Former child actor killed by tiger after entering cage once starred alongside Harry Potter actress
The man mauled to death by a tiger after jumping into its enclosure in England was a former child actor who starred alongside a “Harry Potter” actress on a comedy-drama show, according to a report.William Chapman was killed by a Siberian tiger on Saturday at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after he reportedly taunted the beast and recorded footage from inside its cage.Years before his grisly death, Chapman — who was in his 20s — starred opposite actress Shirley Henderson in the two-part ITV series “May Contain Nuts,” according to The Sun.The one-time actor, described by friends as emotionally distraught prior to the attack, trained at the prestigious Jackie Palmer Stage School.The High Wycombe, England-based school’s almumi include stars James Corden, Eddie Redmayne, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.“May Contain Nuts” is a 2009 comedy-drama on Independent Television centering on parents competing to get their kids into elite schools, according to the British Comedy Guide.Chapman played Alfie Chaplin, the younger son of characters played by Henderson and Darren Boyd.Henderson is best known as Moaning Myrtle in the “Harry Potter” series.Chapman, a Doncaster native, also starred as historical figure Edward Jenner in the 2012 BBC series “True Stories.”He had no other major television credits.Around 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Chapman was seen “pacing around with his headphones in” and “happily dancing” before asking fellow zoo-goers to snap a picture of him with the tiger in the background, according to witnesses.“Excuse me, can you grab a shot of myself with the tiger?” he was heard asking a couple in a clip viewed more than 11 million times on X.“One more, one more, one more!” he excitedly asked.“Thank you, lady,” were his final words before he vaulted over the fence and straight into the enclosure.Once inside, the man dropped to his knees in front of the predator and began taunting it, eyewitness Anthony Hunt told the Times of London.“It loo...