It has been 11 years since the last installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, premiered, but this universe remains in the public's heart. After all, this franchise lasted for 10 years. The Harry Potter films and books joined a whole generation as they grew into adulthood and most characters will always be familiar faces for the fandom.
However, since the Harry Potter movies feature thousands of actors, many of them are often forgotten by many. Whether it is because they had a small role, because they did a terrific job with their characterization or because they weren't as famous at the moment, these celebrities' time in the Potterverse tends to be ignored even by hardcore fans.
10 Scarlett Byrne Was A Malfoy's Ally
English actress Scarlett Byrne is famously known for her role as the vampire lesbian Nora Hildegard in the seventh season of the 2015 series The Vampire Diaries. Additionally, many fans may remember her from the sci-fi show Falling Skies and the action film Skybound alongside Gavin Stenhouse and Rick Cosnett.
Before landing these roles, Byrne had a small appearance in the Harry Potter series as Pansy Parkinson, Draco Malfoy's girlfriend. Even though Pansy's first appearance in the books occurs in The Prisoner of Azkaban, Byrne didn't appear in the saga until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
9 Domnhall Gleeson Played A Weasley Brother
Actor, director, and screenwriter, Domhnall Gleeson is especially known for his role as General Armitage Hux, one of Kylo Ren's enemies inside the First Order, in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. His performances, widely praised by critics, also include the films Ex Machina, About Time, and The Revenant.
Unarguably, Domhnall Gleeson became widely known thanks to his role as Ron's older brother, Bill Weasley in the first and second parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He appeared in these films together with his father, Brendan Gleeson, who played eccentric Auror Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody in the Harry Potter saga.
8 Jarvis Cocker Had A Musical Cameo
Jarvis Cocker is an English musician known for being the frontman and founder of the band Pulp. This Britpop icon has a long-standing career in music and has released a dozen studio albums since the '80s. Additionally, he hosted the show Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2010 to 2017.
Cocker appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Myron Wagtail, the Weird Sisters' vocalist. His performance during the Yule Ball was removed from the movie's cinema cut, but it can be found on Blu-ray and DVD. In addition to this role, he voiced Petey in Fantastic Mr. Fox, a Wes Anderson character based on Cocker himself.
7 Luke Youngblood Only Appeared In Two Films
Most people remember Luke Youngblood for his recurrent role as Magnitude, the "Pop! Pop!" Greendale's student, in Community. However, in addition to this iconic role, he starred in Dan Fogelman's Galavant, a musical retake on many Arthurian myths, and in Useless Humans, a 2019 sci-fi film.
Few people make this connection immediately, but Youngblood also played Lee Jordan, the Weasley twins' best friend, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at the beginning of his career. Fans will remember him as the commentator of Harry's first Quidditch matches.
6 Ciarán Hinds Had A Short But Relevant Role
Ciarán Hinds is a Northern Irish actor with a well-established career of almost 50 years. He has appeared in several dozens of films and TV shows. Some of his most important performances include Father Valignano in Scorsese's film Silence, Gaius Julius Caesar in Rome, and Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones.
In the Harry Potter series, Hinds played Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus' estranged younger brother. Hinds only appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, but Aberforth is a key character on the Golden Trio's hunt for Voldemort's Horcruxes.
5 Alfred Enoch Played A Recurrent Hogwarts Student
Alfred "Alfie" Enoch is a British-Brazilian actor who has worked in theater, film, and television. He played Wesley Gibbins and his son Christopher Castillo on How to Get Away with Murder, as well as Aeneas in Troy: Fall of a City. Currently, he has a recurrent role in Apple TV+ Foundation as Raych Foss.
Credited as Alfie Enoch, he appeared in seven out of eight Harry Potter films as Dean Thomas (only missing from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1). Dean was a Gryffindor student who shares a dorm with Harry, Ron, Neville, and his best friend, Seamus. He reprised this role as a voice actor in several Harry Potter video games.
4 Michelle Fairley Barely Had Any Lines But She Was Important
Irish actress Michelle Fairley has been acting since the '90s, but she gained recognition recently after starring in Game of Thrones as Catelyn Stark, Eddard Stark's loyal wife and mother of the five Stark siblings. Other roles that have made Fairley famous are her performance as Ava Hessington in Suits and Margot Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day.
A year before becoming Lady of Winterfell, Michelle Fairley appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 as Hermione's unnamed muggle mother, Mrs. Granger. This character only appears in a flashback during which Hermione erases her memory, but it's very important, as it shows Hermione's sacrifice for her parents' well-being.
3 Emma Thompson's Acting Is Flawless
Considered one of the best actresses of her generation, Emma Thompson has been acting since 1982. She has received several accolades throughout her career, such as two Oscars, two Golden Globes, and a Primetime Emmy, among others. Her best works include her role as Elinor Dashwood in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility and her performance as Miss Kenton in The Remains of the Day.
Emma Thompson first appeared in the Harry Potter films in the third installment of this saga, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Here, Thompson played Sybill Trelawney, Harry, Ron, and Hermione's eccentric Divination teacher and the one who prophesied Harry and Voldemort's rivalry before the Boy Who Lived was born.
2 David Tennant Was A Great Villain In The Goblet Of Fire
Scottish actor David Tennant gained international recognition for his role as the tenth Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who after Christopher Eccleston left the role in 2005. In recent years, he played the terrifying villain Kilgrave in Netflix Jessica Jones, and voiced Scrooge McDuck in the DuckTales reboot.
In the same year he took the Doctor's mantle in Doctor Who, David Tennant appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Jr., one of Voldemort's acolytes and the mastermind behind Voldemort's final resurrection. Since his character spends the whole movie disguised as Brendan Gleeson's Alastor Moody, Tennant only had a few scenes, but he delivered a borderline manic rendition of the character that remains in many fans' nightmares.
1 Everyone Remembers Robert Pattinson As Edward Cullen
Currently everyone's favorite Batman, Robert Pattinson has spent the last 10 years crafting his acting career with amazing performances. He starred in Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, and the Safdie brothers' Good Times. Before committing to serious roles, he gained international recognition for playing Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga.
While Twilight catapulted his career, Pattinson's first internationally known role was Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard Tournament, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005. After this performance, The Times named him "British Star of Tomorrow." Considering his current success, this was a correct prediction.