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Katherine Heslop

Where Harry Potter stars are now from Daniel Radcliffe to Emma Watson and Tom Felton

Ahead of the release of the latest Fantastic Beasts film this week, Wizarding World devotees across the world are buzzing with excitement and questions.

Will Jude Law continue to cast a spell as a younger, suit-wearing Albus Dumbledore?

Will Mads Mikkelsen be suitably menacing as villain Gellert Grindelwald, after Johnny Depp's departure?

And what creature will Eddie Redmayne's animal-loving Newt Scamander bond with this time?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, out this Friday, is the third instalment in the Fantastic Beast franchise, which has seen Eddie and his posse case havoc in 1920s New York.

But before the Fantastic Beasts movies, there were the beloved Harry Potter films, which launched the Wizarding World universe more than 20 years ago with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and made more than $7.7b worldwide.

Jude Law stars at Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Daily Mirror)

The movies starred Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as the main trio, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, with a host of famous faces helping them on their adventures.

Ahead of the new film's release, we've taken a look at where the cast of the Harry Potter films are now.

Daniel Radcliffe

As an 11-year-old, Daniel Radcliffe's world changed forever when he was cast as the boy wizard Harry Potter in the screen adaption of JK Rowling's world of wizardry and magic.

After the franchise came to an end, Radcliffe, 32, played Arthur Kipps in the 2012 thriller The Woman In Black.

He then went on to perform on Broadway as J. Pierrepont Finch in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, and he famously appeared naked on stage for his leading role in Equus.

After that he won a role as a young doctor in the TV series A Young Doctor's Notebook.

Daniel Radcliffe recently appeared in The Lost City (WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock)

More recently he starred as Miles in the action comedy film Guns Akimbom, in the film Escape from Pretoria, based on the real-life prison escape by three young political prisoners from a South African jail, and as Igor in fantasy film Victor Frankenstein.

Since 2019, he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers.

This year, he has starred in The Lost City with Sandra Bullock.

He spends his time off-screen at his homes in New York City and London, and has been dating Erin Darke since 2013 after he met her on the set of Kill Your Darlings.

(L-R) Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (UGC)

Rupert Grint

Since playing Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint has starred in six feature films, including Cross of Honour, as well as featuring in several theatre productions such as Mojo in 2013 and It's Only A Play in 2014.

He also played a lead role in Sony Crackle's drama comedy Snatch between 2017 and 2018, based on the Guy Richie film of the same name.

And nowadays, 33-year-old Grint plays Julian Pearce in Apple TV+ series Servant - a psychological horror series.

Rupert Grint played Harry Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley (Murray Close)

In May 2020, Grint welcomed his first baby with girlfriend Georgia Groome, star of Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, who he has dated since 2011.

He joined Instagram and his first ever picture was one of him holding his newborn, Wednesday Grint.

He penned: "Hey Instagram....only 10 years late, but here I am. Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert."

Grint also recently admitted he was considering quitting acting to become a builder or carpenter.

Speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine, he said: "I've always toyed with the idea of walking away from acting and becoming a dad has increased those feelings.

"Don't get me wrong, I love working on Servant and feel extremely comfortable in a TV environment.

"But Potter happened at such a young age and I found it hard to deal with the fame side of things..."

He then went on to explain he's good with his hands and dreams of putting his DIY talents to better use.

A young Newt Scamander with Judge Law as Albus Dumbledore (Daily Mirror)

"It would be nice to go off and do something completely different, like building or carpentry. Before lockdown I was always hanging around in B&Q, buying more tools," he explained.

Emma Watson

After getting her big break playing Hermione Granger, Emma Watson, 31, has gone on to prove she has many skills other than acting.

She went back to school after the film franchise ended - graduating from Brown University with a degree in English Literature.

Watson has also been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, a role that has seen her promoting the empowerment of young women.

Emma Watson starred as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
The Harry Potter films made more than $7.7b at the box office (DPA/PA Images)

She helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which advocates for gender equality, and in 2018, she helped launch Time's Up UK, a non-profit that helps raise money for victims of sexual harassment.

Watson has also become one of Burberry and Lancome's most prominent models and appeared in many catwalk shows around the world.

While she has been busy with other projects, Watson has found time to return to acting and has won prominent roles in several productions.

She starred in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Bling Ring, and Noah.

Emma Watson played Hermione throughout her teenage years (© Warner Bros)

Emma also appeared in live action Disney adaptation of Beauty And The Beast in 2017, which earned over $1.2billion at the box office, making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

In one of her more recent roles in 2019, she starred as Meg March in Greta Gerwig's Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Little Women.

