Daniel Radcliffe starred as Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe is best known for playing Harry Potter, the titular character of the series, who learns on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard.
This was one of Radcliffe’s first acting credits, but he was featured in “The Tailor of Panama” (2001) alongside Pierce Brosnan and Jamie Lee Curtis a few months before “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) was released.
In between filming the “Harry Potter” series, Radcliffe appeared in a few movies, including “December Boys” (2007).
Radcliffe has acted across several genres since the last “Harry Potter” film.
After the series ended, Radcliffe starred in the horror film “The Woman in Black” (2012), the drama “Kill Your Darlings” (2013), and the rom-com “What If” (2013).
He later appeared in Judd Apatow’s “Trainwreck” (2015) as the dog walker, costarred as Igor opposite James McAvoy in “Victor Frankenstein” (2015), and played Manny in the film “Swiss Army Man” (2016).
The actor has also appeared on TV series like Sky Arts 1’s “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” and TBS’ “Miracle Workers.”
Outside of film, Radcliffe’s theater credits include roles in the 2011 revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” and “Endgame.”
Radcliffe’s was also in the Netflix interactive special “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend” (2020).
The actor reunited with many of his “Harry Potter” costars for HBO’s 20th-anniversary “Return to Hogwarts” reunion special in 2021, and he recently starred in “The Lost City” (2022) and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (2022).
Rupert Grint played Ron Weasley.
Rupert Grint played Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend at Hogwarts and the youngest boy in the Weasley family.
“Sorcerer’s Stone” was Grint’s first acting credit.
While filming the series, the English actor also appeared in a few films, like “Cherrybomb” (2009).
Grint has continued to act in films, on TV, and on stage.
The same year that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” (2011) released in theaters, Grint appeared in Ed Sheeran’s “Lego House” music video.
He went on to appear in films including “Into the White” (2012), “Charlie Countryman” (2013), “CBGB”(2013), and “Moonwalkers” (2015).
Grint made his theater debut in the 2013 West End play “Mojo” and then had a leading role in the 2014 Broadway play “It’s Only a Play” alongside acting giants Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.
Grint has found success on TV with roles on Netflix’s “Sick Note,” Crackle’s “Snatch,” and Apple TV Plus’ “Servant.”
He also returned for the HBO reunion special, and he appeared on Netflix’s “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.”
Most recently, Grint acted in “Knock at the Cabin” (2023).
Hermione Granger was brought to life by Emma Watson.
Emma Watson played Hermione Granger, the top witch in her class and best friend to Ron and Harry.
“Sorcerer’s Stone” was also Watson’s first acting credit.
In between filming “Harry Potter,” Watson appeared in “Ballet Shoes” (2007) and voiced a character in “The Tale of Despereaux” (2008).
After the films wrapped, Watson returned to school and continued to act.
In 2011, Watson announced that she would be studying at Brown University. She graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s in English literature.
While in school, Watson starred in a number of popular films, including “My Week With Marilyn” (2011), “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), and “The Bling Ring” (2013).
In 2013, Watson also played herself in the Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg apocalyptic comedy, “This Is the End.”
In 2017, the English actress starred as Belle in the Disney live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast,” and in 2019 she was part of the star-studded cast of Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.”
Watson reunited with her old costars for the HBO reunion special.
Draco Malfoy was played by Tom Felton.
Hogwarts bully Draco Malfoy was played by English actor Tom Felton.
Before starring as Malfoy, Felton had appeared in a few movies, including “Anna and the King” (1999).
Throughout filming “Harry Potter,” he also appeared in “The Disappeared” (2008), “Get Him to the Greek” (2010), and “Night Wolf” (2010).
Felton went on to star in films and on TV.
After “Harry Potter” wrapped, Felton starred as another villain in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011), but most of his work has been in smaller-budget dramas and thrillers.
Felton has also found success on TV. He played Erich Blunt on TNT’s “Murder in the First,” Julian Albert on The CW’s “The Flash,” and Logan on the YouTube original series “Origin.”
In 2018, he played Laertes in “Ophelia,” and his most recent acting credit was in “Braking for Whales” (2020).
Felton recently starred in “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” (2020) and the Dutch period piece “The Forgotten Battle” (2020).
The actor appeared on an episode of the TBS quiz show “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses” and reunited with his costars on the HBO reunion special.
