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A man who stabbed 18-year-old Harry Potter actor Rob Knox to death outside a bar in south-east London has been found guilty of murder.A man who stabbed 18-year-old Harry Potter actor Rob Knox to death outside a bar in south-east London has been found guilty of murder.
Karl Bishop, 22, from Sidcup, stabbed the teenage actor after a fight outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup last May. Karl Bishop, 22, from Sidcup, attacked the teenage actor after a fight outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup last May.
Bishop denied murder and five counts of wounding at the Old Bailey.Bishop denied murder and five counts of wounding at the Old Bailey.
Mr Knox was stabbed five times as he defended his brother Jamie from Bishop, the court had heard. Five other people were also stabbed in the fight. Mr Knox was stabbed five times as he defended his brother Jamie from Bishop, the court had heard. Five other people were also injured in the fight.
Mr Knox's parents were present in court for the verdict.Mr Knox's parents were present in court for the verdict.
Mr Knox, from Swanley, Kent, played the part of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.
Wounding convictionWounding conviction
Bishop was also convicted of wounding Mr Knox's friend Dean Saunders, 23.Bishop was also convicted of wounding Mr Knox's friend Dean Saunders, 23.
But he was found not guilty of wounding another friend, Tom Hopkins, 19.But he was found not guilty of wounding another friend, Tom Hopkins, 19.
The judge Mr Justice Bean gave the jury of three women and nine men a majority direction on three other wounding charges.The judge Mr Justice Bean gave the jury of three women and nine men a majority direction on three other wounding charges.
Bishop, whose face was "screwed up with rage", armed himself with two kitchen knives and lashed out at the victim and his friends, witnesses said. Bishop, whose face was "screwed up with rage", armed himself with two kitchen knives and lashed out at the victim and his friends, witnesses said.Rob Knox was stabbed as he tried to protect his younger brother
Mr Knox, from Swanley, Kent, played the part of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Giving evidence in the trial Bishop said he was acting in self-defence as he was under attack from the crowd at the pub and never meant to hurt anyone.
But during the trial the prosecution described Bishop as a person who "carries knives like others carry pens in their pockets".
Bishop was acting "in revenge" as he had come off worst in a fight with Mr Knox and his friends the week before the killing, and again earlier that same night, before going home to arm himself with two kitchen knives.
Following the first confrontation between Bishop and the actor, the killer had warned: "I'm going to come back next week and someone's going to die", the court heard.
He harassed a girl at the pub on the day of the stabbing before confronting Jamie Knox.
When Mr Knox heard about this he and his friends came out and surrounded Bishop.
Mr Saunders told the jury that Bishop approached him with an "evil grin" on his face and stabbed him in the neck, which resulted in permanent spinal damage.