---
name: "J.K. Rowling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-k-rowling"
fi1m_id: "j-k-rowling"
imdb_id: "nm0746830"
tmdb_id: 10966
wikidata_id: "Q34660"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "31 July 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-21T04:28:48.518210+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# J.K. Rowling

## Identity

J.K. Rowling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-k-rowling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-k-rowling
- **IMDb ID:** nm0746830
- **TMDB ID:** 10966
- **Wikidata ID:** Q34660
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34660, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10966

Writer and producer. Born 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 31 July 1965, Yate, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Robert Galbraith, Joanne K. Rowling, JK Rowling, J K Rowling, J.K.ローリング, 조앤 K. 롤링, Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Дж. К. Роулинг, C. K. Roulinq, Joanne "Jo" Murray
- **Frequently works with:** [David Heyman](https://film.one/person/david-heyman.md), [David Yates](https://film.one/person/david-yates.md), [Dan Fogler](https://film.one/person/dan-fogler.md), [Eddie Redmayne](https://film.one/person/eddie-redmayne.md), [Steve Kloves](https://film.one/person/steve-kloves.md), [Alison Sudol](https://film.one/person/alison-sudol.md), [Daniel Radcliffe](https://film.one/person/daniel-radcliffe.md), [David Barron](https://film.one/person/david-barron.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as writer, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (6), 2010s 64 (4), 2020s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 11, Fantasy 11
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9,631m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34660, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10966

## Coming up

- *Harry Potter* (2026-12-25), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/harry-potter.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md) (83), [*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md) (67), [*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them.md) (61), [*Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md) (50), [*Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald.md) (46)

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## Biography

J.K. Rowling is a British writer and film producer. She wrote the seven novels in the Harry Potter series, the final instalment of which, *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* (2007), was adapted as two films released in 2010 and 2011.

Rowling received a producer credit on *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011). She has also written screenplays for the *Fantastic Beasts* film series, beginning with *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), and works under the pen name Robert Galbraith.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Fi1m 50, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018), Fi1m 46, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), Fi1m 61, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Fi1m 83, Producer, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Fi1m 67, Producer, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), Fi1m 66, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), Fi1m 68, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Fi1m 68, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), Fi1m 82, Audio Post Coordinator, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Fi1m 65, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Fi1m 68, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Harry Potter* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Novel — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/harry-potter.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore.md)
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018), Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald.md)
- *Strike* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Novel, Writer, Creator
- *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), Producer, Writer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them.md)
- *The Casual Vacancy* (2015), series, Novel, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Novel, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Novel, Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), Novel — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), Novel — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Novel — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), Novel, Audio Post Coordinator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md)
- *J. K. Rowling: The Interview* (2003), series, Actor
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Novel — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me* (2001), as Author
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Novel — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as J.K. Rowling (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Omnibus* (1967), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![J.K. Rowling](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-c458bdbd02f0.jpg) J.K. Rowling — Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/J._K._Rowling_2010.jpg/1280px-J._K._Rowling_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![photo (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-56aa380b0442.jpg) photo (2018) — Ari Dasi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/%22_Ari_Dasi%22.jpg/1280px-%22_Ari_Dasi%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.K. Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-9a8f2fa8637f.jpg) J.K. Rowling reads from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in 2010. — Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/100405_EasterEggRoll_683_%284513125422%29.jpg/1280px-100405_EasterEggRoll_683_%284513125422%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The J.K.Rowling plaque on the corner of the former Nicholson's Cafe (now named Spoon) is at 6A Nicolson St, Edinburgh. The cafe is on the 1st floor and is where (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-d277e739350c.jpg) The J.K.Rowling plaque on the corner of the former Nicholson's Cafe (now named Spoon) is at 6A Nicolson St, Edinburgh. The cafe is on the 1st floor and is where (2020) — 1march1hare, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/J.K.Rowling_Plaque_outside_the_former_Nicholson%27s_Cafe%2C_Edinburgh.jpg/1280px-J.K.Rowling_Plaque_outside_the_former_Nicholson%27s_Cafe%2C_Edinburgh.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.K. Rowling](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-4f262ae14e40.jpg) J.K. Rowling — Image via TMDB
- ![J.K. Rowling](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-a004dbcd3153.jpg) J.K. Rowling — Image via TMDB
- ![Zdjęcie zrobione podczas 16. Targów Książki w Krakowie. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-4035100b32f5.jpg) Zdjęcie zrobione podczas 16. Targów Książki w Krakowie. (2012) — Piotr Drabik from Poland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/J.K._Rowling_%22Trudny_wyb%C3%B3r%22_%288130605022%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![J.K. Rowlings ' Cheers to me ' From National press club November 1 1999 Washington D.C.](https://film.one/media/person/103885/gallery-1d6f41ee55d1.jpg) J.K. Rowlings ' Cheers to me ' From National press club November 1 1999 Washington D.C. — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/J.K._Rowling_1999-11-01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 22 won, 22 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2017: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*
- Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2010: Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award (won)
- Carnegie Medal 2008: Carnegie Medal (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*
- Geffen Award 2008: Geffen Award (won)
- honorary doctor of Harvard University 2008: honorary doctor of Harvard University (won)
- Hugo Awards 2008: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book 2008: Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*
- Andre Norton Award 2007: Andre Norton Award (won), for *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*
- honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen 2006: honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen (won)
- Hugo Awards 2006: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book 2006: Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2005: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (nominated)
- Carnegie Medal 2005: Carnegie Medal (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*
- Hugo Awards 2005: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- Anthony Award 2004: Anthony Award (won), for *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
- honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh 2004: honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh (won)
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book 2004: Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
- Carnegie Medal 2003: Carnegie Medal (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
- Hugo Awards 2003: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
- Princess of Asturias Award for Concord 2003: Princess of Asturias Award for Concord (won)
- De Kinderjury 2002: De Kinderjury (won)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2002: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (won)
- Hotze de Roos Prize 2002: Hotze de Roos Prize (won)
- Prijs van de Jonge Jury 2002: Prijs van de Jonge Jury (won)
- Hugo Awards 2001: Best Novel (won), for *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2001: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*
- Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek 2001: Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek (won)
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2000: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- honorary doctor of the Edinburgh Napier University 2000: honorary doctor of the Edinburgh Napier University (won)
- honorary doctor of the University of Exeter 2000: honorary doctor of the University of Exeter (won)
- honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews 2000: honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews (won)
- Hugo Awards 2000: Best Novel (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2000: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (won), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature 2000: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- Children's bookshop prize 1999: Children's bookshop prize (won)
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1999: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 1999: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
- Locus Award for Best First Novel 1999: Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature 1999: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize 1999: Nestlé Children's Book Prize (won), for *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1998: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize 1998: Nestlé Children's Book Prize (won), for *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize 1997: Nestlé Children's Book Prize (won), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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