He wears very large shoes which give him some height.
In interviews when asked this question he has also said that it is due to shooting angles. For instance, looking up at his face or torso from below can give extra height, as can various other angles to give the impression of his giant features.
As far as we are aware, special effects were not used to make him bigger.
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The Actor Robbie Coltrane portrays the character Hagrid in the Harry Potter Film Series.
Robbie Coltrane, a Scottish actor, currently lives in Killearn, Stirlingshire. He was born in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire on March 30, 1950. He is a father of two children, Spencer and Alice.
The actor, Robbie Coltrane, who plays Rubeus Hagrid is not 8 feet tall. Hagrid is 8 feet tall in the books. Robbie Coltrane does not use stilts either. Its all stunt doubles and high angle shots that make Robbie Coltrane appear taller.
Lily (Evans) Potter as an adult is played by Geraldine Somerville, as a teenager by Susie Shinner and as a child by Ellie Darcey-Alden.James Potter as an adult is played by Adrian Rawlins and as a teenager by Robbie Jarvis.
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