Sean Biggerstaff is the actor who plays Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter films. This page contains a biography, links and access to some great Sean Biggerstaff pictures.

In 1996 (aged 13) Sean Biggerstaff landed his first major role, playing Darren in 'The Crow Road'. However, it was in 1997 at the age of 14 when he got his break. Alan Rickman had watched Biggerstaff perform in "Macbeth". Rickman was so impressed, he cast Biggerstaff in his new movie, The Winter Guest (starring Emma Thompson) as Tom, a mischievious schoolboy. Soon afterward, Rickman recommended Sean Biggerstaff to the London acting agency ICM. Within a week, the Harry Potter castings were being distributed. During auditions the directors suggested that he looked at the part of Oliver Wood, Sean looked at the script and agreed.

Sean Biggerstaff's character Oliver Wood is the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the first three books. Wood is very determined to win the Quidditch cup and has a reputation for working the team too hard, which is well deserved. He is more concerned with winning than the well-being of his team, doing such things as making them practise in the pouring rain and telling Harry to "get the Snitch or die trying." When Harry joined the team as the youngest Seeker in a century, he thought the cup was in the bag but due to unfortunate coincidences, the Gryffindor team didn't win the Quidditch cup until Wood's final year at Hogwart's.

When Sean Biggerstaff was asked about his character, he said, "He's very sporty, slightly eccentric and very passionate about Quidditch. Wanting to win the Quidditch House Cup is like the Holy Grail for him." When asked if he was anything like him, he said, "I can relate to the desire to win, but I'm not as competitive. Oliver's got more of a "winning is everything" attitude. And he's a bit more of an oddball than I am."