Harry Potter HBO TV Series Cast: Who's Confirmed For the Reboot?

We’ve reached a large milestone connected the HBO Harry Potter TV bid arsenic the archetypal six formed members person been revealed. While we inactive person to hold to find retired who volition play the likes of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Lord Voldemort, we present cognize who volition beryllium taking connected the roles of Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, and more.

Read connected to find retired who has been officially confirmed for this caller instrumentality connected Harry Potter arsenic good arsenic who has yet to beryllium cast.

Confirmed Cast:

John Lithgow arsenic Albus Dumbledore

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Six-time Emmy and two-time Tony Award-winning histrion John Lithgow has been formed arsenic Albus Dumbledore, the beloved headmaster of Hogwarts. Dumbledore is considered 1 of the astir almighty wizards of each clip and was a cardinal mentor successful Harry Potter’s life. He besides has a fascinating past that involves a tragic narration with Gellert Grindelwald, who went connected to go 1 of the astir almighty acheronian wizards successful this universe.

As for Lithgow, he’s known for starring successful 3rd Rock From the Sun, Dexter, The Crown, Shrek, The World According to Garp, Perry Mason, The Old Man, Footloose, Terms of Endearment, Interstellar, and truthful overmuch more.

Who played Albus Dumbledore successful the Harry Potter films? Richard Harris successful Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets and Michael Gambon successful the remainder of the archetypal series; Toby Regbo and Jude Law person besides played younger incarnations of the character.

Janet McTeer arsenic Minerva McGonagall

Janet McTeer Image Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery/Andrew Crowley

Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning histrion Janet McTeer is acceptable to instrumentality connected the relation of Professor Minerva McGonagall. McGonagall is different beloved subordinate of Hogwarts and the caput of Gryffindor and the lawman headmistress nether Albus Dumbledore. She is 1 of the archetypal characters we conscionable successful Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone arsenic she joined Dumbledore successful delivering Harry Potter to the Dursleys.

McTeer antecedently starred successful Me Before You, The Menu, Albert Nobbs, Tumbleweeds, The Old Man, Ozark, Sorry for Your Loss, and more.

Who played Minerva McGonagall successful the Harry Potter films? Dame Maggie Smith successful the archetypal films and Fiona Glascott successful the Fantastic Beasts series.

Paapa Essiedu arsenic Severus Snape

Paapa Essiedu Image Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery/Ruth Crafer

Emmy-nominated histrion Paapa Essiedu volition measurement into the shoes of Severus Snape, the prof of Potions astatine Hogwarts and caput of Slytherin who is 1 of the astir important characters successful the full series. He has a agelong past with Harry Potter and his parents, James and Lily, and proves to beryllium a hard idiosyncratic to beryllium astir for the young wizard.

Essiedu has antecedently been seen successful I May Destroy You, The Outrun, Black Mirror, Men, The Lazarus Project, Gangs of London, and more.

Who played Severus Snape successful the Harry Potter films? Alan Rickman, with Alec Hopkins appearing arsenic the teenage Snape and Benedict Clarke arsenic the kid version.

Nick Frost arsenic Rubeus Hagrid

Nick Frost Image Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery/Lee Malone

Nick Frost volition instrumentality connected the relation of Rubeus Hagrid, the beloved half-giant who is the gamekeeper and groundskeeper astatine Hogwarts. He is liable for redeeming Harry Potter from the Dursleys and starting him connected his Hogwarts journey. Afterwards, helium would go 1 of Harry’s closest friends.

Frost has a agelong past of comedic roles, including Shaun of the Dead, Skeleton Crew, The World’s End, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block, and more.

Who played Rubeus Hagrid successful the Harry Potter films? Robbie Coltrane, with Martin Bayfield playing the young Hagrid.

Luke Thallon arsenic Quirinus Quirrell

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Luke Thallon is the caller Quirinus Quirrell successful this caller Harry Potter series. Quirrell is the Defense Against the Dark Arts prof successful Harry’s archetypal twelvemonth astatine Hogwarts.

Thallon is simply a comparative newcomer to the satellite of acting and has starred successful The Favourite and Present Laughter.

Who played Quirinus Quirrell successful the Harry Potter films? Ian Hart

Paul Whitehouse arsenic Argus Filch

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BAFTA-winning histrion Paul Whitehouse is confirmed to beryllium playing Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts who is usually seen with his cat, Mrs. Norris.

Whitehouse is known for The Fast Show, Harry & Paul, The Death of Stalin, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Corpse Bride, Alice successful Wonderland, and more.

Who played Argus Filch successful the Harry Potter films? David Bradley

Major Characters Yet to Be Cast:

• Harry Potter
• Ron Weasley
• Hermione Granger
• Lord Voldemort
• Draco Malfoy
• Sirius Black
• Remus Lupin
• Dolores Umbridge
• Alastor Moody
• Ginny Weasley
• Luna Lovegood
• Fred Weasley
• George Weasley
• Arthur Weasley
• Molly Weasley
• James Potter
• Lily Potter
• Bellatrix Lestrange
• Neville Longbottom
• Cedric Diggory
• Dudley Dursley
• Petunia Dursley
• Vernon Dursley
• Lucius Malfoy
• Cho Chang
• Seamus Finnigan
• Dean Thomas
• Gilderoy Lockhart
• Dobby
• Nearly Headless Nick
• Moaning Myrtle
• Sybill Trelawney
• Filius Flitwick
• And galore more...

For more, cheque retired our ranking of the 25 champion Harry Potter characters from the movies and books, the producing duo that volition beryllium starring the complaint connected HBO’s reboot, and our usher to speechmaking your mode done the Harry Potter books.

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