Tom Felton

Tom Felton played one of Harry's enemies - snooty Draco Malfoy.

Felton starred as Viscount Trencavel in the historical miniseries Labyrinth and as James Ashford in the period drama Belle in 2013, which released to critical acclaim.

Tom Felton (cenre) as Malfoy and his cronies (Warner Brothers)

In 2015, he played a murder suspect in TNT's Murder in the First, and the following year he starred in films Message from the King and A United Kingdom.

He portrayed Doctor Alchemy on The Flash, based on the comic books of the same name, as well as drama film Feed, action-thriller Stratton, and biographical film Megan Leavey.

Felton was a series regular on the 2018 sci-fi series Origin and appeared as Laertes in Claire McCarthy's Ophelia, both to critical praise.

In 2020, Felton portrayed the villain in family-horror A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting.

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley (AFP)

He played a leading man in Save the Cinema alongside Jonathan Pryce and Samantha Morton, a film which tells the true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who began a campaign in 1993 to save the Lyric theatre from closure.

Felton was in a relationship with stunt assistant Jade Olivia Gordon from April 2008 until early 2016. She played his character's wife in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Felton sparked concern when he fell ill and collapsed while participating in a celebrity golf exhibition on 23 September 2021 as part of the 2021 Ryder Cup festivities in the US.

He was removed from the golf course on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

He didn't reveal the reason for his collapse, but Felton called it a "scary episode" and said he was "on the mend officially" in a message thanking fans for their support.

Evanna Lynch

Evanna Lynch played quirky Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films.

Evanna Lynch played Luna Lovegood (Warner Bros)

Afterwards, Lynch, 30, went on to guest star as Princess Alehna in the first season finale of the Sky television series Sinbad.

She starred in indie teen comedy G.B.F, and Irish drama My Name is Emily, as well as stage productions including Disco Pigs, Houdini, and The Omission of the Family Coleman.

In 2018, Lynch also took part in the US show Dancing with the Stars, where she finished in third place.

Evanna Lynch has been open about her eating disorder struggles (Instagram/ @evannalynch)
Rupert Grint is now a dad of one (NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

After co-hosting the BBC Sounds official companion podcast for Normal People in 2020, she went on to work with two of its stars, India Mullen (Peggy) and Éanna Hardwicke (Rob), on Personal Space, a radio play for RTÉ Radio 1 in 2021.

As an activist, Lynch advocates for veganism and animal rights. She has been involved with several non-profit organisations and launched both a vegan-themed podcast and the cruelty-free cosmetics brand Kinder Beauty Box.

Lynch dated her Harry Potter co-star Robbie Jarvis, who played young James Potter, from 2013-2017.

The trio with Harry Potter author J.K Rowling (Getty Images)

In October last year, she released her book The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and Glory of Growing Up - A Memoir, which details "her recovery from anorexia and how the conflict between the comfort of self-destruction and the liberation of creativity still rages inside of her".

Ralph Fiennes

Accomplished actor Ralph Fiennes, 59, played Harry’s arch-nemesis Lord Voldemort, a powerful sorcerer feared by all who knew him.

He was already a household name before taking on the role of You Know Who, having previously starred in Schindler's List, The English Patient and The Constant Gardener.

Ralph Fiennes played Lord Voldemort (Getty Images)

After hanging up his cloak, he has had a leading role as M in the James Bond films since 2012.

More recently in 2018, Fiennes won acclaim for portraying Professor Moriarty in comedy film Holmes & Watson.

He's also been busy off screen and made his his directorial debut in 2102 with his film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus, in which he also played the lead role.

In 2020 he was given the Stanislavsky Award for his work behind the camera.

Harry Potter's arch nemesis, Lord Voldemort (X80001)
Emma Watson at an award ceremony in 2022 (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Recently, Fiennes was seen scaling mountains and fighting Rhys Ifans' Rasputin in World War 1, in Matthew Vaughn's The King's Man.

Robbie Coltrane

Scottish-born Robbie Coltrane, 72, was also a successful actor before he took on the role of half human, half giant, Hagrid.

He played a detective in crime drama series Cracker and two James Bond films, GoldenEye and The World is Not Enough, although his role as the Hagrid is probably his most prominent.

Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid (PA)

Since Potter ended he has only starred in a few films such as voice role in Great Expectations in 2012 and Effie in 2012 when he played a doctor.

His absence from screens can be explained in part by the fact he was forced to take four years away from acting in 2012 due to ill health.

One of his most prominent roles was in 2016 when he played a television comedian accused of raping a 15-year-old in National Treasure, a four-part television drama on Channel 4.

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