British actor Simon Fisher-Becker died at 63 on March 9, 2025, in London. Fans and colleagues paid their respects and shared their thoughts about the actor on social media platforms.

Becker, a British character actor who had roles in notable projects like “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Doctor Who,” has died. He was 63. Fisher-Becker’s husband Tony Dugdale said in a post on Facebook that he died Sunday.

Becker, who memorably played Hufflepuff House's resident ghost The Fat Friar in 2001's Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, has died, his manager Kim Barry and husband Tony Dugdale both confirmed March 10.