Sirius Black
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Key facts
- First appearance
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
- Created by
- J. K. Rowling
- Portrayed by
- Gary Oldman James Walters (teenager)
- Voiced by
- David Robb Guy Harris Dominic Rowan
- Alias
- Padfoot
- Affiliation
- Order of the Phoenix
- Family
- Regulus Black (brother)
- Relatives
- Harry Potter (godson) Bellatrix Lestrange (cousin) Narcissa Malfoy (cousin) Nymphadora Tonks (cousin)
- Nationality
- British
- House
- Gryffindor
- Born
- 3 November 1959
- Died
- 18 June 1996
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Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Sirius was first mentioned briefly in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a wizard who lent Rubeus Hagrid a flying motorbike shortly after Lord Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter. His character becomes prominent in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he is the titular prisoner, and is also revealed to be the godfather of the central character Harry Potter. He is portrayed in the film adaptations by Gary Oldman.
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English male characters in filmFictional gentryFictional members of secret societiesFictional murdered peopleFictional prison escapeesFictional school bulliesFictional therianthropesFictional wrongfully convicted and accused peopleFilm characters introduced in 2004Harry Potter charactersLiterary characters introduced in 1999Male characters in literature