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Everything We Know About The Harry Potter Series—Cast, Crew, Filming and more
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Also part of the cast are John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Perpa Essidou as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Tallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Argus Filch as Paul Whitehouse is set to play Argus Filch.
Lithgow, who plays Dumbledore, principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is an Emmy Award winner for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in "The Crown," a Netflix series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth, despite his American origin. He is known as a Tony Award-winning and twice Academy Award-nominated actor.
McTeer, who was chosen to play McGonagall, the housemaster of Gryffindor, where Harry and his friends belong, is from England. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for "Tumbleweeds" (2000) and Best Supporting Actress for "The Life of Albert" (2012), and has also appeared in TV dramas, including the Emmy Award-winning drama "Welcome to the Ozarks.
Essiedu, who was chosen to play Snape, played by Alan Rickman in the film version, is also from England. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for "I MAY DESTROY YOU" and an Academy Award nomination for "The Lazarus Project" and for "Turn Back the Clock, Save the World! for which he received a British Academy Award nomination, and the stage production of "A Doll's House," for which he won a Tony Award and an Olivier Award.
What are the chances of the original cast appearing in the drama version of "Harry Potter"?
LONDON - OCTOBER 25, 2002: Actors Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint attend a photocall for the movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" at the Guildhall October 25, 2002 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by)Daniel Radcliffe seems unlikely to make a cameo appearance. In an interview with " E!" he was asked about appearing in the series, and he replied, "I don't think so. I don't think so. The producers want to make it completely different from the movie version. I don't know if our cameo will have a positive effect. I would like to watch it with you guys too," he replied.
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