Rafe Spall, Molly Hewitt-Richards and Jasper Ambrose have joined the cast of the second season of the Harry Potter series. According to HBO's announcement, the actors will play Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey.
Rafe Spall will portray Arthur Weasley, Ron Weasley's father. A wizard who works at the Ministry of Magic, Arthur Weasley is one of the prominent characters in the Harry Potter series.
Molly Hewitt-Richards will appear as Moaning Myrtle, the ghost who lives in the girls' bathroom at Hogwarts. Jasper Ambrose will play Colin Creevey, the Gryffindor student who idolizes Harry Potter.
Colin Creevey features in the story as the student who constantly follows Harry Potter with his camera. Hewitt-Richards and Ambrose will also appear in a major production with these roles.
Rafe Spall's father, Timothy Spall, portrayed Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter film series. Timothy Spall won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor.
Other cast members in the second season
In previous announcements, HBO revealed that Billy Barratt would play the young Tom Riddle, Lenny Rush would portray Dobby and Bonnie Hill would play Ginny Weasley.
Nicholas Hoult was initially announced for the role of Gilderoy Lockhart. However, the role was later given to Kit Harington because of Hoult's busy schedule.
HBO's production plans
The HBO production, adapted from J. K. Rowling's seven-book series, will bring the Harry Potter story back to the screen with a new cast. The first season is based on the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The first season is planned to consist of eight episodes and is scheduled to premiere on HBO on December 25. In regions where HBO Max operates, viewers will be able to access the episodes through the platform.
Dominic McLaughlin will play the new Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will portray Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout will play Ron Weasley.