Bonnie Wright

Bonnie Francesca Wright<ref name=birth>Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com</ref> (born 17 February 1991)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is an English actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist. She is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.

Born in London, Wright made her professional acting debut in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), portraying the role of Ginny Weasley for ten years through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Following this role, Wright appeared in a string of independent films, including Before I Sleep (2013), The Sea (2013), and After the Dark (2014); the films received mixed reviews. She made her stage debut as the lead in Peter Ustinov's The Moment of Truth at the Southwark Playhouse in 2013.

After graduating from the London College of Communication in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking, Wright founded her own production company, BonBonLumiere, and began to produce short films. Her first directorial project was the coming-of-age drama Separate We Come, Separate We Go (2012), starring David Thewlis, which was released at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. She directed Know Thyself (2016), starring Christian Coulson, and Sextant (2016), both of which featured landscape and emotion as themes. Wright's three-part series, Phone Calls, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017. She released Medusa's Ankles (2018) starring Kerry Fox and Jason Isaacs, based on A. S. Byatt's The Matisse Stories. She has also directed music videos for artists Sophie Lowe, Pete Yorn, and Scarlett Johansson.

Wright is an ambassador for the Rainforest Alliance as well as the charities Greenpeace and Lumos.

Early life and education

Bonnie Francesca Wright was born on 17 February 1991 in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the second child of Sheila Teague and Gary Wright, owners of the jewelry company Wright & Teague. Wright was raised a Christian.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She attended Prior Weston Primary School and later the independent King Alfred School in Golders Green, North London for her secondary education.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Slater /> While on set, Wright kept up with her studies with the help of a tutor,<ref name=Slater /> and attained three A-levels in art, photography and design technology.<ref name=Slater />

She has stated that growing up on set contributed to her film knowledge and interest.<ref name=Slater /> During the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2009, she began attending the London College of Communication at University of the Arts London;<ref name="Slater"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in 2012, Wright graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in filmmaking.<ref name="Bonnie Wright">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

2001–2011: Beginnings and Harry Potter series

In 1999, castings were held across the UK for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's best-selling novel. Wright's elder brother had read the first two books in the series and informed her that she reminded him of Ginny Weasley. Wright did not have any prior professional experience aside from school plays, and asked her mother if she could audition "on a whim".<ref name=Slater /> She gained a screen test for David Heyman after her pictures were sent to the film's casting directors, and her parents were told she got the role shortly after.<ref name=Slater /> Wright made her film debut at the age of nine upon the 2001 release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, appearing in a cameo role in a scene at London King's Cross railway station, where her character and mother meet Harry Potter during the boarding of the Hogwarts express.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film broke sales records and was the highest-grossing film of 2001.<ref name="shatter">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="2001gross">Template:Cite web</ref> She reprised her role the following year in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which her character begins studies at Hogwarts and encounters a secret diary that begins to control her actions.<ref name="Slater">Template:Cite web</ref> One critic cited her role as "important" but "underdeveloped".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film broke the opening records of its predecessor and became the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time in the region.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2002 and 2004, Wright co-starred in two television films: Stranded (2002), a period piece, and Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004), where she played the younger version of the titular writer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright had supporting roles in the successive releases of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, released in 2004 and 2005 to commercial success and increasing worldwide recognition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Wright at the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in 2010

As Ginny, she appeared more prominently in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), joining Dumbledore's Army and eventually participating in the climactic scene, battling against Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mark Adams of The Sunday Mirror wrote that Wright's performance "makes the most subtle and memorable impact... her time is to come."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film was a critical and financial success, with a record-breaking opening weekend.<ref name=mojoOotP>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2007, Wright guest starred on the Disney Channel's The Replacements, where she voiced Vanessa in the second-season premiere titled "London Calling".Template:Citation needed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in 2009. Wright's character continued to develop, becoming chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team as well as Harry Potter's love interest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Variety stated that her portrayal "intrigues as the sort of initial plain Jane who keeps growing on you".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Wright reprised her role for the final time, being featured during the film's prominent battle storyline and in the epilogue, set nineteen years later. Wright was nominated for an Empire Award for her performance in the final film.<ref name="O'Hara">Template:Cite journal</ref> She has also provided the voice of Ginny in the video game versions of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Wright is one of the thirteen actors who have appeared in all eight films of the Harry Potter franchise, being part of the cast members Rowling referred to as "The Big Seven".<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

