Summary
- Margot proudly flaunted her hubby's Harry Potter connection, revealing he was an extra Draco Malfoy pushed around.
- Tom Ackerley's journey from Harry Potter extra to successful Hollywood producer was a smooth transition behind the scenes in the industry.
- Their whirlwind love story blossomed into a powerful professional partnership, fueling successful business ventures and career heights.
Barbie actress Margot Robbie has always kept her relationship with her husband, Tom Ackerley, as private as possible. Robbie also kept her wedding to Ackerley hidden from the paparazzi and the rest of the world. Still, their marriage is always the talk among her fans, given how she doesn't stop gushing about him, and even more now that he is working with her on more projects.
Before he was known as Margot Robbie's husband, Tom Ackerley had a foray into films as a child, appearing in several notable movies, as an extra. However, knowing he was in the Harry Potter franchise excited Robbie more than anything. And judging by their get-together story, Robbie had a big crush on him.
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Tom Ackerley Appeared In The Harry Potter Franchise
Tom appeared in more than one Harry Potter film, but people would hardly notice him on screen
Tom Ackerley hails from the U.K., but he has steadily built his career in Hollywood. Surprisingly, the producer had a film background before moving behind the scenes as a filmmaker.
As an actor, Ackerley appeared in one of the most successful franchises, Harry Potter. But there's no need to deep-search through the entire eight films looking for Margot Robbie's husband — he was an extra in three films from the franchise.
Ackerley appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
According to Harry Potter Wiki, Tom Ackerley had the uncredited role of Unidentified Slytherin Boy (I), whose identity may be Theodore Nott from the Harry Potter books.
The role was small and wasn't a big break for Ackerley, whose only acting gigs were the Harry Potter films.
Ackerley would disappear from the industry only to return as a grown-up, but this time, he was active behind the cameras. Tom Ackerley worked as an assistant director on projects like Da Vinci's Demon, Last Days on Mars, The Borderlands, Everly, and Suite Française (where he met Margot Robbie), among others.
In 2014, Ackerley co-founded a production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, with Robbie and other friends. Since then, his film credits as a producer include I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman, and Terminal. Maid, Mike, Barbie, and Saltburn.
Margot Robbie's husband did not go back to acting, but it seemed he found his calling as a filmmaker.
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Margot Robbie Became A Proud Fangirl After Finding Out Her Husband Was In Harry Potter
Margot was proud her husband was "pushed" by Draco Malfoy
Margot Robbie doesn't hide how obsessed she has been with Harry Potter since childhood, with Robbie going as far as dressing like Harry Potter for her birthday. However, a more surreal moment for the actress was when she discovered her husband was in the Harry Potter movies.
After sharing on The Graham Norton Show how she spent her 13th birthday dressed as Harry Potter, Robbie revealed a fun fact about her husband.
"My husband is in the Harry Potter movies," she said proudly. "I know I was like 'Had you told me sooner, we would have married very quickly.' He was an extra when he was a little kid. He's like one of the Slytherin kids Draco pushes out of the way in Buckbeak, in the third book. Yeah, Draco pushed my husband," Robbie finished proudly.
Her reaction to knowing is a classic fangirl experience, and it seems Robbie would have truly walked down the aisle the minute she found out about her husband's early career path.
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The comments on the video were by fans who were surprised and delighted at Margot Robbie fangirling and proudly showing off her husband.
"Oscar-nominated actress Margot Robbie: brags about her husband being an extra in Harry Potter when he was a kid," a comment stated.
"I love how she's bragging about her husband being pushed away by Draco," another said.
Undoubtedly, nothing beats a Harry Potter nerd's fantasy of being manhandled by Draco Malfoy, the resident bully in the franchise.
Margot Didn't Think Her Husband Would Like Her More Than Friends
Their relationship started as a fling, but it has birthed many things, including a phenomenal box office hit — Barbie
Margot Robbie's relationship with her husband is seen as healthy because he understands the demands of her job. Although they remained private about their lives, Robbie has often disclosed how she and her husband started dating — a start filled with uncertainty on her part.
Robbie told Vogue she was in love with him for so long but was scared he wouldn't like her back.
"I was always in love with him, but I thought, 'Oh, he would never love me back. Don’t make it weird, Margot. Don’t be stupid and tell him that you like him. And then it happened, and I was like, 'Of course, we’re together.' This makes so much sense, the way nothing has ever made sense before."
How they started dating was natural and unceremonious. Robbie had invited Ackerley and a few other friends from the set of Suite Française to the London premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street. After that night, Robbie suggested they live together.
Ackerley and Robbie started dating that same year, but they kept their relationship under wraps, even from their housemates. "We kept it a secret. Because we weren't really taking it seriously. 'Oh, whatever, we're just mates, we're just mates.’ And then… everyone found out. It was dramatic," she told Elle.
The casual relationship led to marriage and even a deeper bond as business partners, with them starting their production company. While many were wary of the couple mixing business with pleasure, Margot Robbie knew she could make it work with her husband.
The critical and commercial success of their projects has proven this. And slowly, they are slowly edging closer to Hollywood's elite couples in the industry.
