[Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey]]'' |Short film<br/>Robocoaster at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort)|The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade]] |- |2010 |''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' | |- |2011 |''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' | |- |2013 | '' Ears'' | Mr Ears | Short Film |- |rowspan=2|2014 |''Own Worst Enemy'' |Constable Stroyde | |- |''[[Hogwarts Express (Universal Orlando Resort)|Hogwarts Express]]'' |George Weasley |Short film<br/>Shuttle service between destinations at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort)|The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley]] |- |rowspan=2|2015 |''[[King of the Nerds (UK TV series)|King of the Nerds]]'' |Himself |Guest Appearance(s) episode 7 |- |''[[Danny and the Human Zoo]]'' |Mr. Barry Carter |TV film |- |rowspan=1|2019 |''7 days The Story of "Blind Dave" Heeley'' |Dr. Mathews |Short Film |- | 2021 | ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'' | Cloakroom attendant | |- | Rowspan=2|2022 | ''[[Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts]]'' | Rowspan=3|Himself | [[HBO Max]] Special |- |''Fantastic Friends'' |Travel Show |- |2024 |''Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking'' |Warner Bros Reality show |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Note |- |2007 |''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |rowspan=2|George Weasley (voice) |rowspan=2|Video game |- |2010 |''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (video game)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' |}
===Stage=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Note |- |2018 |''The Case of the Frightened Lady '' |Detective Sergeant Totti |Play based on a book by [[Edgar Wallace]]. |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|962360|Oliver Phelps}}
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