James and Oliver Phelps

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Oliver Martyn John Phelps and James Andrew Eric Phelps (born February 25, 1986) are twin English actors. They were born in Sutton Coldfield. They are best known for playing Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter series of films.

James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and George Weasley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The Phelps were raised in Sutton Coldfield, where they attended the Arthur Terry School. They graduated in 2004 having taken A-level exams.

Film career

Phelps brothers play Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter series of films. The Weasley twins are two of the brothers of Ron Weasley (Harry Potter's closest friend). They generally function as comedic characters, but are significant in that they give Harry the Marauder's Map, and have a significant role in the fifth Harry Potter story.

In February 2006, the twins began work on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Outside of the Harry Potter films, James has worked as a runner on other film productions, such as The Da Vinci Code.http://www.weasleynetwork.org/weasley/interviews/jop_ballstate2005.shtml He aspires to work behind the camera in the future. In May 2006 they took part in a celebrity football tournament called Celebrity World Cup Soccer Six.

Trivia

• One way to tell them apart is by the mole on the right side of Oliver's neck; James doesn't have one. James has a mole on his left arm, though.
• The brothers switched places on set once, only to be caught and forced to redo all the scenes over again^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}.

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