It’s
difficult to believe, but it’s been nine years since the Harry Potter series came
to an end. July 2011 saw the last release of the film in the series –
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2’, and for all the ‘Potter-heads’ the world has not been the same since.
Even though
we may never see Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson playing their
roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger again, we can at least
watch them perform in other films they’ve acted in since Harry Potter ended.
From
Broadway to the small screen and movies, let’s catch up with your favourite
witches and wizards and find what they’ve been up to since graduating from
Hogwarts.
Daniel
Radcliffe
Daniel
Radcliffe may forever be ‘the boy with a scar, round specs, and magic wand’ for
all his fans, but since Harry Potter franchise came to an end, he’s made
conscious effort to explore a variety of genres, from horror (The Woman in
Black and Horns) and biopics (Kill Your Darlings) to romcoms (What If) and
period pieces (A Young Doctor’s Notebook).
In 2015, he
returned to fantasy as Igor in Victor Frankenstein, starred in the intense
drama Imperium, and went indie with Swiss Army Man.
The actor
has also appeared on TV series like ‘A Young Doctor’s Notebook’ from 2012 to
2013 and ‘Miracle Workers from 2019 to 2020.
Outside of the film, Radcliffe has also made his mark on the stage with the revival of ‘How to
Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan, and,
most recently, ‘Endgame’.
In 2020,
Radcliffe’s most recent credit was in the Netflix interactive special
‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend’.
Rupert Grint
After 10
years playing everyone’s dream best friend and adding much-needed comic relief
to the Harry Potter series as Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint has explored many indie
movies like the ‘WWII-set into the White’, ‘The Macbeth, and ‘Comedy
Moonwalkers’.
He was also
seen in BBC One’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘The A.B.C Murders’. That’s
not all, he made a mark in theatre with critically acclaimed ‘West End revival
of Mojo’ and ‘It’s Only a Play’.
Hermione
Granger
The character of Hermione Granger, a role model for bookish girls everywhere was
brought to life by Emma Watson. ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ was also her first acting
credit.
In between
filming ‘Harry Potter’, Watson appeared in ‘Ballet Shoes’ in 2007 and voiced a
character in ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ in 2008.
In 2011,
Emma announced that she would be studying at Brown University. She graduated in
2014 with a bachelor’s in English literature.
After Harry
Potter, she starred in ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, ‘The Bling Ring’, and
‘Noah’, and made an ironic cameo as herself in ‘This Is the End’.
In 2017, she
starred as Belle in Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’. In addition to acting, the
actor has fronted campaigns for luxury brands like Burberry and Lancôme. She
was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in 2014 and founded #HeForShe, a UN
campaign that calls for men to advocate for gender equality.
Draco Malfoy
Hogwarts
bully – Draco Malfoy was played by English actor Tom Felton. He had appeared in
a few movies like ‘Anna and the King’ in 1999 before starring as Malfoy.
While
shooting Harry Potter, he also appeared in ‘The Disappeared’ in 2008, ‘Get Him
to the Greek’ in 2010, and ‘Night Wolf’ in 2010.
In 2011, he
starred as the villain in ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’, but most of his
work has been in smaller-budget dramas and thrillers.
He played
Erich Blunt on TNT’s ‘Murder in the First’, Julian Albert on The CW’s ‘The Flash’,
and Logan on the YouTube original series ‘Origin’.
In 2018, he
played Laertes in ‘Ophelia’, and his most recent acting credit was in ‘Braking
for Whales’.
The actor is
also working on two films – the period drama ‘The Forgotten Battle’ and fantasy
comedy ‘A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting’.
Albus
Dumbledore
Actor
Richard Harris played Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts’ Headmaster, in ‘Sorcerer’s
Stone’ and ‘Chamber of Secrets’.
Harris had
worked in movies like Camelot’, ‘Juggernaut’, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’,
‘Unforgiven’, and ‘Gladiator’.
In 2001, he
also appeared in ‘The Pearl’ and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo in 2002 in between
the first two Harry Potter movies.
In October
2002, Harris died shortly before the second Harry Potter film debuted in the
US. Michael Gambon started portraying Dumbledore in the third Harry Potter
film.
He was also
a successful actor before Harry Potter and appeared in movies like ‘The Cook,
the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’ in 1989, followed by ‘Sleepy Hollow’,
‘Gosford Park’, and ‘Path to War’.
While
filming the Harry Potter series, he appeared in ‘The Good Shepard’ in 2006,
‘The Book of Eli’ in 2010, and ‘The King’s Speech’.
