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Fame has always been a difficult path. And when an actor's star goes out, it becomes very difficult for him to adapt to real life. Child actors are much more sensitive than adults to the crises that come after fame, however, those who manage to make it through this path understand that life outside the spotlight is actually much more better in it.
The world first saw the film about Harry Potter, the surviving boy, in 2001, and the last part 8 was released in the summer of 2011. The children who played in this saga were between 9 and 15 years old when it was filmed in 2001. Over the next 10 years, when the next episodes of the cult film were released, children grew up in front of us all.
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When the worldwide screening of the second part of Potterian began, all Hogwarts students were no longer toddlers. The experience of filming in this film gave some people a start in life, giving them fame and encouraging them to continue their careers. Harry, Hermione and Ron appear most often on screens. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are very much loved by viewers and film critics alike. And this love is justified, because young people have repeatedly proved how talented they are.
Note that none of the “inseparable trinity” wants to be remembered by the viewer as Hogwarts students. They choose rather challenging and interesting roles. Harry's enemy at Draco Malfoy's school appears less often in public. In real life, Tom Felton and Daniel are very friendly. We will start our story with it.
Harry Potter film actors
Tom Felton
Like Harry, Hermione despised Tom's hero Draco. However, she recently admitted that Tom was her first love.
Tom's acting career is going strong today. He regularly gets film roles and is often invited to TV. Moreover, he recently starred in the first season of the YouTube sci-fi series Origin.
Big Draco, among other things, is also a good musician who has released 4 albums since 2008 and regularly goes to concerts.
Bonnie Wright
Before filming Potterian, Bonnie Wright, who played Ron Weasley's younger sister and who later became Harry Potter's love, had no professional experience in acting. Bonnie decided to audition for the role of Ginny Weasley only because her brother kept telling her that she was Ginny Weasley. Apparently, the producers were of the same opinion. The rest is history.
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Almost 8 years after graduating from Potterian, Bonnie is still on the cusp of a wave. Since 2011, she has starred in a huge number of different episodes and original films. The girl studied directing at the University of the Arts in London. After graduation, Bonnie decided she would dedicate herself to producing and directing.
She now has her own production company, Bon Bon Lumiere. She makes videos and short films. Moreover, Bonnie is also successful as a model. Ginny Weasley grew up to be a real beauty, turning 28 this year.
Joshua Herdman
Joshua played in all 8 Harry Potter films and, like Draco, was against the main character, although in real life he is a very modest guy, Martin Herdman's son, who is also an actor. Joshua appears periodically on screen, but not in the lead roles at all.
In the fall of 2018, Robin Hood was released, in which Joshua played the Righteous Man. Perhaps the most amazing fact from the young man's biography is his passion for mixed martial arts. He started his career in this field in 2016.
Today, Joshua, a fairly fat boy as a child, is a member of amateur MMA and dreams of being in a professional circle. Joshua is married and has a son. The actor is 31 years old.
Harry Potter: actors
Harry Melling
Harry Melling played Harry Potter's cousin Dudley Dursley, who no one could stand. It was fat and unhealthy. Harry played his character so well, he got used to the role so well that his career was predetermined.
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However, he almost disrupted the filming of the second part of Potterian “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” because he lost a lot of weight. Fortunately, the guy was not forced to give up filming, but made a special “thick” suit for him, in which he starred.
Melling studied at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Music and is now often seen in theatrical productions. However, he often appears in various TV shows and films, and since he has a rather unusual appearance, of course, he does not play lover characters. Harry, who has built up, says that it was the significant weight loss that made the producers not see him as Dudley.
Not long ago, Melling starred as an Artist in the Coen brothers' 2018 film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. For this role, he received high praise from critics. This year, Melling celebrated his 30th birthday.
Evanna Lynch
Evanna is originally from Iceland and was probably the craziest Harry Potter fan of anyone who starred in Potterian. Note that she fell in love with these books long before she got the role of Polumna's odd student.
At age 11, Evanna wrote a letter to JK Rowling, revealing her big personal problem. The girl was anorexic and asked Joan for advice. The author supported Evanna, telling her that she would definitely do it.
Polumna's character appeared in the fifth part of Potterian's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When the filming of this film began, it was Joan who advised the young Irish woman to try this role. And Evanna, who was 14 at the time, managed to beat 15,000 candidates for the role of Polumna. The producers then said that other candidates were trying to portray Polumna, and Evanna was Polumna herself.
Joan said Evanna is an inspiration to her when she talks about the character in her later novels. Joan emphasized that the girl seemed to get into her head, and whenever she wrote about Half Moon, she heard Evanna's voice.
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However, despite her brilliant role, Evanna was unable to continue her acting career. After Potterian, she played a few small roles and, apparently, decided to leave the movies. Today she protects nature, is engaged in modeling, helps charitable organizations, and is engaged in design. Or maybe she was still half dead at 27?
Harry Potter: actors and roles
Matthew Lewis
Matthew's character, Neville Dolgopups, is known from the film for his ongoing bad luck. So when Matthew started having trouble shooting some scenes, no one thought it was strange. They wore uncomfortable false teeth, plastic pads behind their ears, and while filming The Order of the Phoenix, Helena Bonham Carter accidentally broke the integrity of his eardrum.
However, Matthew, like Melling, surprised everyone with his transformation, which also helped him avoid associating himself strictly with Dolgopups in the film world. Apparently he did learn a couple of magic tricks at Hogwarts. He declared war on his complexes and childhood fears, so from a plump, toothy and shy boy he grew into a real handsome man.
One day, Matthew, not very dressed, starred for a glamorous magazine. The fans were thrilled, but not Joan Rolling. He was a little shocked by what he saw and told Lewis that she would support him in everything but to get him dressed.
Today he works in the theater but appears regularly in various British TV shows. Matthew got married not long ago. He is 29 years old.
Oliver and James Phelps
Twin brothers James and Oliver were auditioned for the roles of George and Fred Weasley in 2000. In order to come to the casting, 14-year-old teenagers missed school exams. And even taking into account the complete lack of experience among the guys, they managed to get roles after 6 auditions.
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Yes, their roles in Potterian are far from the main ones, but it is now impossible to imagine her without these fiery red guys. This charming couple added peppercorn to even the simplest episode with their performance. Today, the brothers are filming in the US and in the UK, both together and separately.
Despite the fact that in Potterian, red twins (although they are not really red) were real bullies and pests, in real life they spend a lot of time charities and are engaged in philanthropy.
Among other things, the brothers are fond of golf, are active supporters of promoting sports and music in the UK, and are also promoting the Harry Potter franchise.
Quite a few of their roles are not well known in the world, but they are very well known in the UK. In February, the brothers turned 33 years old, and Oliver got married 4 years ago and is raising a son. The second twin is still single.
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Stanislav Yanevsky
Unlike most of the other actors on our list today, Yanevsky had no interest in acting before playing Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Only after the casting director noticed him and offered to take acting courses did Stanislav dare to audition. As a result, he beat out 650 other candidates for the role.
Stanislav is from Bulgaria. He appears in movies from time to time, still playing characters that match his somewhat scary appearance. He is currently starring as Boris Molot in the new British action movie The Cloaking.
Luke Youngblood
Luke Youngblood plays in the first two episodes of Potterian Lee Jordan, who was a friend of the Weasley twin bullies. Luke only played in two Harry movies, so no one expected him to have a successful career.
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He has already appeared in 12 popular TV shows, including “Lie to Me”, “Community”, “Galavant”, in the latter he plays the role of Sid. In addition to acting, Luke also studies music. One of his songs was even featured in the series he starred in. Luke is now 32 years old and plans to star in the new Alice in Wonderland as Mr. Rabbit.
Hugh Mitchell
Funny blond Hugh played in Potterian the young wizard Colin Creevey, who was a true Harry Potter fan and often ran after him with a camera. No one will forget this young photographer who became petrified after seeing the scary basilisk through his camera lens.
Colin became a member of the small Hogwarts defensive team, who died in the final battle with the Eaters. Harry Potter grieved for him the most because he could not protect his younger friend. Before 2015, Mitchell appeared frequently on television and movies, and his most notable works were roles in The White Queen and The Da Vinci Code.
Through his role in the Chamber of Secrets, he later played Nicholas Nickleby as a child in the film of the same name. However, today Hugh has retired from acting, he studies music, writes film songs, and also enjoys traveling and, by coincidence, taking pictures. Hugh is now 29 years old.
Jamie Waylett
Jamie played Vincent Crabb, who was Draco's best friend and followed him everywhere. It is not known for certain whether Vincent's role influenced Jamie, or whether he already had the makings of a bad boy long before the role.
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But in 2009, he was no longer able to film Potterian because he went to jail for a full six months after marijuana was found in his home. In 2011, Vincent Crabb was caught on camera while participating in the London massacres.
He was arrested at the time, but managed to avoid jail this time. However, in 2012, he was not lucky, and he ended up in prison for 2 years for theft. Jamie is 29 years old today.
Devon Murray
Before filming in Potterian, Devon, a little Irish boy, already had experience shooting. He has appeared in films like Yesterday's Kids, Angela's Ashes, and All About My Father. Devon did not know who Harry Potter was until he was invited to shoot the film.
Devon appears in all of the Potterian episodes, playing the role of Seamus Finnigan, the organizer of the constant fireworks, explosions and fires at Hogwarts. After Harry Potter ended, Devon gradually said goodbye to acting.
Today he rides horses and cares for six of his own horses, with whom he competes all the time. He is almost always present at Potterian parties. Murray is 30 years old today.
Katie Leung
Actress Leung, originally from Hong Kong, played Harry Potter's first love Zhou Chang in Potterian. Today, Katy is considered one of the most attractive Scottish girls, and she has grown up to be very beautiful.
Katy is constantly acting, but unfortunately not in the lead roles. In 2017, she co-starred with Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner. Among other things, she is seriously interested in playing the piano, as well as drawing and taking photographs. Today, the actress is 31 years old.