2012–present: Independent films and directorial focus

In 2012, Wright founded her film production company, BonBonLumiere.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Bonnie Wright"/> That same year, Wright made her directorial and screenwriting debut in Separate We Come, Separate We Go, a coming-of-age short film starring Harry Potter co-star David Thewlis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and the Gold Coast International Film Festival in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Nick de Semlyen of Empire praised Wright's direction, saying that "it's an impressive first work from someone who clearly has ambition to burn."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2013, she co-starred in Before I Sleep alongside an ensemble cast.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> The film was shot in New England, and premiered at the 2013 Heartland Film Festival.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She then appeared in The Sea (2013), an adaptation of the John Banville novel, portraying Rose, a "fragile, distracted young nanny".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 23 June 2013.<ref name="a">Template:Cite web</ref> The Sea received mixed reviews; one critic wrote that Wright was an "underused but ultimately ineffective screen presence".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> That same year, she also made her stage debut in the role of The Girl in Peter Ustinov's The Moment of Truth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The play was performed at the Southwark Playhouse in London from June to July.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright received critical praise for her stage performance; the British Theatre Guide wrote she "makes clear in her performance, she is motivated by love for her father and movingly has to face rejection..."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright filmed the comedy Those Who Wander and the family-adventure film Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2013, she directed Sophie Lowe in her music video "Dreaming". The video was shot in Joshua Tree National Park.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, she took part in the third series of The Great Sport Relief Bake Off, winning the first episode and being named the "Star Baker".<ref name="bbc-b03qk2kz">Template:Cite web</ref>

Template:Quote box Wright starred alongside Rhys Wakefield, James D'Arcy and her Harry Potter co-star Freddie Stroma in the science fiction film After the Dark (2014),<ref name="b">Template:Cite web</ref> directed by John Huddles and filmed in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref name="Ross">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She portrayed Georgina, one of the students.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film premiered at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival on 7 July 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Reviews for After the Dark were mixed; The Village Voice commented that the film "slid[es] into a ... soapy backstory while suggesting that supporting actress Bonnie Wright might have been a stronger [..] lead".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wright voiced a character in the animated film My Dad Is Scrooge (2014).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2014, Wright wrote and directed short film Know Thyself, starring her Harry Potter co-star Christian Coulson.<ref name="elle">Template:Cite web</ref> Know Thyself premiered at festival NewFilmmakers NY on 10 February 2016; Elle referred to the film as "emotive".<ref name="elle" /><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>Template:Primary source inline In July 2014, Wright directed the short film Fade to Gold, showcasing her parents' creative design of their jewellery.<ref>Wright & Teague: Fade to Gold by Bonnie Wright Template:Webarchive, Lovegold.com. Retrieved 7 August 2014.</ref><ref>Template:Usurped, So.Bonnie.net. Retrieved 7 August 2014.</ref>

In August 2016, her company released the first instalment of Sextant, a twelve-part work with each short shot under a full moon, containing themes of cosmic order and poetry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright stated that she desired to shoot "when our sensitivities are heightened" and that the film reflected her interest in how a landscape can be "the catalyst..for self discovery".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright's next directorial project was a three-episode series entitled Phone Calls, showing phone conversations with three pairs of people who never physically interact on-screen. Phone Calls premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2018, Wright released Medusa's Ankles, based on a section of The Matisse Stories by A. S. Byatt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was shot in Lincoln, England, and starred Kerry Fox as a woman experiencing a menopausal midlife crisis, alongside Harry Potter co-star Jason Isaacs as a charismatic, "self obsessed" hairdresser with whom she develops a fraught connection.<ref name="guardian">Template:Cite news</ref> Wright stated that in her direction, she tried to capture "the intimate experience" of going to a salon and experiencing sudden, personal change.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wright directed Lowe again in her music video for "Taught You How To Feel", released in November 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wright also directed the music video for Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson's single, "Iguana Bird", an "expressive personification of heartbreak recovery", released in October 2018.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Wright's next video was for independent artist MAGUIRE, entitled "Fallible". It was released in June 2019; Fame Magazine called it a "breathtakingly candid portrait".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In March 2020, Wright narrated an audiobook adaption of Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump from The Tales of Beedle the Bard, an in-universe book of Wizarding World children's stories written by Rowling. The audiobook was released in aid of the charity Lumos.<ref name="wizarding">New audiobook The Tales of Beedle the Bard is coming soon Template:Webarchive Wizardingworld.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.</ref>

Other ventures

Activism

Wright is an active spokesperson for environmentalism and awareness of plastic pollution; she has stated, "Every piece of plastic I have ever used is still somewhere on this earth, and that's terrifying."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November 2017, she joined Greenpeace on their ship Arctic Sunrise, monitoring plastic waste in the oceans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2018, she visited the Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, to deliver a petition to urge them to stop producing single-use plastic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She has previously held public discussions on how people can reduce single-use plastic usage and advocates for causes on her Instagram page.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 2020, Wright, as an ambassador of the Rainforest Alliance, travelled to Guatemala to meet communities that practice sustainable forest management in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. During the trip, she met staff in Uaxactun, a community that the Rainforest Alliance has been working with for more than 20 years to promote practices of sustainable forest management. She documented the trip through both the organization's and her personal social media pages.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

In June 2020, she expressed support for transgender people in response to a series of tweets by J.K. Rowling involving the trans community.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

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Wright speaking at Comic-Con Germany in 2021

