 |
 Martin Bayfield at Sixways Stadium, Worcester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Martin Christopher Bayfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 December 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Christopher Bayfield (born 21 December 1966) is an English broadcaster, actor, stuntman and former rugby union player who played lock forward for Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and England, gaining 31 England and 3 Lions caps.
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(April 2022) |
Bayfield was born in Bedford and was educated at Bedford School. He served with the Metropolitan Police from 1985 to 1989, before transferring to Bedfordshire Police. The 208 cm (6 ft 10in) tall Bayfield made his England debut in 1991, and although he was omitted from the 1991 World Cup squad, he was a part of the 1992 Five Nations Grand Slam winning side. He went on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, and was part of the 1995 World Cup squad. He would play 18 times partnering Martin Johnson. His final appearance for England came in the 1996 Five Nations match against Wales.
His last game was against Gloucester in February 1998; a neck injury sustained in training a few days later forced him to retire.
Since retirement, Bayfield has worked as a journalist, an after-dinner speaker, and has appeared in all of the Harry Potter films playing the half-giant Hagrid, as Robbie Coltrane's body and stunt double (he also appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as a young Rubeus Hagrid). [3] Continuing the acting theme, he also played a cyclops in Jonathan Liebesman's Wrath of the Titans , the sequel to the 2010 movie Clash of the Titans . Bayfield also played "Rugby Player 1" in an episode of the BBC One series New Tricks (first shown on 1 September 2008).
In his broadcasting career, Bayfield has presented the NFL and World's Strongest Man coverage on UK Channel Five and worked as a rugby correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live. He also served as a presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, as well as presenting ITV's Guinness Premiership highlights. From 2012 to 2016, he co-presented BBC's Crimewatch with Kirsty Young. From 23 August 2018 Martin took part in Celebrity Masterchef of which he reached the final three shown on BBC one on 28 September 2018.
In 2013, BT Sport acquired the exclusive rights to the Aviva Premiership. Bayfield (along with his ITV co-presenter Craig Doyle) moved to the new channel and he now works as a presenter, pundit and pitchside reporter.[ citation needed ]
Bayfield is married to his second wife Jane Goodman, and has three daughters [4] with his first wife, Helena.
Bayfield is an Honorary President of the Wooden Spoon Society, the rugby charity that supports disadvantaged children and young people.
Bayfield released A Very Tall Story, a memoir of his rugby days, on Sept. 15, 2022. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Rubeus Hagrid | Also stunts and body double for Robbie Coltrane |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Young Rubeus Hagrid | Also body double for Robbie Coltrane |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Rubeus Hagrid | Also stunts and body double for Robbie Coltrane |
| 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 | ||
| 2007 | StagKnight | Knight / William | |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titans | Cyclops |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Time Gentlemen Please | Francis | Episode: "Landlord of the Giants" |
| 2006 | New Tricks | Rugby Player 1 | Episode: "Lady's Pleasure" |
Martin Osborne Johnson CBE is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played, and one of England's greatest ever players.
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time.
Martin Edward Corry MBE is a retired English rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester Tigers in a career spanning 14 seasons. Corry played 64 times for England between 1997 and 2007, played 7 tests for the British & Irish Lions on tours in 2001 & 2005, and played 290 times for Leicester between 1997 and 2009. Earlier in his career he played top division rugby for Newcastle Gosforth and Bristol. A versatile player his principal positions were number eight and blindside flanker, he also played lock more as his career progressed.
Philip John Vickery MBE DL is a former English rugby union tighthead prop and member of the England squad. He was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament, and is a former England captain. Vickery ended his club rugby career at London Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester Rugby. Given the nickname "Raging Bull", he played in three Rugby World Cups, including as England captain in the 2007 tournament, and toured Australia and South Africa with the British & Irish Lions. Made his debut for Bolingey Barbarians Sunday 25th Sept 2022 vs Bude vets.
Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE is a former rugby union player who played at scrum-half for Leeds Carnegie and England.
Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is a former English rugby union player who played as a lock. He played for Bristol, London Wasps and Toulon. He won 71 caps for England between 1996 and 2011, and 2 for the British & Irish Lions, with whom he toured 3 times.
Mark Durden-Smith is an English television presenter best known for presenting ITV shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! and This Morning Summer, Sky 1 shows such as The Match and Double or Nothing, and Channel 5's rugby union coverage.
Daniel Stuart Care is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins and the England national team.
ITV Sport is the sports department of ITV plc, which produces and presents sports programming for the ITV network and ITVX. The branding was originally introduced in 1985 as an umbrella title for networked sports programming produced by ITV's regional franchises. The division took its current form in 2004 amid the acquisition of Carlton Television by Granada Television to form ITV plc, after which the sports departments of Granada, Carlton, and London News Network were amalgamated to form ITV Sport.
Mark Charles Albert Pougatch is an English radio and television broadcaster, journalist, and author who is currently the Chief Sports Presenter for ITV Sport, fronting their major football and rugby coverage. He is also the sideline reporter for Stan Sport's UEFA competition coverage. Pougatch was the presenter of BT Sport Score.
Miles Harrison is a rugby union commentator for British television and radio networks Sky Sports, ITV, Channel 4, Prime Video and talkSPORT.
Nick Mullins is a British journalist and sports commentator, primarily working on BT Sport's Premiership Rugby coverage and BBC One's Wimbledon coverage.
Benjamin Ryder Youngs is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers, and is the all time appearance record holder with 127 caps for the England national team.
Daniel Richard Cole is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the England national team.
Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He was introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as a half-giant who is the gamekeeper and groundskeeper at the wizarding school Hogwarts. He is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and eventually becomes the Care of Magical Creatures professor. Hagrid is portrayed by Robbie Coltrane in all eight Harry Potter films.
Anthony Robert McMillan, known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards.
Stephen Brown is an English television presenter, public speaker, athlete mentor and a former member and captain of the Great Britain wheelchair rugby squad.
Christopher James Harris is a rugby union player who plays centre for Gloucester in Premiership Rugby and for Scotland.
George Frederick Martin is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the England national team.
This is a timeline of the history of rugby union on television in the UK.