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guilty of murder on 4 March 2009, and received a life sentence with a minimum of twenty years before being considered for parole. Police reported that he showed no remorse for the crime. Rob Knox Robert Arthur Knox (21 August 1989 – 24 May 2008) was an English actor who portrayed the character of Marcus Belby in the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and had signed to appear in the planned film "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Having studied at Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Knox began acting aged 11, gaining small roles in British television shows like
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Rob Knox Robert Arthur Knox (21 August 1989 – 24 May 2008) was an English actor who portrayed the character of Marcus Belby in the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and had signed to appear in the planned film "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Having studied at Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Knox began acting aged 11, gaining small roles in British television shows like "The Bill", "After You've Gone" and "Trust Me, I'm a Teenager". His first cinematic appearance was as an extra in "King Arthur" (2004). Knox died after being stabbed outside a bar in Sidcup,
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Caio César Caio César Ignácio Cardoso de Melo (September 28, 1988 – September 30, 2015) was a Brazilian actor, voice actor and police officer. César provided the Brazilian Portuguese voiceover of Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe) in all eight of the "Harry Potter" films from 2001 to 2011. César's landed his first job as a voiceover artist as the lead in the sitcom "Smart Guy". He was best known for providing the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter in each of the eight films in the Harry Potter series from 2001 to 2011. Brazilian actress played Hermione
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"Harry Potter" series, tweeted her condolences upon learning of César's murder, writing: Caio César Caio César Ignácio Cardoso de Melo (September 28, 1988 – September 30, 2015) was a Brazilian actor, voice actor and police officer. César provided the Brazilian Portuguese voiceover of Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe) in all eight of the "Harry Potter" films from 2001 to 2011. César's landed his first job as a voiceover artist as the lead in the sitcom "Smart Guy". He was best known for providing the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter in each of the eight films in
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performance, New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane said,"[I] came away haunted by a scattering of sights and sounds--above all, by the recitations of the limbless man, which thrum with genuine yearning. He is beautifully played, with a little help from C.G.I., by Harry Melling, who was once the odious Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films. Funny how people grow up". Harry Melling (actor) Harry Edward Melling (born 13 March 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the "Harry Potter" films. Melling was born in London. His maternal grandfather was actor Patrick Troughton, best known
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off as to where they were." In 2000, producer David Heyman asked Radcliffe to audition for the role of Harry Potter for the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the best-selling book by British author J. K. Rowling. Rowling had been searching for an unknown British actor to personify the character, and the movie's director Chris Columbus recalled thinking, "This is what I want. This is Harry Potter", after he saw a video of the young actor in "David Copperfield". Eight months later, and after several auditions, Radcliffe was selected to play the part. Rowling also endorsed
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In October 2009, it was announced that Melling had lost so much weight since his last appearance in "Harry Potter" that he was now "unrecognisable". His role as Dudley Dursley was almost recast for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1", but Melling reprised the role by wearing a fat suit. He commented positively about the change, "I can now shed the child actor thing, like the fat, and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley." In 2018 Melling played alongside Liam Neeson in the Coen brothers' Western "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs". Of Melling's
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gave much of what would normally be given to Californian vendors to UK ones. They came up trumps." Tim Burke, the visual effects supervisor, said many studios "are bringing their work to UK effects companies. Every facility is fully booked, and that wasn't the case before "Harry Potter". That's really significant." On 12 June 2010, filming of the "Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Deathly Hallows – Part 2" was completed with actor Warwick Davis stating on his Twitter account, "The end of an Era – today is officially the last day of principal photography on 'Harry Potter' – ever.
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man in films such as "Forbidden Planet" (1956) and "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972). In 1980, he was cast against type in the spoof film "Airplane!" for his ability to deadpan as a straight man. Nielsen embraced his career as a comic actor for the rest of his life. Daniel Radcliffe has been typecasted as Harry Potter, he played the role of the main protagonist in all eight movies of the franchise. Radcliffe was faced with two transitions, that of moving from child actor to adult star and from being typecast as Harry Potter to playing other roles. Soviet actor Mikheil
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home audition for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows but was yet to be confirmed. He recorded another such clip for the director and producer of "Big Tingz" who offered him the part of Kevin, a role based on a real person (who had earlier auditioned to play themselves). The director noted that he gave a performance "more Kevin than Kevin". The film premiered at BAFTA later that year. In summer 2011, the actor played Alex Luthor in the fan film . Paul Khanna Paul Khanna is a British actor in the two-part Warner Bros. film "Harry Potter and the
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Himself", and also has a pivotal role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry Potter's father James Potter. Onstage, he has appeared in "Her Naked Skin" (2008, National Theatre). He played Richard Collingsworth in the 1989 TV serial version of "The Ginger Tree", opposite Samantha Bond. He also starred in "The Woman in Black" which was made for television and aired at Christmas 1989. Adrian Rawlins Adrian Justin Rawlins (born 27 March 1958) is an English actor who is probably best known for playing Arthur Kidd in "The Woman in Black" (1989) and James Potter in the "Harry Potter"
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fuss and declined to say whether her "outing" of Dumbledore might alienate those who disapprove of homosexuality. "It has certainly never been news to me that a brave and brilliant man could love other men. He is my character. He is what he is and I have the right to say what I say about him," she said. Reaction has been mainly supportive on fans' Web sites, such as The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet. Actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) said that he was surprised about Dumbledore's sexuality, because while he was filming "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" director
