Harry Potter Actor Murdered

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
By: Ryan Ball

The young British actor playing Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in the upcoming Warner Bros. production Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was stabbed to death during a fight in London on Saturday, according to Daily Variety. Rob Knox, 18, was one of five men taken to various hospitals after a brawl outside a bar. A 21-year-old is being held on suspicion of murder.

Knox plays a fairly minor role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie based on the popular series of books by author J.K. Rowling. The vfx-driven film is slated to hit theaters this November.

Reader Comments

• Jonathan : Student :

  Thursday, May 29, 2008

  That\'s pretty sad news...
  I never watch the Harry Potter movies though, so I probably won\'t get a chance to see him in it.
  
  Nothing good comes from bars.

• Angad :

  Thursday, May 29, 2008

  I am such a big fan of Harry Potter, I can\\\'t believe this happened. It\\\'s a pretty sad news.

• Tamara : Student : Best Buy

  Friday, May 30, 2008

  \"Nothing good comes from bars\"
  
  Yea...except, you know, beer...

• shakeem winn : writer and artist : winn ltd

  Saturday, May 31, 2008

  Its always tragic when a young person dies before hitting their prime but its rare to gain immortality in film. Life is not without a sense of irony. God speed Rob Knox.