Jim Taveré, an actor best known for playing Leaky Cauldron over Tom in the Harry Potter film franchise, is in intensive care.
The British star is recovering from very serious injuries suffered as the result of a head-on car accident that has left him with a broken neck and punctured lung, among other health challenges.
According to various news outlets, Taveré also suffered 15 broken ribs, a broken leg and fractured breastbones.
He’s very lucky to be alive.
The actor’s wife Laura, took to Facebook on Wednesday to share an update on her husband, including with her message a photo of the 54-year-old lying in a hospital bed, quite battered and bruised, yet giving a thumb’s up.
(Scroll down for a look at this photo.)
“This is Laura here,” she wrote, adding by way of explanation:
“Now that his family have been informed, Jim has asked me to let you all know that he was involved in a serious car accident yesterday, a head on collision. He’s currently in ICU intensive care.
“He has 15 broken ribs, fractures in both breastbones, a punctured lung, multiple breaks in his right leg, and a broken neck.”
YIKES.
Laura concluded as follows:
“He’s had 2 blood transfusions so far and is about to go in for his first surgery. This is for real, not a movie role. Please hold some good thoughts for him as he fights his way out of this.”
Taveré appeared as the innkeeper in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as you can see below.
He hails from Great Britain, but resides in Los Angeles.
It is unclear at this time just where the scary car accident took place.
A comedian who guest-starred on a 2012 episode of NBC’s Chuck, Taveré once had his own show in the United Kingdom called, aptly, “The Jim Taveré Show.”
It was co-written by Ricky Gervais.
We send Taveré our very best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.