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Virtue" (2008), and featured in the 2014 film "Pride", directed by Matthew Warchus. Jim McManus (actor) Jim McManus is a British actor who has starred in various television, stage and film roles, including "Tipping the Velvet", "Lawless Heart" and "Only Fools and Horses". In the 1970s he appeared in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Invisible Enemy". He has also starred in the popular television drama "Heartbeat" and twice in critically acclaimed drama "Minder". McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore in the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2007. He also had roles in "Silver
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Jim McManus (actor) Jim McManus is a British actor who has starred in various television, stage and film roles, including "Tipping the Velvet", "Lawless Heart" and "Only Fools and Horses". In the 1970s he appeared in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Invisible Enemy". He has also starred in the popular television drama "Heartbeat" and twice in critically acclaimed drama "Minder". McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore in the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2007. He also had roles in "Silver Dream Racer" (1980), "Just Ask for Diamond" (1988), "Buddy's Song" (1991) and "Easy
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Gravedigger in "Hamlet" were performed under the direction of Terry Hands. He played Knight Bus driver Ernie Prang in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the third film in the "Harry Potter" film series. Jimmy Gardner (actor) Edward Charles James Gardner, DFM (24 August 1924 – 3 May 2010) was an English actor. During World War II, Gardner served in the Royal Air Force as an air gunner with No. 10 Squadron. He completed 30 sorties as a Halifax rear gunner and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. His first film appearance was in "The Curse of the Mummy's
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where Yoda was seen walking. Davis played the role of Professor Filius Flitwick in the "Harry Potter" films. Davis played a white-moustached Flitwick in the first two films, and then a black-haired unnamed chorus conductor for the third instalment of the series. In the fourth film, Flitwick is younger looking, with short, brown hair and a trimmed moustache. In addition to playing Flitwick, Davis played the role of the goblin Griphook in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", despite the role being played previously by fellow dwarf actor Verne Troyer. In 2004, Davis played the character "Plates"
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David Holmes (actor) David Holmes (born 1981) is a British former actor and stunt performer. Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the "Harry Potter" film series. He was also credited as playing the role of Adrian Pucey. While test filming for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in January 2009, an accident occurred during one of the stunts, injuring his spine. Although he initially hoped to return to work, it has since been reported that Holmes is paralyzed and now uses a wheelchair. Holmes is credited as stuntman in
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College London, Stroma continued to work as an actor and model. He ended up taking a year off from university to play the role of Cormac McLaggen in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". After filming was over, Stroma completed his degree at University College London. In 2009, he attained a 2:1 BSc (an upper-second-class degree) in Neuroscience. After graduating from college, Stroma was cast in the role as Cormac McLaggen first in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and then in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 and 2." Stroma played the role of Cool
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the possibility that Universal Parks & Resorts would open additional Harry Potter-themed areas at Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan as well as a location in Spain. This report was widely relayed by other media sources. On December 6, 2011, Universal Studios Hollywood announced The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Universal Parks & Resorts executives Tom Williams and Ron Meyer were accompanied by Warner Bros. executives, the Governor of California Jerry Brown as well as James and Oliver Phelps who played the Weasley twins in the films. The announcement came with very few details of what would be built,
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of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to The Thick of It" that the changing portray of the Ministry of Magic – from incompetent to authoritarian – reflects Rowling's views on the War on Terror. In response to restricted access to the "Harry Potter" books children began a letter-writing campaign, forming clubs and organising petitions, which ultimately merged into an internet site called Muggles for Harry Potter. The site evolved into kidSPEAK!, a forum for children to tackle censorship in general, and to fight for Harry Potter specifically. Andrew Slack, an actor/comedian and Harry Potter
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Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as a foil to the hero, Harry Potter and is loosely based on bullies Rowling encountered
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"Harry Potter" cast in previous films. He has said of his role as Rufus Scrimgeour that it meant he was no longer the only English actor not to be in "Harry Potter". Nighy voiced Grandsanta in the 2011 CGI animated film "Arthur Christmas". In 2012, he starred in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", "Wrath of the Titans", and the remake of "Total Recall". In 2013, he played a role in "Darkside", Tom Stoppard's radio drama based on Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon". In 2014 he starred with Carey Mulligan in a revival of David Hare's "Skylight"
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as Professor Chafe (portrayed by Jeremy Rowley), whose legs were badly chafed, causing him to be unnecessarily mean. Many sketches feature students brewing potions that did silly things, like enlarge students' behinds, give males large breasts, or change people into bras. In a sketch comedy named ""Cooking With..."" on Australian TV series "The Wedge", Snape catches Harry and Hermione making love. In "A Very Potter Musical", Snape is played by actor Joe Moses. Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. An exceptionally skilful wizard, his coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep
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during the rise in the popularity of the Harry Potter books. The research also found that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres. NEA chairman Dana Gioia said the series, "got millions of kids to read a long and reasonably complex series of books. The trouble is that one Harry Potter novel every few years is not enough to reverse the decline in reading." Jennifer Conn used Snape's and Quidditch coach Madam Hooch's teaching methods as examples of what to avoid and what to emulate in
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the brewmaster who brewed Castle Lager. He died of cancer at his home in London on 18 November 2013, aged 78. "", "Z-Cars", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Danger UXB","Yes Prime Minister", "Casualty", "Shackleton", "Longitude", "The Vicar of Dibley, Doctor Who". He appeared in the British soap "Emmerdale" playing George Postlethwaite the fictional bishop of Skipdale. In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", he played a wizard, Elphias Doge, part of the Order of the Phoenix, escorting Harry to Grimmauld Place. Other films include "Wimbledon", "Cry Freedom", "Gandhi" and "The Fourth Protocol". Sleuth (Fortune Theatre, West End), Habeas Corpus
