Rhys Owain Ifans born 22 July 1967 is a Welsh actor and musician He was formerly the frontman of Welsh rock music bands Super Furry Animals and The Peth As an actor he is best known for his roles in Notting Hill 1999 Kevin Perry Go Large 2000 and Enduring Love 2004 as well as his portrayals of Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010 supervillain Lizard in The Amazing SpiderMan 2012 and SpiderMan No Way Home 2021 and Grigori Rasputin in The Kings Man 2021 Other roles include Hector DeJean in the Epix thriller series Berlin Station Mycroft Holmes in the CBS series Elementary and Ser Otto Hightower in the HBO television series House of the Dragon He was briefly lead vocalist of the rock band Super Furry Animals before they released any records Starting in 2007 Ifans has sung with the psychedelic rock band The Peth peth is Welsh for thing featuring Super Furry Animals Dafydd Ieuan which played a number of concert dates in south Wales and in London in the autumn of 2008 In 2009 the band supported Oasis at a concert in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff