Robert Stephen Jarvis is a British actor who has appeared in films including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and in television programmes including Genie in the House, The History Boys and Waking the Dead. Early life Jarvis was born in Yeovil, Somerset. He attended the Littlehampton Community School and Chichester College, He joined the National Youth Theatre aged 16 and performed with the company until he was 18. Career Jarvis played young James Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). In 2006, he made a brief appearance in the Nickelodeon show Genie in the House and did voice work for the acclaimed film The History Boys. He has also guest starred in episodes of Waking the Dead for the BBC and ITV's Trial & Retribution. He returned to the stage in 2012 at the Southwark Playhouse in the latest play by Philip Ridley, Shivered. Personal Life Jarvis met Evanna Lynch while filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2006. The couple dated for nine years and remain close friends. Filmography Genie in the House (2006), Billy – "Out of Our Minds" Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Teenage James Potter Waking The Dead – "Double Bind" (2007), Young Chris Lennon Trial & Retribution XVII: Conviction (2008), Mark The Space You Leave aka Sea Change (2008), Rupert Coming Back (2009), Steve The Real Midnight Express (2010), Billy Hayes Upstairs Downstairs (2012), John F. Kennedy All Is by My Side (2013), Andrew Loog Oldham References External links Living people 1986 births 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Somerset National Youth Theatre members People from Yeovil