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the Half-Blood Prince", before reprising her role in the final two films of the series. Following the end of the "Harry Potter" series, she played Brittany in "", as well as appearing in several short videos written by fellow "Harry Potter" actor Jessie Cave for her website Pindippy. During 2013 Byrne played the role of Sarah in the short film "Lashes". Byrne became a regular cast member for the fourth season of the sci-fi show "Falling Skies". She moved to Vancouver for the filming of "Falling Skies". While she departs the series at the end of season 4, Byrne reprises
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Harry Potter Alliance a Fan Site Award in December 2007. In February 2010, the HPA ran a massive fundraiser to support those in dire need after the tragic event of the Haiti earthquake. Live webcasts were held in which celebrities (especially those a part of the Harry Potter Fandom) performed and encouraged viewers to donate money. Donations came through an auction that did not guarantee you the prize. Some items that were up for bid were: a signed set of the Harry Potter books, a guitar signed by actor Tom Felton, handmade earrings from actress Evanna Lynch, and a one
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in the American communist newspaper "People's Weekly World". In an act commemorating the Holocaust, actor Daniel Radcliffe, whose mother is Jewish, donated his first pair of Harry Potter glasses to an art exhibition inspired by a famous World War II photo of a mangled mountain of spectacles of victims of ethnic cleansing. Radcliffe's "Potter" co-star Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the films, himself a Jewish Briton, was due to participate in the commemorations on National Holocaust Memorial Day, leading a service at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall. Aviva Chomsky (daughter of famed academic Noam Chomsky) in the "Providence Journal" suggests
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featured nearly all of the StarKid actors and actresses, including actor Darren Criss, who returned to the company to reprise his role as Harry Potter, and Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood, who played the character in the original film series. The script and soundtrack became available in December 2012, and official footage of the play was released on the StarKid YouTube channel on March 15, 2013. In March 2013, it had reached over 400,000 views, making the StarKid Productions page the most viewed of the month. The story is a parody, based on several of the "Harry Potter" novels (particularly
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by Cedric Diggory, who was saved from death by Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy with the Time-Turner by having him lose the Tri-Wizard Tournament, although the embarrassment caused him to become a Death Eater, just as Neville attempted to kill Nagini, therefore Voldemort was able to overpower and kill Harry Potter and gain complete power over the Wizarding World, although these events were later undone by Scorpius by allowing history to continue as it originally did. Neville was played by Yorkshire-born actor Matthew Lewis in the "Harry Potter" film series. He has appeared in all eight films. He reprised
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after Voldemort's defeat, Harry joins the "reshuffled" Auror Department under Kingsley Shacklebolt's mentoring, and ends up eventually rising to become Head of said department in 2007. Rowling said that his old rival Draco has a grudging gratitude towards Harry for saving his life in the final battle, but the two are not friends. In the eight "Harry Potter" films screened from 2001 to 2011, Harry Potter has been portrayed by British actor Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe was asked to audition for the role of Harry in 2000 by producer David Heyman, while in attendance at a play titled "Stones in His
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as the main role Hardin Scott in the movie "After". Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", the sixth installment of the "Harry Potter" films. He also played the role of "younger Charlie" in the war based film "Private Peaceful". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie "After", an adaptation of the novel
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Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", the sixth installment of the "Harry Potter" films. He also played the role of "younger Charlie" in the war based film "Private Peaceful". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie "After", an adaptation of the novel by Anna Todd. Fiennes Tiffin was born in London to
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"The Deathly Hallows". Since becoming disabled, he has taken up driving a specially-modified car around race tracks at 150 mph and has set up a production company, Ripple Productions, with two friends, who are also tetraplegic. David Holmes (actor) David Holmes (born 1981) is a British former actor and stunt performer. Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the "Harry Potter" film series. He was also credited as playing the role of Adrian Pucey. While test filming for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in January 2009, an accident occurred
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Stanislav Ianevski Stanislav Ianevski, born Stanislav Yanevski (, ; on 16 May 1985), is a Bulgarian actor who is perhaps best known for playing Viktor Krum in the 2005 fantasy film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Yanevski was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and lived in England for five years, as well as Israel. While attending Mill Hill School in the United Kingdom with fellow Harry Potter actor, Harry Melling, Ianevski had no particular acting aspirations and was not a drama student. He had only auditioned for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" after being spotted by Fiona
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battle. Bill and Fleur later have three children: Victoire, Dominique and Louis. Richard Fish appeared as Bill briefly in the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Domhnall Gleeson, the son of actor Brendan Gleeson (Alastor Moody in the series), plays Bill Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and the roller coaster ride "Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts" at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida. Charlie Weasley is the second son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and is described as having a build like that of
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also said, "I don't know what compelled me to say this [to Rowling], but I said, 'I've just got to warn you my favourite character is not Harry. My favourite character is Hermione.' And I think for some weird reason, from that moment on, she sort of trusted me." Aside from the three lead actors, other notable cast members include Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role
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Parker, Alex Price, and Paul Thornley. The story begins nineteen years after the events of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his younger son Albus Severus Potter, who is about to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards, the London production received a record-breaking eleven nominations and an again record-breaking nine awards, including Best New Play, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Director. At the 2018 Tony Awards, the Broadway production won six
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approval from Rowling, and has since received positive reviews from critics. An updated version of "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" was published in 2004 by Berkley Books. "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter" explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels. David Colbert, the author of the book, told the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" that the "Harry Potter" novels "are [...] literary treasure hunts for [Rowling's] readers. What seem like funny-sounding names and places and excursions into fantasy all have a basis in either history, myth or legend." He added, however, that he thinks
