HBO Casts Five Hogwarts Roles for Harry Potter Series

HBO has announced five performers for its upcoming Harry Potter series, casting David Threlfall as the voice of the Sorting Hat and four actors as Hogwarts ghosts and portrait figures. Leo Bill will play Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost associated with Gryffindor. Andrew Brooke will portray the Bloody Baron, associated with Slytherin, and Daniel Fearn will play the Fat Friar, associated with Hufflepuff. Laura Smyth will appear as the Fat Lady, the portrait that guards the entrance to Gryffindor Tower. HBO announced the additions through its official accounts. The roles bring several supernatural residents of Hogwarts into the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The Sorting Hat assigns new students to one of the school’s four houses. The Fat Lady controls access through the portrait entrance by requiring the correct password. The series is scheduled to premiere on HBO and HBO Max on December 25, 2026. The production has previously announced Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Other previously announced cast members include John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva...