4 d. ago Harry Potter fans gobsmacked as actor who played Crabbe looks so different nowadays

In honour of International Harry Potter Day, we've looked at the cast now compared to when they were filming the movies in the early 2000s and some members have changed significantly

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4 d. ago Harry Potter fans only just learning Rupert Grint has famous movie star partner

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint and his actor girlfriend Georgia Groome have been in a relationship for 14 years, but many fans are only just realising they are a couple

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5 d. ago Harry Potter reboot actor among hundreds to sign letter on trans rights

Paapa Essiedu is set to play Snape in the new series, a project that’s been controversial over its links to JK Rowling

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6 d. ago Harry Potter stars now from alcohol death and prison to life

Tom Felton is the only original actor returning for the new Harry Potter TV series, but while the whole cast is now facing being replaced there were plenty of switches made in the films amid health and legal crises

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7 d. ago REVEALED: How the only Harry Potter actor who stood by JK Rowling in trans battle has been rewarded with role in major TV adaptation, writes GRANT TUCKER

When the young cast of the new Harry Potter TV series begin filming this summer, there will be one familiar face they can turn to for advice.

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8 d. ago Harry Potter's Ron Weasley actor Rupert Grint shares first picture of 'secret baby' with unique name

Rupert Grint has confirmed that he and his girlfriend Georgia Groome have welcomed their second child

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8 d. ago Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is a dad again! Actor 'secretly welcomes second child' with girlfriend Georgia Groome five years after birth of daughter Wednesday

The actor, 36, who played Ron Weasley in the magical movies, was spotted on his first outing with the newborn on Sunday.

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9 d. ago David Tennant addresses JK Rowling over transgender rights dispute

Scottish actor and the Harry Potter author have clashed over their opposing stances on transgender rights

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9 d. ago David Tennant says he wishes JK Rowling ‘no ill will’ but says we should ‘let people be’

The Harry Potter author has previously taken jabs at the Scottish actor over his comments on trans rights

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9 d. ago David Tennant wishes JK Rowling no ‘ill will’ but says trans people ‘demonised’

Actor who appeared in film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire hopes ‘we can all as a society just let people be’David Tennant has criticised the “demonisation” of the trans community, saying that while he wishes JK Rowling “no ill will”, he hopes that “we can all as a society just let people be”.The Scottish actor, who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, likened the treatment of transgender people to the Thatcher government’s introduction of section 28 – a 1988 law that prohibited local authorities from “promoting” homosexuality. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago David Tennant says he bears JK Rowling ‘no ill will’ as he doubles down on support for trans community

Scottish actor and the Harry Potter author have clashed over their opposing stances on transgender rights

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1 week ago Jason Isaacs reveals the reason why he nearly failed to land his iconic role in The White Lotus as he reflects on THAT eight

The Harry Potter actor, 61, played Timothy Ratcliff in the hit drama and had viewers across the world glued to their screens with his gripping performance. But he almost failed to land the role.

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1 week ago Daniel Radcliffe puts on a loved up display with partner Erin Darke as they make a rare red carpet appearance in New York

The Harry Potter actor, 35, seemed to be in high spirits as he turned up to watch the new Bobby Darin musical at The Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.

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1 week ago Harry Potter star Sean Biggerstaff brands JK Rowling a 'bigot' over trans views in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Actor is latest star of film series to criticise author over her views on transgender rights

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2 w. ago Nicola Coughlan says she wouldn’t touch Harry Potter series ‘with a 10ft pole’

‘Keep your new Harry Potter lads,’ said the actor

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2 w. ago A ‘Black Snape’ in the new Harry Potter seems designed to cause controversy – but it could work | Jason Okundaye

Ignore the fuss: Paapa Essiedu is a brilliant actor who can bring his own depth and style to enrich the iconic characterAfter months of speculation, HBO has announced part of the cast of the latest round of Harry Potter IP-mining: the new TV adaptation of the original books will feature John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid – and Paapa Essiedu as Snape. As the Mail and Telegraph’s headlines were quick to inform their readers, yes, this means a “Black actor” in that iconic role.There is a real concern that Essiedu is drinking from a poisoned chalice – that he will be associated with an author who is at the forefront of a gender-critical movement that has succeeded in redefining the rights of trans people to their detriment; that he will have to weather the racist storm of Potterheads enraged at the diversion from “book accuracy” (Snape is described as having “sallow skin”); and deal with opportunists looking to illustrate their next rant about how the world has succumbed t...

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2 w. ago Actor playing Dumbledore in HBO Harry Potter remake breaks silence after fan backlash

John Lithgow is set to play Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO TV show Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix and he has spoken about the backlash he has faced

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2 w. ago Harry Potter actor John Lithgow admits he's 'intimidated' to play iconic role as fans' 'appalled'

The 3rd Rock From the Sun actor is playing the Hogwarts headmaster

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2 w. ago Doctors warned Harry Potter actor he may never walk or speak again after emergency surgery

The actor is recovering from a "life-threatening" diagnosis that caused him to undergo emergency spinal surgery.

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3 w. ago Harry Potter fans say actor choice for one of the top roles in new HBO TV series is 'spot on' as they weigh in show's cast reveal

HBO 's upcoming Harry Potter TV series has finally revealed the first members of its spellbinding new cast - and fans are absolutely buzzing.

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