First look at Nick Frost as Hagrid on set of Harry Potter TV series as he strides past fast food restaurants to get the tube - and fans are already divided
The actor and comedian, 53, was captured in full costume as shooting on the first season of the highly-anticipated adaption continues.
Earlier this month bosses confirmed the show had gone into production with actor Dominic McLaughlin who plays Harry, posing with a clapperboard on set.
A video posted to X, formerly Twitter, shows Nick as he sports long black locks as well as a bushy beard while playing the fan-favourite grounds keeper.
Filming is believed to have taken place at Embankment in Central London, as Frost can be seen descending a staircase for the London Underground.
Dominic was also spotted in the background of the clip, suggesting the pair had just filmed scenes together.
However, the first look has left diehard Harry Potter fans divided as they flooded X with comments.
One remarked: 'A bad version of Hagrid incoming and Nick playing well Nick.'
A second said: 'Hagrid looks much better here than the original picture.'
Meanwhile, a third fan posted: 'Thank God. I'm so happy that the character of Hagrid is doubling as a prosthetic/physical prop as well as the actor just like the original Hagrid was. The set photo of Nick Frost as Hagrid just looked really weird, but I am so glad that that is not going to be completely how he looks.'
'He is already struggling while walking in production of first season,' said a third.
Robbie Coltrane, who died in 2022 at the age of 72, played the character in all eight of the original movies.
Meanwhile, Nick was forced to switch off his Instagram comments when news of his casting was announced after he was trolled by trans activists.
Distancing himself from Rowling's trans views, Nick told the Observer: 'She's allowed her opinion and I'm allowed mine. They just don't align in any way, shape of form.'
He is already struggling while walking in production of first season
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A video posted to X, formerly Twitter , shows Nick as he sports long black locks as well as a bushy beard while playing the fan-favourite grounds keeper
British actor-comedian Nick Frost will play half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, originally embodied by the late Robbie Coltrane
The series is a reboot of J.K. Rowling 's seven-book series and is a full-scale, decade-long adaptation that promises to stick far more closely to the original storylines than the blockbuster films
Playing Harry's best friends are Arabella Stanton as Hermoine Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
Additional cast members have also been revealed, with Rory Wilmot set to play Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser - best known for his role as Qyburn in Game Of Thrones - as Garrick Ollivander.
It comes as Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby were announced the Mr and Mrs Dursley earlier this summer.
Janet McTeer, known for her powerhouse performances on stage and screen, will step into the sharp heels of Professor McGonagall, while rising star Paapa Essiedu takes on the darker, more complicated role of Severus Snape – a part made famous by the late Alan Rickman.
BAFTA-winning actor Daniel Rigby, 42, will play her husband Vernon Dursley, though it's yet to be revealed who will play their son
English actress Bel Powel has reportedly signed up to play Petunia Dursley in the TV adaption after shooting to fame in 2015
Johnny Flynn, 42, will play Draco Malfoy's dad Lucius - who was played by Jason Isaacs in the movie
Emmy-nominated actress Janet McTeer (left) will take over from the late Maggie Smith (right) as Professor McGonagall in the highly-anticipated HBO adaptation
John Lithgow (left) was been picked to play the new Professor Albus Dumbledore, a role originally played by Michael Gambon in the last six of eight Harry Potter films
It was confirmed earlier this year that Essiedu (left), an acclaimed English actor who is of Ghanaian descent, would star in HBO 's new Harry Potter series as Hogwarts professor Snape, a role originated by the late Alan Rickman (right), a white man
Johnny Flynn, 42, will play Draco Malfoy's dad Lucius - who was played by Jason Isaacs in the movie.
Emmy winner John Lithgow has also signed on the dotted line to play Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
It was also revealed that Katherine Parkinson, 47, will be playing Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny's mum Molly Weasley.
The HBO TV show is said to be costing £75million per episode - and the three child actors taking the lead roles have been tipped to land themselves even bigger fortunes than the original stars.
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