To celebrate, we’re taking a look at the actors who didn’t get cast in the films.
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Radcliffe will always be our Harry Potter, but let’s look at the other actors who were considered.
Haley Joel Osment
Steven Spielberg was set to cast Osment as Harry, but J.K. Rowling insisted on British actors.
Liam Aiken
Aiken was then almost Harry Potter, but lost the role because he’s American too.
Nicholas Hoult
We can see Hoult as Harry, but the filmmakers didn’t.
Emma Watson as Hermione
Apparently, Watson had some stiff competition when it came to playing Hermione.
Hatty Jones
Casting came down to Jones (you may know her as Madeline) and Watson. You know the rest.
Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory
Let’s see who Pattinson had to fight to play Edward Cullen Cedric Diggory.
Henry Cavill
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… It’s Henry Cavill. He’s now known as Superman.
Michael Gambon as Dumbledore
Gambon made a great Dumbledore, but when he passed, they tried to hire this next guy.
Ian McKellen
McKellen turned down the part because he felt Gambon wouldn’t approve of him.
Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
Obviously, Coltrane made a great Hagrid, but…
Robin Williams
We sure would have loved to see Willams play the part.
Alan Rickman as Professor Snape
We’re so glad Rickman got to be part of the world of Harry Potter before his death.
Tim Roth
Roth is such a great actor, he would also have been an interesting Snape.
Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter
Richardson defined Rita Skeeter and was exactly how we saw the character.
Rosamund Pike
Pike would have brought a youthful quality to Rita Skeeter, but now we know her from Gone Girl.
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
Tena played Nymphadora with such cunning, it’s hard to imagine this next actress in the role.
Anna Friel
You might recognize Friel as Erica on the TV show The Girlfriend Experience.
Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart
Branagh is both an amazing actor and director. His performance in Hamlet still holds up.
Hugh Grant
We think the filmmakers made the right choice by not casting Grant as Gilderoy Lockhart.
Kelly Macdonald as Helena Ravenclaw
Macdonald played the Grey Lady with such an innocence, but we’d still like to see the next actress do it.
Kate Winslet
It’s rumored that Winslet’s agent turned down the role. Oh, if only he hadn’t!
Emma Thompson as Professor Sybill Trelawney
Emma Thompson played the professor with such a wild quirkiness.
Tilda Swinton
We have to admit we’d love to have seen Swinton as Sybill Trelawney.
Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy
McCrory was originally cast as Bellatrix Lestrange but dropped out when she became pregnant.
Naomi Watts
It’s rumored that Watts turned down the role Narcissa, but her agent says she was never asked.
Julie Walters as Molly Weasley
Walters added zing to this powerful matriarch. You won’t believe who almost played her.
Rosie O’Donnell
O’Donnell claims she was in talks with the director to play the part. Sure would have liked to see it.
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