'Harry Potter' Series Casts Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle
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Key Points:
- HBO’s Harry Potter TV series has cast Rafe Spall as Arthur Weasley, Molly Hewitt-Richards as Moaning Myrtle, and Jasper Ambrose as Colin Creevey for Season 2, with filming underway at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the UK.
- Rafe Spall will portray Arthur Weasley, a Ministry of Magic employee and father of Ron Weasley, taking over a role originally played by Mark Williams in the films; Spall is known for roles in Sky’s Under Salt Marsh and Apple TV’s Trying.
- Molly Hewitt-Richards will play Moaning Myrtle, the ghost haunting the Hogwarts girls’ bathroom, a role previously portrayed by Shirley Henderson in the movies; Hewitt-Richards has appeared in BritBox’s Code of Silence and BBC’s Casualty.
- Jasper Ambrose will take on the role of Colin Creevey, a Muggle-born Gryffindor wizard and Harry Potter fan, originally played by Hugh Mitchell in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Ambrose is represented by Sylvia Young Agency.
- These new cast members join other Season 2 additions including Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart and Billy Barratt as Tom Riddle, alongside recurring actors portraying key characters such as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Albus Dumbledore.
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