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Cast of Harry Potter

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Daniel Radcliffe

At age 11, Radcliffe was cast as Harry Potter. After the franchise wrapped, he played Arthur Kipps in The Woman in Black, then went to the Broadway stage as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and later starred in the TV series A Young Doctor’s Notebook. 

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Emma Watson

After the role of Hermione, Watson graduated from Brown University, became a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador, the face of Burberry and continues her film career in movies such as Beauty and the Beast.

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Rupert Grint

After 10 years on the big screen playing the quirky wizard — also cast at age 11  Grint continued to revisit his famous role as Ron Weasley in "The Hogwarts Express" and "Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts.

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Tom Felton

The actor, who played Draco Malfoy – a despicable villain fans love to hate – went on to do numerous TV shows and films. When not acting, Felton is a musician and has released four EPs, where he sings and plays the guitar.

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Matthew Lewis

Lewis went from playing Neville Longbottom – a dorky underdog who notoriously wore a fat suit for all eight movies – to posing shirtless in boxers for Attitude magazine.

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Bonnie Wright

After playing Ginny Weasley – Harry Potter's love interest – Wright went on to play Mia in Geography of the Heart, a film dealing with the complexity of love.

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Evanna Lynch

Lynch lived out her dream by landing the coveted character of Luna Lovegood. After franchise she went to film, TV and stage. While off the stage, Lynch has made a name for herself as a role model to young girls and boys who struggle with body image and self-esteem issues. 

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Alfie Enoch

After starring as Dean Thomas in seven of the eight Harry Potter movies, Enoch decided to trade the wizarding school for one of the most prestigious schools in the world, Oxford University.

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Katie Leung

Gaining fame by being Cho Chang – the girl to give Harry Potter his first kiss in the fifth installment of the series – Leung has continued to encapsulate watchers as she took on roles that pushed the envelope on TV, film and stage.

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Harry Melling

Determined to shed the child-actor persona without being known for his fat and menacing character Dudley Dursley, Melling lost more than 60 pounds. Later he enrolled himself in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has starred in 12 plays

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