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Mehdi Brando Mahdloo Mehdi Brando Mahdloo Torkaman is an Italian actor, writer, screenwriter, model and startupper. He played Sufien in "What a Beautiful Day" (original title "Che Bella Giornata"), an 2011 italian film, directed by Gennaro Nunziante starring Checco Zalone, which has been the biggest box-office hit in Italian cinema history, grossing over 43 million euros and overtaking "Avatar" and "Harry Potter". For his performance in "What a Beautiful Day", Brando Madlo was received the Age awards, assigned by the "comune" of Pescasseroli. He also won the award for "new writer of the year, 2011" for his upcoming book titled
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Harry Eden Harry Eden (born 1 March 1990) is an English actor who won a British Independent Film Award in 2003 for Most Promising Newcomer for his role in "Pure". Eden was born in Old Harlow, Essex. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He played Nibs in the 2003 film "Peter Pan", and the Artful Dodger in Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist". He was inspired by Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" and the role of the Artful Dodger. He said that he prefers acting in a challenging role and that he would not like to be Harry Potter, even though he loves
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a cause-and-effect relationship, there is a clear correlation, and it seems that Harry Potter's cultural impact may be stronger than just a fandom bond. Many fan fiction and fan art works about "Harry Potter" have been made. In March 2007, "Harry Potter" was the most commonly searched fan fiction subject on the internet. At the University of Michigan in 2009, StarKid Productions performed an original musical parodying the "Harry Potter" series called "A Very Potter Musical". The musical was awarded "Entertainment Weekly"'s 10 Best Viral Videos of 2009. The sport Quidditch, played by characters in the "Harry Potter" series, was
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Alfred Enoch Alfred Lewis Enoch (born 2 December 1988) is an English actor, best known for playing Dean Thomas in the "Harry Potter" film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal drama television series "How to Get Away with Murder". Enoch was born in Westminster, London, to English actor William Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis , a Brazilian-born doctor of Barbadian origin. He attended Westminster School, a public school in London. In 2001 he was cast as Dean Thomas in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". He appeared in seven of the eight "Harry Potter" films.
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winning the Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing for his four "Harry Potter" films. The franchise has received a total of six Grammy Award nominations, all for films in the "Harry Potter" series. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" garnered eleven Laurence Olivier Awards nominations at the 2017 ceremony, tying the record set in 2008 by "Hairspray", and won a record-breaking nine: Best New Play, Best Director, Best Actor (Jamie Parker), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Noma Dumezweni), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Anthony Boyle), Best Costume Design, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design, and Best Lighting
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Return of the Jedi" (a swinging ewok), "Willow", "The Dark Crystal", "Labyrinth" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". In 1995, Burroughs set up Willow Management, an agency for short actors, along with co-actor Warwick Davis. He portrayed a bank goblin in the Harry Potter series ("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"). Burroughs' daughter, Samantha, is married to Warwick Davis. He has another daughter, Hayley Burroughs, who is also an actress. Peter Burroughs Peter Burroughs (born 27 January 1947) is a British television and film actor, the director of Willow
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the first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001), he played Mr Ollivander, the wand-maker. He returned for the adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", though his scenes in that film were cut. He also returned for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Part 2". In the 2005 film "V for Vendetta", he played the role of Adam Sutler, leader of the Norsefire fascist dictatorship and in Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008) he appeared as Harold Oxley. He voiced the Great Dragon Kilgharrah,
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":Vipere au poing". Richard Bremmer Richard Bremmer (born 27 January 1953) is an English actor. Bremmer was born and brought up in Warwickshire, England. Bremmer first began his career in the short film of "Couples and Robbers" before being in his first full-length film "The Girl with Brains in Her Feet". He is most noted for playing Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (with the footage he appears in being reused in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2") and played Skeld in "The 13th Warrior". He also had the role of L'abbé Traquet in
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Richard Bremmer Richard Bremmer (born 27 January 1953) is an English actor. Bremmer was born and brought up in Warwickshire, England. Bremmer first began his career in the short film of "Couples and Robbers" before being in his first full-length film "The Girl with Brains in Her Feet". He is most noted for playing Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (with the footage he appears in being reused in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2") and played Skeld in "The 13th Warrior". He also had the role of L'abbé Traquet in the 2004 film
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Dublin. He played Albert Runcorn and Harry Potter disguised as Runcorn in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". David O'Hara David Patrick O'Hara (born 9 July 1965) is a Scottish actor. O'Hara was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Martha (née Scott) and Patrick O'Hara, a construction worker. He has appeared in many films and TV series, including a featured role in the US series "The District", which he left after one season to return to the UK. He had a memorable role as the 'mad' Irishman Stephen in "Braveheart". In 2006, O'Hara appeared as Fitzy,
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Dave Legeno David Legeno (12 October 1963 – July 2014) was an English actor and mixed martial artist. Legeno was born David Ronald Murray in Marylebone, London, England. He tried to change his last name to Legend; however, because of unclear handwriting it was read as "Legeno". Legeno's first major film role was in Guy Ritchie's "Snatch". He had roles in "Batman Begins", "", "Centurion", and "Last Knights". Most notably, Legeno played the werewolf, Fenrir Greyback, in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", and "Part 2". Legeno voiced and motioned captured
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Edward Randell Edward Keith Randell (born 2 July 1988) is an English musician and actor, who is perhaps best known for his acting work in the "Harry Potter" film series and as a bassist for the noted international vocal group The Swingle Singers. He was born in Dulwich, an area of South London, England and was educated at City University London. His first professional acting role was in the 2002 film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", in which he played wizard and Hogwarts student Justin Finch-Fletchley, a member of Hufflepuff and initially a friend of Harry's.
