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Charlotte Smith

The Chase viewers spot contestant's uncanny likeness for Harry Potter actor

The Chase viewers were left distracted by one contestant's uncanny likeness for one particular Harry Potter star.

Many fans watching yesterday's show from home flocked to Twitter after spotting the player looked like a famous wizard.

The hopeful, Tom, was on the popular game show in hopes of winning some money so he could visit some of his relative in New Zealand.

He also told host Bradley Walsh that he was a politics student, with the goal of becoming a politician one day.

(ITV/The Chase)

But it would seem that viewers were just  interested in his looks, with many claiming that he looked the spitting image of Harry Potter himself - as played by Hollywood star Daniel Radcliffe.

One viewer joked about him attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, from the famous book and film franchise.

Another tweeted: "Where did Tom do his A-levels? Hogwarts?"

A third posted a GIF of a scene from the films, which showed Harry performing a spell.

A fourth wrote: "Love to see #DanielRadcliffe."

And it didn't stop there, another commented: "Harry Potter on #thechase."

Tom managed to secure £4,000 in his cash builder, before challenging the Chaser in the latest episode Paul Sinha.

Unfortunately, Tom was caught by Paul and didn't make it to the final round.

As a result, one viewer hilarious tweeted: "Bye Harry #TheChase.

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