More recently, Felton acted in “Save the Cinema” (2022), “Canyon del Muerto” (2022), “Burial” (2022), and “Some Other Woman” (2023).
He also published a memoir titled “Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard.”
Neville Longbottom was played by Matthew Lewis.
Matthew Lewis appeared in the “Harry Potter” films as Neville Longbottom.
Lewis had previously appeared in one film and on a few TV series, but Neville brought the actor to fame.
Lewis still does theater and acts in films, but he is probably best known on the internet for his glow-up.
In 2015, Lewis showed the world that he was all grown up when he posed in his underwear for Attitude magazine.
Lewis also continued acting after “Harry Potter” with roles in films like “Me Before You” (2016) and “Terminal” (2018).
He’s appeared on several TV shows including BBC One’s “The Syndicate,” BBC One’s “Ripper Street,” and ITV’s “Girlfriends.”
Most recently, Lewis starred in the comedy “Baby Done” (2020) and on Channel 5’s “All Creatures Great and Small.”
The actor also returned for the TBS quiz show and the HBO reunion special.
Evanna Lynch played the eccentric Luna Lovegood.
Quirky Luna Lovegood was portrayed by Irish actress Evanna Lynch.
The character doesn’t appear until “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007), which was Lynch’s first acting credit.
Lynch is an award-winning activist and podcaster.
Lynch continued acting in a handful of films, including “GBF” (2013), “Addiction: A 60’s Love Story” (2015), and “My Name is Emily” (2015).
In 2013, she reprised her role as Luna in the StarKid Productions musical “A Very Potter Senior Year,” which starred Darren Criss.
Lynch also competed on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2018 and came in third place.
Outside of acting, Lynch is a committed activist. She became an ambassador for controversial “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling’s charity, Lumos, and has worked with other organizations like PETA and Save the Asian Elephants.
In 2017, Lynch and actor Robbie Jarvis (who played young James Potter in the films) launched a vegan-focused podcast called The ChickPeeps. And in 2019, she received a Lovie Special Achievement Award for “expertly using the Internet to promote vegan activism and environmental health through social media, podcasting and her own beauty line, KinderBeautyBox.”
She also did voice work on the animated short “Behind the McChicken Wrapper” (2019) and on the animated Nickelodeon series “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Lynch recently released her memoir, “The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting,” and she returned for the HBO reunion special. She also cohosts the podcast “Just Beings” with author and social psychologist Melanie Joy.
Cedric Diggory was played by Robert Pattinson.
Robert Pattison played one of Hogwarts’ Triwizard champions, Cedric Diggory.
The character is in the fourth film, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005), which was one of Pattinson’s first acting credits.
His very first was an uncredited role in “Vanity Fair” (2004), which starred Reese Witherspoon.
Pattinson went on to star in the “Twilight” franchise as well as other popular films.
After “Harry Potter,” Pattinson starred in “How to Be” (2008) and “Little Ashes” (2008) before becoming a household name as Edward Cullen in “The Twilight Saga.”
He also went on to star in popular films like “Remember Me” (2010), “Water for Elephants” (2011), “The Lost City of Z” (2016), “Good Time” (2017), and “High Life” (2018).
In 2019, he starred in the Oscar-nominated Robert Eggers film “The Lighthouse” opposite Willem Dafoe.
Pattinson recently starred in “Tenet” (2020), “The Devil All the Time” (2020), and “The Batman” (2022).
Fred and George Weasley were played by real-life twins James and Oliver Phelps, respectively.
Ron’s mischievous older brothers, Fred and George, were played by James and Oliver Phelps.
“Sorcerer’s Stone” was both actors’ first film credit.
The Phelps brothers have acted together on other occasions.
After “Harry Potter” wrapped, the twins continued to act in films.
They both appeared in the TV movie “Danny and the Human Zoo” (2015), and they are currently working together on the upcoming films “Last Night in Soho” and “Own Worst Enemy.”
The brothers also have a podcast called “Normal Not Normal” (previously known as “Double Trouble”), on which they’ve reunited with a number of their fellow “Harry Potter” stars.
James and Oliver are currently working on their own travel show, and a few of their “Harry Potter” castmates have already helped them with episodes.
The brothers also joined the cast for the 20th-anniversary HBO reunion special.
