Warwick Davis will reprise his role as Professor Filius Flitwick in HBO Max’s upcoming Harry Potter series. Davis first played the beloved Charms professor in the films starting with 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”
The announcement came during the Back to Hogwarts Showcase, an annual event marking the start of the school year in the wizarding world.
Alongside Davis, several new cast members were revealed. Rory Wilmot will play Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, William Nash as Gregory Goyle, Sirine Saba as Professor Sprout, Bríd Brennan as Madam Poppy Pomfrey, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander.
Leigh Gill will take on the role of Griphook, previously voiced by Davis in the first film, while Richard Durden joins as Professor Cuthbert Binns, marking the character’s first on-screen appearance.
The lead trio introduces new faces: Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Big-name additions include John Lithgow as Professor Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.
The series, led by Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod, is now in production and is set to premiere in 2027.
