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- Albus Dumbledore – Michael Gambon. An actor like Michael Gambon needs no introduction. He joined the Harry Potter film series with Prisoner of Azkaban after the untimely death of the original Dumbledore actor Richard Harris.
- Severus Snape – Alan Rickman. Rickman unfortunately passed away in 2016 at the age of 69. The actor had a huge career outside of the Harry Potter film series, starring in well-known films like Die Hard, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Love Actually.
- Professor McGonagoll – Maggie Smith. The actress who played Dumbledore’s right-hand man has slowed down her Hollywood career after Harry Potter. Still, she’s had some big roles: She co-starred in the Downton Abbey TV series as the hilarious Violet Crawley, and will appear in the upcoming movie.
- Lord Voldemort – Ralph Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes was a very established actor before the Harry Potter films, so naturally, that has continued since the series wrapped.
Dozens of actors from the United Kingdom and Ireland portrayed or voiced characters appearing in the Harry Potter film series based on the book series by J. K. Rowling. In all the films, Daniel Radcliffe played Harry Potter, Rupert Grint played Ron Weasley and Emma Watson played Hermione Granger.
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- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
- Michael Gambon as Dumbledore
- Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
- Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall
- Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
Like the titular Boy Who Lived, fame was thrust on Daniel Radcliffe at a young age when he appeared in the BBC’s 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield. Chris Columbus happened to catch the show while casting Potter and decided young Radcliffe was fit to lead the roster of Harry Potter characters. There was just one problem, Radcliffe’s parents didn’...
Emma Watson dazzled the casting directors with her confidence when she auditioned for the role of Hermione. While all of the main trio were widely praised for their roles in the franchise’s early days, Watson bore the brunt of the critical acclaim, even winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress. Watson would play Hermione across all ...
Rupert Grint effortlessly captured the easy-going charm of Harry Potter’s best friend, Ron Weasley. Grint’s path to Potter was particularly eccentric; he submitted a rap video to the casting team after seeing a report about the Potter movies on Newsround. The team apparently loved it and set up a meeting. Like Watson, Grint’s performance was belove...
Michael Gambon replaced Richard Harris as Dumbledoreafter Harris’s death in 2002. His first Potter film was Prisoner of Azkaban, but it was far from his first time on the silver screen. Gambon made his film debut alongside Potter co-star Maggie Smith in Othello (1965). He was even asked to audition for the part of James Bondby producer Cubby Brocco...
Ralph Fiennes managed to do the impossible and make the most evil wizard in a century even more frightening than his book incarnation. Before Fiennes was ‘He Who Must Not Be Named,’ he, like so many of his Potter colleagues, was a thespian of great renown who’d already made a name for himself playing a very different big-screen bad guy in Steven Sp...
Alan Rickman needs no introduction. The man, who’s been described as one of the best actors of all time, made his name playing big-screen bad guys, a reputation cemented by his first two major onscreen roles, Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Few other actors could have played the complex but cruel potions master Severus Snape....
Robbie Coltrane played Hogwarts’ Keeper of the Keys, Care of Magical Creatures professor, and one of Harry and the gang’s best friends, Rubeus Hagrid. A veteran actor of the small and silver screen before the ink had even dried on the first Harry Potter book, Coltrane started his career making cameos on various comedy series. Eventually, he landed ...
McGonagall is supposed to be strict but caring, a difficult balance to strike, but Smith did it with grace in the best fantasy movies, making the transfiguration professor formidable but warm. A two-time Academy Award winner, Smith brought some serious experience to the Harry Potter set when she first appeared in The Philosopher’s Stone. Despite be...
A fan favorite, Jason Isaacs played the deliciously evil snob Lucius Malfoy. After working for years on various British TV series, Issacs’ career took off after he appeared in the cult horror movie Event Horizon alongside Sam Neil and Laurence Fishburne. He followed this up with Armageddon, Divorcing Jack, The End of the Affair, Black Hawk Down, an...
Harry Potter’s gruff but lovable godfather, Sirius Black, was brought to life by Gary Oldman. He brought a wealth of experience to the Harry Potter series, having started on the stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company before eventually making the leap to the silver screen with 1982’s Remembrance. The role of Sid Vicious in 1986’s Sid and...
Bonham Carter played the evil witch Bellatrix Lestrange in the final four Harry Potter films (2007–2011). While filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, she accidentally perforated the eardrum of Matthew Lewis (playing Neville Longbottom) when she stuck her wand into his ear canal.
Mar 16, 2020 · Entertainment. 25 former 'Harry Potter' stars, ranked by net worth. Jacob Sarkisian. Mar 16, 2020, 9:28 AM PDT. Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson, and Emma Watson have a reported combined net...
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Oct 9, 2023 · It's been decades since the first Harry Potter film hit theaters. See where cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and more are now
Dec 21, 2021 · Bonham Carter plays one of the most villainous Death Eaters in the Harry Potter movies, Bellatrix Lestrange. The trailer shows Bonham Carter reminiscing about her favorite moments in the series and in particular when she played Hermione as Bellatrix in the final movie.