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character and her mother Molly meet Harry Potter as four of her older brothers board the Hogwarts express. Her role became much more prominent in the second film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", in which her character begins studies at Hogwarts and encounters a secret diary that begins to control her actions. Wright had limited screen time in the third film, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" but had a large supporting role in the fourth film, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Wright played a central
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that "Harry Potter" is a parable on immigration rights, noting that US "immigration, citizenship and naturalization laws are based explicitly on discrimination on the basis of national origin. Where you were born, and what passport you carry, determine whether you have the right to come here, to visit, to work, or to live here." On the "Harry Potter" series, Rowling said on her United States book tour in October 2007, "I very consciously wanted to show what is one of the great evils of war, which is that totally innocent people are slaughtered... Another great evil of war is that
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Man", Allison (played by Zooey Deschanel) accompanies Carl (Jim Carrey) to a Harry Potter-themed party dressed as Hermione. In "Harry Cover", a French comic book parody of the "Harry Potter" series by Pierre Veys (subsequently translated into Spanish and English), Hermione appears as Harry Cover's friend Hormone. Hermione also appears in "The Potter Puppet Pals" sketches by Neil Cicierega, and in the "A Very Potter Musical," "A Very Potter Sequel," and "A Very Potter Senior Year" musicals by StarKid Productions played by Bonnie Gruesen in the first two and Meredith Stepien in the third. Hermione is the focus of the
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has been acting since he was five years old. He started off with minor roles in television programmes, debuting in "Some Kind of Life". He then went on to play Neville Longbottom in the eight Harry Potter films. During the filming of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays the character Bellatrix Lestrange, accidentally ruptured Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear. The author of the "Harry Potter "series, J. K. Rowling, gave a speech during the final world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" on 7
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the Theatre Royal Winchester's production of Peter Pan, for which he received critical acclaim. Hansler has also provided the voice of Lucius Malfoy and other characters in three of the Harry Potter video games; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Hansler is notable for playing the lead character in a major 2013 advertising campaign for Cadbury, whilst other commercials include those for Dunkin' Donuts, Made.com, Unibet and Foxy Bingo. Jonathan Hansler Jonathan Hansler (born John Hansler Brittan) is an English actor. He
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their iReporter site, the Harry Potter Alliance asked members to upload submissions showing their love for Harry Potter while holding signs that said, "Save Darfur." Then, in 2008, the HPA asked members to withhold support for sponsors of the 2008 Summer Olympics who were "implicitly funding the genocide in Darfur through overseas investments." In conjunction with the release of the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film in 2009, the organisation launched a "What Would Dumbledore Do" campaign, asking fans to tweet about the lessons they learned from Harry Potter's headmaster Albus Dumbledore using #dumbledore, attend the film release wearing
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uncle kept the truth about his parents' deaths from Harry, telling him that they had died in a car crash. James Potter is a descendant of Ignotus Peverell, the third of the three original owners of the Deathly Hallows, and thus so is Harry, a realisation he makes during the course of the final book. The lineage continues at the end of the saga through his three children with Ginny: James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter. In an original piece published on the Pottermore website in September 2015, Rowling described the history of the Potter family
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words, "There sitting behind me was this boy with these big blue eyes. It was Dan Radcliffe. I remember my first impressions: He was curious and funny and so energetic. There was real generosity too, and sweetness. But at the same time he was really voracious and with hunger for knowledge of whatever kind." Radcliffe had already established himself as an actor in the 1999 BBC television production of "David Copperfield" in which he played the title role's childhood years. Heyman persuaded Radcliffe's parents to allow him to audition for the part of Harry Potter, which involved Radcliffe being filmed.
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"Tyrant". Theatre work includes stage productions for the Royal National Theatre, Trafalgar Studios, the Royal Court Theatre and the Watford Palace Theatre. He has also played Danny Boyd since Series 7 of CBBC’s 4 o’Clock Club. He replaced Jason Callender who played Dexter Harris in episode 4 as he went to America for Lizzie’s new job. Nathan Clarke (actor) Nathan Clarke (born Nathan Clarke Browne) is a British actor and voice actor. He trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2011. Before attending East 15, he worked as an extra in both "Harry Potter and the Order of the
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of 14 nominations, and won in the Best Scream-Play, Best Fantasy Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), Best Villain (Ralph Fiennes), Best F/X, and Holy Sh*t scene of the Year categories. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second of two cinematic parts based on J. K. Rowling's 2007 novel of the same name. The film, which is the eighth and final instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves
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Hermione and spends a great deal of time posing and rolling around on the floor. Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as
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these brilliant and huge sets [for the Harry Potter series] with enough time and money to do it properly, so I feel I don't really have any excuse for not getting it right. To have a set that is right for the director and makes the actors feel comfortable, that's really what I strive for." After completing the Harry Potter film series, McMillan and Craig collaborated on the designs for the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, and 'The Magical World of Harry Potter', which Warner built at its studios at Leavesden, Hertfordshire, which opened in April 2012. Thomas
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. However, when David Yates consulted famed author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling on the matter of the casting, she rejected it, stating that, even at this early stage, he too closely resembled Griphook’s companion in the series of novel, Bogrod. Since then, Stott has not re-emerged, spurning the prodigal talent that he ostensibly possessed in the bizarre throes of the failing career of a fallen child star. Harry Stott Harry Stott (born 30 September 1995), from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is a British stage and television actor. His theatre experience includes
