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These Harry Potter Stars Are Still Acting In 2022

Harry Potter is one of the most popular franchises in the world. Starting as a book series by J.K. Rowling, it was then picked up and adapted to film from 2001-2011. Because of how much popularity it gathered, Universal Studios created a whole attraction filled with rides, photo spots, magical souvenirs and more. Fans everywhere are thankful for the casting director who brought faces to the book characters they love.

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In the 2000s, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint were among the most famous actors in Hollywood. Starting as kids and growing up with the series, audiences felt a sense of kinship with the cast. The other remarkable members, such as those hired to play the teachers and classmates, also received strong reactions among fans. Here are some of the actors and actresses from the Harry Potter films thar are still acting in Hollywood today.

9 Harry Melling Has 3 Films Releasing By The End Of The Year

Harry Melling played the highly unfavorable Dudley Dursley in this movie series, starting when he was just a young boy. Although he did not fully dive into Hollywood once the franchise ended, he did continue acting here and there. Currently, Melling is working on a film in which he’ll embody Edgar Allen Poe as well as one movie that already released and one that is still in pre-production.

8 Fiona Shaw Is Keeping Busy With 5 Titles Underway

Aunt Petunia was played by Fiona Shaw, and she has been adding several movies and television shows to her filmography since Harry Potter ended. Not only has she already acted in episodes of Killing Eve this year, but she has two TV series in post-production, two films in pre-production, and another movie just announced in which she will be starring.

7 Evanna Lynch Has A Short In Post-Production

Evanna Lynch was a beloved addition to the cast list, joining halfway through the series as Luna Lovegood. She took a break from acting in 2015 that last a few years, but got back on set and most recently released a short last year entitled You Eat Other Animals? Her current project is also a short, this one called Bus Girl, that will release later this year.

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6 Maggie Smith Recently Resurfaced On Our Screens

One of the most accomplished actors from Harry Potter is Maggie Smith, who was hired to play Professor McGonagall. She has been in many productions, but one of her most notable was Downton Abbey, whose series finale released in 2015. Since then, she has only taken a few jobs, but has just recently starred in Downton Abbey: A New Era and has two more films in the works.

5 Bonnie Wright Will Star In Those Who Wander

Bonnie Wright, who starred as the only Weasley sister, Ginny, has been very intentional with which jobs she would take after Harry Potter. She has only worked in movies and shorts, acting in five films and three shorts over the course of six years. There is currently a movie in post-production called Those Who Wander, and Wright has been cast as a main role.

4 James & Oliver Phelps Have A Movie Coming Out Soon

Perhaps the most entertaining of the cast are Weasley twins Fred and George, played by real life twins James and Oliver. James has a film in pre-production called Brigantia, in which he will be a fisherman. Because these two just can’t seem to stay away from each other, they will also be acting in an upcoming film together entitled Own Worst Enemy, though it does not have a release date set.

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3 Tom Felton Has Been Keeping Busy With Several Movies

Everyone’s favorite (well, almost everyone’s favorite) bully Draco Malfoy was played by Tom Felton. He has been keeping busy in the years following Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows with several projects. Felton has already acted in two films that have released this year and has three more that are in the works. Burial will be releasing this year while the others are in post-production.

2 Rupert Grint Has 2 Projects Currently In The Works

Since finishing with the Harry Potter franchise, Ron Weasley’s actor, Rupert Grint, has moved to primarily television acting. He has been on many TV series, including a starring role on Servant. Right now he is working on Cabinet of Curiosities, which will release its first episode later this year, as well as a film set to come out in 2023.

1 Daniel Radcliff Is Still Starring In Films

Daniel Radcliffe, the titular character of the franchise itself, has been in numerous projects since Harry Potter ended. From TV to thrillers to animation, he has done it all. His most recent release was the hit film The Lost City with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, but he has a biopic coming out later this year called Weird: The Al Yankovic Story in which he will star.

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Reinaldo Massengill

Update: 2024-08-14