Personal Info
Birth date
1963-10-12 (61 Years)
Day of death
2014-07-06
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also known as
-Dave Legeno
Biography
Dave Legeno (October 12, 1963 – July 6, 2014) was a British actor, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. He was best known for his role as Fenrir Greyback in the Harry Potter series.
Filmography
Spooks
7.7
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.Borgia
7.3
Overview:
The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance.Ripper Street
7.419
Overview:
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.087
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.742
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.684
Overview:
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.The Last Detective
7.6
Overview:
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.Batman Begins
7.714
Overview:
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.Titanic
6
Overview:
A heart-wrenching journey through Titanic's last moments, featuring both fictional and historical characters, ranging from steerage passengers and crew to upper class guests and staff.Great Expectations
7.215
Overview:
The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.Snatch
7.814
Overview:
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.Snow White and the Huntsman
5.985
Overview:
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.Elizabeth: The Golden Age
6.705
Overview:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.Creating the World of Harry Potter
10
Overview:
Explore the World of Harry Potter through the behind the scenes creation of the films.Last Knights
6.428
Overview:
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.The Raven
6.294
Overview:
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.Centurion
6.219
Overview:
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
6.222
Overview:
Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.Command Performance
5.2
Overview:
When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.The Cottage
5.951
Overview:
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.Outlaw
5.353
Overview:
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.Sword of Vengeance
4.8
Overview:
Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting them in his inexorable quest for vengeance. As one by one they are slaughtered in the brutal battle, will the prince sacrifice everything an everyone to fulfil his quest for blood?Bonded by Blood
5.2
Overview:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.Asylum Blackout
5.645
Overview:
A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstormDead Cert
4.326
Overview:
A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.West 10 LDN
4.5
Overview:
A collection of tower blocks and concrete expanse, it has its own rules and codes, its own distinctive languages and culture, both old and new. It is a tightly knit community that is on call to protect those within its boundaries. It is an intense, turbulent, passionate world, rarely depicted other than when the antagonisms and struggles of its young lives spill out onto the surrounding streets and into the news. West 10 LDN invites us into this territory, and delves into the big stories of the lives of the young, multi ethnic generation who live there - with a blast of energy and power, with dynamism, wit and blistering vibrancy.Instruments of Darkness
10
Overview:
A war hero and the lure of ambition and descent into hell. An adaptation of Macbeth.Lennon Naked
5.694
Overview:
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
3.2
Overview:
After sixteen years at Her Majesty's Pleasure, Britain's hardest man is released from prison, and into the care of a documentary film crew headed by a Brit-loving American film-maker who follow him for the next week, on an hilarious roller-coaster tour of gangland London and beyond.Hell to Pay
5
Overview:
Larry Malone sets up his brother Dave to get rid of Murphy, a rival gang leader, and then informs on Dave to have him convicted of murder. In one simple act of double-dealing he, consequently, removes both his main rivals and clears the way for expansive future plans for his crime family.Acting
2017Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story as Big John (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015Instruments of Darkness as Angus
2015Sword of Vengeance as Osgar
2015Last Knights as Olaf
2012Ripper Street (1 Episode) as George
2012The Halloween Kid as The Coach
2012Snow White and the Huntsman as Broch
2012Asylum Blackout as J.B
2012Titanic (1 Episode) as Seaman Davis
2012The Raven as Percy
2011Great Expectations (1 Episode) as Borrit
2011Borgia (4 Episodes) as Guidobaldo de Montefeltro
2011Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as Gypsy Dave
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Fenrir Greyback
2010Lennon Naked as Les
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Fenrir Greyback
2010Bonded by Blood as Jack Whomes
2010Dead Cert as Yuvesky
2010Centurion as Vortix
2009Creating the World of Harry Potter (8 Episodes) as Self - 'Fenrir Greyback'
2009Command Performance as Oleg Kazov
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Fenrir Greyback
2008Ten Dead Men as Himself / Cage Fighter
2008West 10 LDN as Older Man
2008The Cottage as The Farmer
2007Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Executioner
2007Outlaw as Walter Furlong
2006The Dealer as Bolt
2005Three Steps to Hendon as Justin
2005Batman Begins as League of Shadows Warrior
2005Hell to Pay as Big Vic
2003The Last Detective (1 Episode) as Justin
2002Spooks (1 Episode) as French Assassin
2000Snatch as John