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critical of his own performance in the film, stating in an interview in 2014 that he was "just not very good in it", and calling it "hard to watch". The film was nominated for BAFTA Awards in Production Design and Visual Effects, and was in the longlists for five other categories, including Best Supporting Actor for Alan Rickman. Bruno Delbonnel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 82nd Academy Awards. The film was also one of the final seven contenders for Best Visual Effects. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
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this was an independent action in which the Church played no role. "It may be a great series, but for some it is a vehicle for entering into some occult practices," he said. "Sorcery and witchcraft are not appropriate subjects for a Catholic school and I do not want parents or children thinking we approve of them in our library." He claimed his actions were no different from protecting children with a peanut allergy; "What I did is start a spiritual peanut butter ban on Harry Potter," he said. In response to the criticism that the books promote Wicca, a
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also noteworthy for its detailed criticism and discussion of the Harry Potter books. Speculation intensified with the July 2005 publication of "Half-Blood Prince" and the detailed post-publication interview given by Rowling to Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron. Notably, DumbledoreIsNotDead.com sought to understand the events of the sixth book in a different way. (Rowling later confirmed, however – on 2 August 2006 – that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so.) A collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives
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In 2002, Chick Publications produced a comic book tract titled "The Nervous Witch" that declared "the Potter books open a doorway that will put untold millions of kids into hell." In 2007 Jacqui Komschlies wrote an article in "Christianity Today" comparing "Harry Potter" to "rat poison mixed with orange soda," and said, "We're taking something deadly from our world and turning it into what some are calling 'merely a literary device. A common belief among fundamentalist Christians is that "Harry Potter" promotes the religion of Wicca, and so keeping the books in public schools violates the separation of church and
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Very Potter Musical", Voldemort is played by actor Joe Walker. Voldemort also appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London as an inflatable representation of children's literature villains, alongside The Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, and Cruella de Vil. Voldemort appears in "The Lego Batman Movie" as one of the prisoners in the Phantom Zone that Joker recruits to take over Gotham City. Though Ralph Fiennes is featured in this movie as the voice of Alfred Pennyworth, he does not reprise his role. Instead, Voldemort is voiced by Eddie Izzard Outside of the "Harry Potter" video games, Voldemort
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Wilding, Tom Rosenthal and Joe Lycett. In April 2011, Multitude Media were appointed by the Human Trafficking Foundation. Multitude Media Multitude Media is a public relations firm based in London. The company was set up by Will Wood in June 2009. Current clients include England and Manchester City footballer Micah Richards, Shatterbox Theatre Company (whose executive producer is Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson), Manchester Comedy Festival, the world’s largest new media football company, Goal.com, the Brazilian Soccer Schools and Harry Potter actor, Matthew Lewis. In November 2010, it was revealed that Multitude Media will handle the PR for Harry Potter actor,
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Multitude Media Multitude Media is a public relations firm based in London. The company was set up by Will Wood in June 2009. Current clients include England and Manchester City footballer Micah Richards, Shatterbox Theatre Company (whose executive producer is Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson), Manchester Comedy Festival, the world’s largest new media football company, Goal.com, the Brazilian Soccer Schools and Harry Potter actor, Matthew Lewis. In November 2010, it was revealed that Multitude Media will handle the PR for Harry Potter actor, Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the film series. They also work with television personalities including Rav
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August — early September 1944. Additional scenes began late September 1944. John Philliber, who plays Barrow in the film, died on November 8, 1944, shortly after filming ended. "Gentle Annie" was his last picture. Gentle Annie (film) Gentle Annie is a film with a Western theme, directed in 1944 by Andrew Marton, starring Donna Reed and James Craig. Marjorie Main played the role of Annie Goss. A notable actor in this film is Harry Morgan, who plays Cottonwood Goss. Morgan is best known for his role as Col. Potter in the TV show "M*A*S*H". A frontierswoman turns her family into
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Paul Thornley (actor) Paul Thornley is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in productions of "A Chorus of Disapproval" at the Harold Pinter Theatre, "The Three Musketeers" at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Wolsey Theatre. He played Dodge in the Original Cast of "London Road" at the Royal National Theatre, a role which he later reprised in the film of the same name. In 2016 he played Ron Weasley in the Original London Cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at the Palace Theatre, London in the West End. He was
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Nathan Clarke (actor) Nathan Clarke (born Nathan Clarke Browne) is a British actor and voice actor. He trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2011. Before attending East 15, he worked as an extra in both "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Since graduation, Clarke has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. His most notable roles have included voicing the character of Alfie in the 2015 CGI-animated children's action film "Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure" and playing Munir Al-Yazbek in the American drama television series
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Harry Potter (journalist) Harry Potter (20 July 1941 – 8 May 2014) was an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter. A veteran police and crime reporter whose career spanned more than fifty years, Potter first joined "Ten Eyewitness News", a nightly news show on Network Ten, in 1978. In 2013, Harry Potter became the first recipient of the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Potter was diagnosed with cancer in the early 2000s. He died from cancer on 8 May 2014, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, journalist Katrina Lee, and four children – Tim, Nick, Elisa
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these two weren't just goofy side splitters; they were brave and valiant freedom fighters". The goal of Dumbledore's Army inspired actor/comedian Andrew Slack, a "Harry Potter" fan, to create a group called Harry Potter Alliance to highlight the crisis in Sudan and social inequalities. In an interview, Slack compared Harry and the D.A. to Darfur, claiming, "With both the Ministry of Magic and the "Daily Prophet" (the Wizarding World's mainstream news source) in denial that Voldemort has returned and evil is afoot, Harry and his underground rebel group, 'Dumbledore's Army,' work with the adult group, 'The Order of the Phoenix,'
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Aguilera song and an Amanda Bynes movie, while the first Harry Potter book is known both as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Since it is "titles" that aren't allowed to be repeated in the course of a game rather than "works", players may only say "What a Girl Wants" once, but may use both Potter titles separately—unless, of course, the current Carnelli Master decides otherwise. Carnelli Carnelli is a parlor game created by Jan Carnell, a member of the Metropolitan Washington chapter of Mensa. This game has been popular at Mensa gatherings
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first parody, Torg defeats a plot by Professor Snapekin to achieve ultimate power. In a 2004 sketch on "Saturday Night Live" in which Lindsay Lohan appears as Hermione Granger, Snape is portrayed by Will Forte. Snape has also been parodied in UK television. Comic Relief released a story called "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan", in which Snape is played by Jeremy Irons. Snape appeared in a "Harry Potter" parody named "Louis Potter and the Philosopher's Scone" in Alistair McGowan's "Big Impression" show, played by Alistair McGowan himself. In the "Harry Bladder" sketches in "All That", Snape appears
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Anthony Boyle Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an Northern Irish actor best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the English play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" (2016), for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In spring of 2018, Boyle made his Broadway debut in the West End transfer of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, and was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play at the 72nd Tony Awards. Anthony was born in West Belfast, and attended De La Salle
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in March 2014. He married actress Deborah Crowe, in 2007, with whom he has a son, William. Jamie Parker Jamie Parker (born 14 August 1979) is an English actor and singer, best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast for the West End play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", for which he received an Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play as a member of the original Broadway version. Other theater credits include King Henry in the 2012 Globe production of Shakespeare's "Henry V",
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Jamie Parker Jamie Parker (born 14 August 1979) is an English actor and singer, best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast for the West End play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", for which he received an Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play as a member of the original Broadway version. Other theater credits include King Henry in the 2012 Globe production of Shakespeare's "Henry V", with notable film roles being Donald Scripps in "The History Boys" (2006), adapted by Alan Bennett from
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after the death of Richard Harris. (Harris had also played Maigret on television four years before Gambon took that role.) Gambon reprised the role of Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which was released in November 2005 in the United Kingdom and the United States. He returned to the role again in the fifth film, 2007's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", and the sixth film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". He appeared in the seventh film; "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts I and II", released in two parts in 2010 and
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who note that the film "contains moderate threat, injury detail and language", becoming the only "Harry Potter" film to receive a warning for "injury detail". At midnight 15 July, "Part 2" screened in 3,800 cinemas. In the United States, it played in 4,375 cinemas, 3,100 3D cinemas and 274 IMAX cinemas, the widest release for an IMAX, 3D and a "Harry Potter" film. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" was released on 11 November 2011 in the United States in four formats: a one-disc standard DVD, a two-disc standard DVD special edition, a one-disc standard Blu-ray, and
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of the "Harry Potter" books, Professor Trelawney falls into a prophetic trance while in an interview with Dumbledore at the Hog's Head, making a prophecy about the birth of a wizard "with the power to vanquish" Voldemort. This prophecy was partly overheard by Snape, who relayed what he heard to Voldemort. This led Voldemort to attack the Potter family, believing that Harry was the child named. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Professor Trelawney prophesies to Harry about the events of the book's climax. In "Order of the Phoenix", Professor Trelawney is first put on probation by Umbridge,
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might purchase it will really understand the benefits to people out there, what it can do," he said. "If it's destroyed, or if it's lost, it's a great loss." Harry Potter prequel An 800-word, untitled short story, unofficially known as the Harry Potter prequel, was written by J. K. Rowling in 2008 as part of a charity auction event, for which it fetched £25,000. The story recounts an encounter with Muggle police experienced by Sirius Black and James Potter, taking place before the events of the "Harry Potter" series. The manuscript was stolen in 2017. Two Muggle policemen chase a
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August 2006 that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so. Along with DumbledoreIsNotDead.com, a collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives Examine the Evidence", was published by Zossima Press in November 2006. In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Dumbledore's death was voted as the most unforgettable moment in the whole series. In the "Chamber of Secrets" DVD interview, screenwriter Steve Kloves stated that he considers Dumbledore a fascinating character because of the wisdom he provides, but he feels
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Harry Melling (actor) Harry Edward Melling (born 13 March 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the "Harry Potter" films. Melling was born in London. His maternal grandfather was actor Patrick Troughton, best known for his role as the Second Doctor in "Doctor Who". He is also the nephew of actors David Troughton and Michael Troughton, and the first cousin of cricketer Jim Troughton and actor Sam Troughton. Melling attended St Paul's Primary School, Hendon School and Mill Hill School. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He trained at the London Academy
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seems formidable. Along with the ability to Apparate anywhere at any time, Dobby, Winky, Hokey, and Kreacher all demonstrate that they can overpower wizards when necessary: In "Chamber of Secrets", Dobby forcefully repels Lucius Malfoy while protecting Harry Potter; whereas in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", when the younger Barty Crouch is unmasked and confesses to what happened on the night of the Quiddich World Championship, he says: "Winky used her own brand of magic to bind me to her", and in "Deathly Hallows", Kreacher is ordered by Harry to capture Mundungus Fletcher and bring him to 12
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neighbour, Arabella Figg, in the fifth movie of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007). A 2001 episode of Silent Witness entitled "Faith" (BBC), Hunter played the rôle of Sister Geraldine Catterson. Sister Geraldine expressed faith in the canonisation of a previously beatified Sister, Constance Kerr, whom, it was claimed, had miraculously cured a girl suffering symptoms of muscular dystrophy, and written years later in her diaries of experiencing repeated instances of direct communion with God "who pierced my heart". A canonised Sister Constance would open an urgently required source of income for what
