From prison to shooting in Playboy: what was the fate of the child actors who played in the Harry Potter films

Young wizards from Hogwarts appeared in all the Harry Potter films, but what happened to them after the shooting was over? The main actors-Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson-have built a dizzying career, conquering the top of Hollywood. Unfortunately, the fate of their comrades on the set, was not so brilliant.

Problems with the law, fights without rules, shooting in Playboy — life has separated the grown-up young actors of the cult film series in completely different ways.

Recently, Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, became a father. In early November 2020, he shared a cute photo with his 5-month-old daughter on Instagram, finally creating his own account in this social network. More than 1 million users immediately subscribed to the actor's page.

While Rupert, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson became world-class stars, some of their "wizard school classmates" took completely different paths.

It has been 20 years since the first part of the Potteriana, the picture "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", broke all records, collecting 763 million pounds (about 77.2 billion rubles) at the box office worldwide. The lives of young actors have developed in different ways, and we were able to find out what they are doing now.

Scarlett Byrne played the role of Pansy Eloise Parkinson in the parts of " Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince " and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Her life turned out as magically as the plot of the cult film.

The beauty married Hugh Hefner's son, 26-year-old Cooper, who inherited the Playboy empire after his father's death and now owns 7.5 million pounds (approximately 760 million rubles). This year, the couple had their first daughter.

The hot brunette appeared on the pages of Playboy in 2017.

Scarlett also participated in the TV show "Dancing with the Stars" and starred in the series "The Vampire Diaries" (Nora Hildegard) and "Collapsed Heaven" (Lexi).

Josh Herdman played the role of badass Gregory Goyle, Draco Malfoy's best friend. After filming "Harry Potter", life turned him in a completely different direction, and the actor became an MMA fighter.

He won his first fight in 2016, and last won in the ring in February 2018. Josh says that he chose MMA because he likes this harsh sport-real, exciting and unpredictable.

Joshua is now 33 years old. He lives with his wife, Morgan, and their two sons. In the courageous fighter with tattoos, it is difficult to recognize a 13-year-old boy who starred in a series of films about young wizards.

Fans were confused when Goyle's sidekick, Vincent Crabb, did not appear on screen in the final two parts of Potteriana, although in the book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" he played a key role. Instead, the writers introduced a new character named Blaze Zabini.

It turned out that Jamie Whalett, who played Crabbe, was fired after being arrested for drug offences. During the arrest, the police found a knife and 8 bags of marijuana in the young actor and his friend. Jamie also grew cannabis at his mother's home in London in April 2009. He was found guilty and sentenced to 120 hours of community service.

Danielle was 16 when she joined the magic epic. The young actress appeared in the first three films.

Since then, she has become a professional bodybuilder, participates in competitions and shares her training and nutrition regime on social networks. The beauty published the story of the transformation of her body on Instagram. Her transformation was prompted by the experience of filming in the cinema, because the camera always adds extra pounds to the frame.

Danielle is now 35 years old. She became a personal trainer and swapped her magic wand for a game console, collaborating with gamer Dan DTM on his Red YouTube channel.

In 2018, the actress got married, and lives with her family in London.

Afshan played Padma in the last five parts of Potteriana. The role of the girl got completely by accident, when the casting agents came to the school and auditioned for her just like that.

Now the beauty is already 31 years old. She became an influencer on Instagram and collaborates with fashion brands. The Afshan page has 155,000 subscribers.

Recently, the actress appeared at the Comic-Con festival in Germany, surrounded by hundreds of dolls made in the image of her character from "Harry Potter".

Matthew got the role of the shy and awkward Neville Longbottom when he was just 12 years old. Since then, he has become famous.

Now fans can hardly recognize a timid boy in a manly handsome man. In 2015, the actor appeared on the cover of Attitude magazine in his underwear, showing off his impressive abs.

Matthew is 31 years old. After the end of filming in "Harry Potter", he built a successful acting career. The Briton starred in the film "See you" and in the TV series "Girlfriends". Lewis recently played the role of Hugh Hulton in the new TV series All Creatures Great and Small.

Harry Melling played the role of the main character's spoiled cousin in five parts. He almost walked out of the last movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2", due to having lost too much weight. During the filming, the actor had to wear a special suit to simulate excess weight.The 31-year-old Briton is now shooting a lot (for example, he can be seen in the TV series "The Queen's Move" or the film "The Devil is always here") and looks completely different.

The red-haired twins from Birmingham played Ron Weasley's older brothers in all 8 parts. At the time of the first shooting, they were 14 years old.

Now 33-year-old James and Oliver no longer wear fiery curls and different hairstyles from each other. In addition to their acting careers, they have become successful influencers on Instagram, gaining a huge audience of 4 million users.

The famous twins collaborate with the candy maker The Wizard's Magic and the popular Lego brand.

Hiro is the heir to an entire acting dynasty. He is the son of film director Martha Fiennes and the nephew of actors Joseph and Ralph Fiennes.

He played the role of young Tom Riddle in the sixth part of Potteriana. Since then, the 11-year-old boy has turned into a sexy hunk who starred in the TV series "Cleaning" and "Security".

Now the 23-year-old actor plays the role of Hardin Scott in the series of films "After", based on the novels of Anna Todd.

Benedict Clarke jumped into the last car of the epic train, starring as a young Severus Snape in the part "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2", when he was 15 years old. According to the script, the guy used to be in love with Harry's mother, Lily Potter.

The actor has appeared in several short films, including "Andy" and "The Sirens Wake".

It turns out that 13 actors from the Harry Potter films starred in the equally popular TV series "Game of Thrones". Some of them you did not expect to see at all.