Robert Arthur Knox was an English actor who portrayed the character of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and had signed to appear in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
10 Facts About Rob Knox
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Rob Knox died after being stabbed outside a bar in Sidcup, Southeast London, in May 2008, when he intervened in a fight to protect his brother.
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Rob Knox's murder attracted widespread attention in the British press, and his assailant, Karl Norman Bishop, was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum 20-year non-parole period.
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Rob Knox had been acting since the age of 11, and his first credited role was a small part in an episode of the ITV police drama The Bill and he appeared in the Channel 4 reality show Trust Me, I'm a Teenager, and the BBC comedy After You've Gone.
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Rob Knox had previously appeared as an extra in a number of productions.
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The first film Rob Knox appeared in was King Arthur in 2004.
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Rob Knox posthumously appeared in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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Rob Knox died at the age of 18 after he was stabbed outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup, Southeast London, on 24 May 2008.
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Rob Knox had intervened in a fight to protect his 17-year-old brother Jamie, who was being threatened by a man armed with two kitchen knives.
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Rob Knox was taken into custody, and remained there until his trial, which began in February 2009.