HBO’s highly anticipated adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series continues to build out its expansive ensemble. The network has officially cast Harry Gilby as Charlie Weasley, alongside Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn as Harry’s parents, James and Lily Potter, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Gilby is represented by Independent Talent Group and Untitled Entertainment. Talbot is represented by United Agents, and Chinn is represented by 42.
The trio joins a growing, star-studded ensemble tasked with bringing Hogwarts back to the screen. Season 1 follows Harry Potter, a boy told by his Aunt Petunia that there is nothing special about him—until a mysterious admission letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens the door to a world of magic, friendship, and dangerous secrets. To survive the dark forces brewing behind Hogwarts’ enchanted walls, Harry must find the courage to face the darkest wizard of all time.
The newly announced actors will appear alongside previously reported Season 1 leads Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger), and Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley).
The adult and student cast for the debut season features a mix of seasoned British heavyweights and rising stars, including John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonagall), Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape), Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid), Rory Wilmot (Neville Longbottom), Lox Pratt (Draco Malfoy), Leo Earley (Seamus Finnigan), Elijah Oshin (Dean Thomas), Tristan Harland (Fred Weasley), Gabriel Harland (George Weasley), Ruari Spooner (Percy Weasley), Gracie Cochrane (Ginny Weasley), Alessia Leoni (Parvati Patil), Sienna Moosah (Lavender Brown), Finn Stephens (Vincent Crabbe), and William Nash (Gregory Goyle).
Rounding out the staff, faculty, and magical community for Season 1 are Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick), Sirine Saba (Pomona Sprout), Daniel Rigby (Vernon Dursley), Bel Powley (Petunia Dursley), Paul Whitehouse (Argus Filch), Johnny Flynn (Lucius Malfoy), Bertie Carvel (Cornelius Fudge), Luke Thallon (Quirinus Quirrell), Katherine Parkinson (Molly Weasley), Amos Kitson (Dudley Dursley), Richard Durden (Cuthbert Binns), Louise Brealey (Rolanda Hooch), Bríd Brennan (Poppy Pomfrey), Leigh Gill (Griphook), and Anton Lesser (Garrick Ollivander).
HBO has also already begun setting its talent roster for Season 2, which features Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart, Bonnie Hill as Ginny Weasley, Lenny Rush as Dobby, Billy Barratt as Tom Riddle, Rafe Spall as Arthur Weasley, Molly Hewitt-Richards as Moaning Myrtle, and Jasper Ambrose as Colin Creevey.
Behind the scenes, the series is helmed by Francesca Gardiner (Succession), who serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes. Executive producers for the series include J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts for Brontë Film and TV, David Heyman for Heyday Films, Laura Neal, and Jon Brown. The series is produced for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television.