![]() The late Alan Rickman played Severus Snape throughout all 8 films. Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) Image courtesy of Warner Bros However, the later films feature an adult McGonagall, when she should be a child at this time. ![]() These take place during the late 1920s and early 1930s. That being said, the Fantastic Beasts films threw McGonagall’s age into disarray. As the first film took place 10 years in the past from the start of production, Smith was 10 years older than the character. This states McGonagall’s birth as 1934, making her 56 by the first book/film. Once again, we refer to JK Rowling’s biography for her characters. ![]() Unlike many of the adult cast members, Smith is actually older than her character by a few years. Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith) Image courtesy of Warner Brosīefore ruling the roost at Downton Abbey, Dame Maggie Smith oversaw Hogwarts as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress. However, even by the end, Coltrane was still younger than Hagrid had been in the first book/film!Īccording to JK Rowling’s biography of the character, Hagrid was born in the Forest of Dean in 1928. Simple maths tells us he was 60 by the final film, Deathly Hallows Part 2, which was shot in 2009-2010. Robbie Coltrane was 50 years of age when he started playing Hagrid in 2000. Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) Image courtesy of Warner Bros Harris was also the godfather to producer David Heyman, who optioned the rights to the Harry Potter books.Īs fans will know, Harris ultimately passed away in October 2002, at the age of 72. Unfortunately, Harris was aware that he was very ill and in the last years of his life. As the famous story goes, Harris accepted the role at the bequest of his 11-year-old granddaughter. The late, Oscar-nominated Irish actor Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two films. Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) Image courtesy of Warner Bros Despite being slightly younger, there’s no question Watson held her own and fit the role. In fact, in real life, Watson would have been too young to attend Hogwarts herself. Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) Image courtesy of Warner Brosīook Age: 11 (nearly 12, born September 1979)Įmma Watson was the youngest of the main actors, first playing Hermione as a 10-year-old in 2000. By 2009-2010 during The Deathly Hallows, he was 21-22 still playing a schoolboy. Similarly to Radcliffe, Grint went from being close in age to his character to slightly older. Born in 1988, he was 12 when he shot The Philosopher’s Stone in 2000. However, in real life, Rupert Grint is the oldest of the three actors. He’s younger than Hermione but older than Harry. In the books, Ron Weasley is the ‘middle child’ of the trio. Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) Image courtesy of Warner Bros However, the filming lasting longer than the story affected this.īy The Deathly Hallows, Radcliffe was in his early 20s playing a 17-year-old. At the time, he was about equal age to his character. Radcliffe also had a supporting role in 2001’s The Tailor of Panama, featuring future Mad-Eye Moody, Brendan Gleeson.Īs Radcliffe was born in 1989, this made him approximately 11 years old during the filming of the Philosopher’s Stone. ![]() His previous work included BBC’s adaption of David Copperfield, opposite future Potter co-stars, Maggie Smith, Zoe Wanamaker and Imelda Staunton. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) Image courtesy of Warner Brosĭaniel Radcliffe landed the title role of Harry Potter. So, let’s look at how old the core actors were compared to their characters in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone). In fact, even the main trio of actors are of different ages from one another. You may be surprised to learn that the Harry Potter characters’ ages differ from the actors’. This covers when JK Rowling first conceived the idea and ultimately wrote the early books. We meet key characters such as Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hagrid and Snape, among many others.Īlthough in many senses a coming-of-age story, this ultimately leads to Harry’s final climatic battle against Voldemort in The Deathly Hallows.ĭespite the films being released in the 2000s/2010s, the story actually takes place in the 1990s. ![]() In both the films and books, fans follow Harry’s journey in discovering the Wizarding World. The Harry Potter film series spanned 10 years, from 2001 to 2011. How big or small were the age differences? Some Harry Potter characters’ ages were close, others were not. ![]()
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