Warwick Davis to play 'Harry Potter' Professor Filius Flitwick in TV 'homecoming' Bryan Alexander, USA TODAYSeptember 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM Warwick Davis is reboarding the Hogwarts Express, bringing Professor Filius Flitwick from the "Harry Potter" film world to the new HBO TV series.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAYSeptember 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Warwick Davis is re-boarding the Hogwarts Express, bringing Professor Filius Flitwick from the "Harry Potter" film world to the new HBO TV series.
Davis, 55, who originated the role of the best and most knowledgeable Charms master at Hogwarts, becomes the first actor from the blockbuster film franchise to reprise a character in the TV adaptation set for 2027 premiere.
"I'm so excited (and truly honoured) to share that I'll be returning as Professor Filius Flitwick," Davis wrote on his Instagram page on Sept. 1. "This feels like a homecoming."
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Warwick Davis is returning to "Harry Potter," playing Professor Filius Flitwick.
"Willow" star Davis also portrayed the "Harry Potter" goblin Griphook on the big screen. That role will be played on TV by Leigh Gill, HBO announced on Sept. 1.
As part of the annual "Back to Hogwarts" celebration of all things Harry Potter, HBO announced a wave of additional casting that included more Hogwarts students and staff. The HBO series adapts J.K. Rowling's books for TV for the first time. The controversial author is an executive producer along with film producer David Heyman, writer Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod.
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Who are the new Hogwart students in 'Harry Potter' TV series?
Elijah Oshin will play Dean Thomas.
Finn Stephens is Vincent Crabbe.
William Nash is Gregory Goyle.
Many of the major student roles are already set. Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton will take on the central trio of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Lox Pratt will play Draco Malfoy.
Who are the new Hogwarts faculty?
Sirine Saba is Professor Pomona Sprout.
Richard Durden is Professor Cuthbert Binns.
BrÃd Brennan is Madam Poppy Pomfrey.
They join previously announced cast members John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonagall), Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape), Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid), Bertie Carvel (Cornelius Fudge), Johnny Flynn (Lucius Malfoy), Bel Powley (Petunia Dursley) and Daniel Rigby (Vernon Dursley).
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