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the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". In the Comic Relief spoof, "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan", he is played by Basil Brush. IGN put Dobby as their 24th top "Harry Potter" character, with his death described as "one of the most touching moments in the series." In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Dobby was voted the No. 1 favourite magical creature in the series. Fawkes is Albus Dumbledore's pet phoenix, a mythological bird which cyclically bursts into flame upon its death and is then reborn from the ashes. Phoenix
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edits to the US version of this book. The BBC produced an hour-long television documentary examining the British exhibition. Titled Harry Potter: A History of Magic, the documentary premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 28 October 2017. The documentary was narrated by Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter film series. The documentary was released 27 November 2017 on region 2 DVD. The documentary premiered in the United States on 11 April 2018 on The CW. The region 1 DVD was released 30 October 2018. Harry Potter: A History of Magic Harry Potter: A
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Ministry. He is rumoured to have been tortured for Harry's whereabouts by Ministry officials, under the control of the Imperius Curse, before he is killed. Harry felt a "rush of gratitude" to hear that Scrimgeour, in his final act, attempted to protect Harry by refusing to disclose his location. With the Ministry in Death Eaters' hands, the official line for Scrimgeour's death is that he resigned. Bill Nighy played Scrimgeour in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", in which he is played as being Welsh. Pius Thicknesse is first introduced in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
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mind that "Harry Potter" is evil before they read. They have taken a magnifying glass and picked at the books, using literary reductionism to find what they want to find. You can pick up Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and do the same thing that these people have done with "Harry Potter"; it is ridiculous." In 2001, Massimo Introvigne, an Italian expert in emerging religious movements, criticised the Fundamentalist impulse to distrust fantasy. "Fundamentalists reject, or even burn, all products of contemporary popular culture, because their modes of production, languages and styles are not intrinsically Christian [...] Most children understand that
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the Euston Road, and then in 2012 to the new western departures concourse. A wrought iron 'Platform ' gate used as part of the film set is preserved at the National Railway Museum. Soon after Alan Rickman's death in 2016 fans created a memorial to the actor at platform . A Harry Potter-themed store is also located in the station near the plaque. J. K. Rowling's parents met on a train at King's Cross Station in 1964. J. K. Rowling formed the idea for Harry Potter while she was on a train in 1990. The following are locations used by
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Rupert Grint Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English actor and producer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the "Harry Potter" film series. Grint was cast as Ron at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 to 2011, he starred in all eight "Harry Potter" films. Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work outside of the "Harry Potter" franchise, playing a co-leading role in "Thunderpants". He has had starring roles in "Driving Lessons",
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of Music and Dramatic Art. In his early career, Melling starred in stage productions of "The Provoked Wife", "King John", "Antigone", and "Plenty". He appeared in five of the "Harry Potter" films as Harry Potter's spoiled cousin Dudley Dursley. In 2009, he starred in a revival of "Mother Courage and her Children" at the Royal National Theatre. He appeared in an episode of the BBC series "Merlin" entitled "The Sorcerer's Shadow", playing a young warlock named Gilli who intends to use magic to help him win Camelot's legendary tournament. He also played Robert Brown in the BBC series "Just William".
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Sirius Black, and James Potter (respectively nicknamed "Moony", "Wormtail", "Padfoot", and "Prongs") while they were students at Hogwarts. During this time, they gained extensive knowledge about the school grounds, such as its various hidden passages, from their frequent night-time adventures together. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Fred and George Weasley give the map to Harry so he can travel to the village of Hogsmeade through a hidden passageway. The twins had previously stolen the map from a drawer in Filch's office that contained dangerous confiscated objects; it is revealed by Lupin that Filch probably knew what it
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Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in "The Borrowers" (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in "Anna and the King" (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling "Harry Potter" fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly
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University, Queensland, Australia states that the Minister for Magic is presented as a mediocrity. In his article "Harry Potter and the Secular City", Ken Jacobson suggests the Ministry as a whole is portrayed as a tangle of bureaucratic empires, saying that "Ministry officials busy themselves with minutiae (e.g. standardising cauldron thicknesses) and coin politically correct euphemisms like 'non-magical community' (for Muggles) and 'memory modification' (for magical brainwashing)." This novel implies it begins in 1992: the cake for Nearly-Headless Nick's 500th deathday party bears the words "Sir Nicholas De Mimsy Porpington died 31 October 1492". The film version of "Harry Potter
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was symbolic, as Harry's horizons widened both literally and metaphorically as he grew up. She also wanted to explore more of the magical world. Until the official title's announcement on 27 June 2000, the book was called by its working title, 'Harry Potter IV.' Previously, in April, the publisher had listed it as "Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament". However, J. K. Rowling expressed her indecision about the title in an "Entertainment Weekly" interview. "I changed my mind twice on what [the title] was. The working title had got out — "Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament". Then I changed
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site on behalf of Warner Bros. for what would be the first in a series of films, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Every one of the "Harry Potter" films was based out of Leavesden Studios over the following ten years. While other productions—almost exclusively other Warner Bros. productions—made partial use of the studios, the site was mostly occupied by "Harry Potter"s permanent standing sets. Indeed, some films, such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "" actually made use of some of the "Harry Potter" sets since they were sufficiently appropriate for their Victorian setting and tone. During this time, however, it
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