Richard Daniel Stuart Fox (1954â€"2011) was an Irish-born British
jockey and actor.Fox was born on 6 March 1954, in Cork, Ireland. He
began apprenticeship to Irish horse trainer Seamus McGrath when he was
14 years old.He won his first race at the Curragh Cup in 1972. His
other wins included the Northumberland Plate, the Lincoln Handicap,
the Bunbury Cup and the Cesarewitch Handicap.Fox retired from racing
in July 1992, after a career spanning twenty years, when he broke his
femur at the Salisbury Racecourse. He switched careers to acting and
speaking engagements. He appeared in the 2002 film, Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, as body double for Rupert Grint in the role of
Ron Weasley.
jockey and actor.Fox was born on 6 March 1954, in Cork, Ireland. He
began apprenticeship to Irish horse trainer Seamus McGrath when he was
14 years old.He won his first race at the Curragh Cup in 1972. His
other wins included the Northumberland Plate, the Lincoln Handicap,
the Bunbury Cup and the Cesarewitch Handicap.Fox retired from racing
in July 1992, after a career spanning twenty years, when he broke his
femur at the Salisbury Racecourse. He switched careers to acting and
speaking engagements. He appeared in the 2002 film, Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, as body double for Rupert Grint in the role of
Ron Weasley.
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