Wright is also an ambassador for Lumos, a children's organization founded by Rowling in 2005. In 2016, Wright and fellow ambassador (and Harry Potter co-star) Evanna Lynch travelled to Haiti to learn about the 30,000 children living in orphanages, meeting with children who had been rescued from unstable conditions and reunited with their families. Wright has spoken extensively about Lumos's charity work, stating that she had "heard so much about the work that Lumos was doing [..] but this experience highlighted how incredibly important Lumos' work is in Haiti."<ref>Our Ambassadors Template:Webarchive We Are Lumos.org. Retrieved 9 April 2019.</ref> In 2021, Wright, along with other Harry Potter co-stars Evanna Lynch, Mark Williams, and Devon Murray, attended the 2021 Stuttgart Comic Con, where they did meet-and-greets with fans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In May 2021, during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, Wright expressed support for Palestine by sharing a graphic, which stated, "What is happening in Palestine is not complicated; it’s settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing.”<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In April 2022, Wright published a book, Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet.<ref name="Go Gently by Bonnie Wright">Go Gently by Bonnie Wright Template:Webarchive Go Gently. Retrieved 6 April 2022.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2023, Wright signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter calling for ceasefire during the Israeli military response to the Hamas attack on Israel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Modelling

In 2011, Wright appeared in a fashion spread for the Financial Times' luxury lifestyle magazine How to Spend It. The shoot took place at the Victoria and Albert Museum and paid homage to artist Dante Rossetti.<ref>Anelli, Melissa (20 February 2011). "Bonnie Wright-Photoshoot for Financial Times' 'How To Spend It' Magazine" Template:Webarchive. The Leaky Cauldron.</ref> She participated as a catwalk model for fashion designer Katie Eary at an Autumn/Winter 2011 show during London Fashion Week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2013, Wright participated, along with Phoebe Collings James and Clara Paget, with jewellery designer Dominic Jones modelling southsea deckchairs in aid of the World Land Trust and Winchester School of Art charities.<ref>Template:Usurped So.Bonnie.net</ref><ref>World Land Trust Template:Webarchive Vogue UK</ref>

Personal life

Wright practices pescetarianism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She has lived in the Clerkenwell area of London,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Los Angeles, and moved to San Diego in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was previously engaged to Harry Potter co-star Jamie Campbell Bower from April 2011 to June 2012.<ref name="movies.ie">Template:Cite interviewTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 20 March 2022, Wright confirmed on her Instagram account that she had married her longtime boyfriend, Andrew Lococo.<ref>Template:Cite Instagram</ref> On 28 April 2023, Wright revealed they were expecting their first child.<ref>Template:Cite Instagram</ref> On 19 September 2023, she gave birth to a boy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Ginny Weasley
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2013	The Sea	Rose	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	After the Dark	Georgina	<ref name="b" />
	Before I Sleep	Phoebe
2014	How (Not) to Rob a Train	Bonnie
	My Dad Is Scrooge	Connie (voice)
2015	Sweat	Mia	Short film
	Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?	Diane	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018	A Christmas Carol	Nell
TBA	Those Who Wander	Zoe	Unreleased film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Stranded	Young Sarah Robinson	Television film
2004	Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures	Young Agatha Christie
2007	The Replacements	Vanessa (voice)	Episode: "London Calling"
	King of the Hill	Hannah (voice)	Episode: "Bobby Rae"
2022	Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts	Herself	Television special
2024	Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking	Herself/guest judge	Television game show.<ref>Every thing we know about Harry Potter Wizard of Baking harrypotter.com. Published on 4 November 2024. Retrieved on 10 October 2025.</ref>

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Moment of Truth	The Girl	Southwark Playhouse

Video games

Year	Game	Voice role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Ginny Weasley
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Theme parks

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2010	Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	Ginny Weasley	Theme park attraction. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Director

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Separate We Come, Separate We Go	Writer and director, directorial debut	Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival short film corner
2013	Dreaming	Director	Music video
2014	Sea Ess
	Know Thyself	Writer, director and producer	Short film, premiered at the New Film Makers New York at Anthology Film Archive in 2016
	Fade to Gold	Director	Short film for LoveGold and Wright and Teague
2018	Medusa's Ankles		Short film based on Medusa's Ankles by author A. S. Byatt
	Taught You How To Feel		Music video
	Iguana Bird
2019	Fallible
2021	Melt

Screenwriter

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Separate We Come, Separate We Go	Screenwriter only, screenwriting debut	Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival short film corner

Other roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump	Narrator	Audiobook of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.<ref name="wizarding" />

Books

Year published	Title	Notes
2022	Template:Cite book<ref name="Go Gently by Bonnie Wright"/>

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2011	Rodial Beautiful Awards<ref name="Rodial.com">Template:Cite web</ref>	Most Edgy Look Award	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	Template:Won
2012	Empire Award<ref name="O'Hara"/>	Best Female Newcomer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Template:Nom

See also

• List of Harry Potter films cast members

External links

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