Fun Facts About Oliver

  • James is his only other sibling
  • Even though it might not look like it he does have freckles. Look on the HQ pictures to see them more clearly.
  • Oliver has a mole on the right side of his neck
  • Oliver has a mole near his nose too.
  • His favorite football team in the Aston Villa
  • He was born 13 minutes before his twin brother, James
  • He has two bearded collies, Ewen and Rupert. Ewen plays a mean game of soccer and loves snow.
  • He had two dogs, Tom and Jerry, but they aren't around anymore.
  • His favorite movie is "The Mummy Returns," he likes it because of the graphics and special effects
  • Actual hair color is brown, but had to dye it ginger for the movies
  • For work experience, Oliver worked for a recruitment company in the city.
  • His favorite subject is Geography, while his least favorite is Religious Studies
  • On the 2nd day of working at the recruitment company, Oliver lost his train travel pass when he accidentally filed it away. But, he got it back the next day.
  • He really likes to play his Xbox and Playstation. His favorite game for Playstation is Tekken.
  • He plays George Wealsey, but really wanted the part of Fred.
  • If he could be in any hogwarts house, he would be in Gryffindor
  • His favorite book out the Harry Potter series is the 4th one, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
  • His favorite color is red, which is usually, but not always, the color shirt he is wearing.
  • Oliver's voice is a bit deeper than James.
  • Oliver is talkive, active, friendly, respectful to elders
  • He choice a different subject on his GCSE exams from what James took.
  • He wants to have an acting career
  • He really likes the snow, but who wouldn't?
  • Says acting was really out of the blue, he wants to take things one day at a time. I might would like to add here that is very mature of him and is a great way not to be overwhelmed.
  • Oliver was going to Arthur Terry School and was in many school plays before getting the role for George Weasley. Graduated 2004.
  • In golf, he has a handicap of 20.
  • Is the less competitive golfer of the two, he more looks forward to eating and drinking after the events
  • The silly golf clubs they posed with were brought by the photographer, Brian
  • To play pranks on people, he and his brother often switch places. They once tried it while filming. The camera wasn't on when they switched. So, they didn't have to re-shoot.
  • Oliver has a fear of rats, which didn't help much when the real life rat they used in PoA jumped on him.
  • The weirdest fan gift they ever got was a bra stuffed full of potatoes. Two years later, they still can't figure out what it means.
  • When appearing on the show, "Ministry of Mayhem," Oliver won the game because the host, Holly, broke James's ginger nut. Later Oliver was able to chuck a cake up 4 meters.
  • His favorite teacher when he was 12 was Miss Warner
  • He never really did well in school
  • If he could have one magical power it would be to be able to slow down time when he was late.
  • His hero when he was 12 years old was Dean Saunders
  • The person he most admires is Richard Branson, who is the CEO/founder of Virgin Airways.
  • The worst punishment he ever received was being banned from watching tv
  • The cast and crew members from the HP movie also mixed them up, but not recently since getting to know them.
  • Their mom never gets them mixed up except on the phone because their voices sound similar. (Note: This was pre-puberty)
  • At school, they had different classes and different teachers, who sometimes got them mixed up
  • They love playing computer games, especially those on nick.com
  • Invests money in property
  • shops at Bull Ring
  • Had a few behind the scene pranks, I read in a fan report not posted on the site that he confessed that it has something with removing Stanislav Ianevski trailer furniture. Not exactly sure if this is true
  • After filming the scene where he grows a beard, Oliver wrestled with director, Mike Newell
  • Thinks it would be cool if his character died
  • Favorite scene out of all the movies to shoot was the Yule Ball and the World Cup.
  • If stranded on a desert island, he would bring a boat or his ipod
  • Had lots of goldfish as pets
  • Said that one of their dogs has trouble walking
  • Can drive
  • Once received and iPod from a fan, but didnt get an email or a return address to thank him/her
  • Went to the auditions in Leeds to get off of school
  • Is the big prankster on set, as named by Robert Pattinson and Afshan Azad
  • Made his own lego movie with his brother and Rupert Grint
  • Their friends forgot they have brown hair instead of ginger hair
  • Doesn't smoke and hates it when people smoke around him
  • Use to read The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole when he was younger, but doesn't really read much now.
  • When he was a child, he met Nick Faldo.
  • Is really good at table tennis