Joshua Herdman

Joshua Herdman is fascinating to me because of his second act. Most people know him only as Gregory Goyle from the Harry Potter films, a role he played from childhood through the whole series, which is its own kind of pressure. What I admire is that he didn't coast on it, he became a mixed martial arts fighter, a genuinely demanding pivot that takes real discipline. Growing up in Hampton and spending his formative years on one of the biggest film franchises ever, then choosing the cage, says a lot about wanting to define himself on his own terms rather than stay frozen as a childhood character.

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Name (English)

Joshua Herdman

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュア・ハードマン

Reading

じょしゅあ・はーどまん

Born

September 9, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Hampton, United Kingdom

Height

178 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor / mixed martial arts fighter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Herdman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q459422

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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