Harry Potter Auditions And How The Cast Landed The Role
Behind The Scenes Of Harry Potter Cast Auditions As Child Stars
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Hey Potterheads! Today on TheThings we’re taking a trip back to the year 2000 when the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone first kicked off. It’s hard to believe it’s been more than two decades since the start of the franchise but even more difficult to believe that the Harry Potter cast we know and love was almost completely different. We’re not kidding!
The Harry Potter actors have very unconventional casting stories, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. From chance meetings at the theatre to casting directors scouring London primary schools - it’s so interesting to hear these actor’s individuals stories.
And a little startling to find out that some of the cast members weren’t the first choice for their roles.
We’re pretty sure you’ll have a hard time believing how these actors got their roles - it’s wild. Did you know that the Phelps twins had no idea who they were cast as until the first day on set? Or that Tom Felton originally auditioned for two other roles before landing Draco Malfoy?
We’ll be covering almost the entire cast from Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson all the way to Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, and Helena Bonham Carter.
The paths to getting the cast we see on our screens today may have been unconventional but we wouldn’t have it any other way. What audition story did you find the most interesting? Make sure to let us know in the comment section below. We’d love it if you gave this video a big thumbs up and hit that subscribe button. Thanks for watching!
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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
1:33 - Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
2:07 - Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
2:48 - Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
3:14 - Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
3:48 - Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
4:33 - Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
4:59 - James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and George Weasley
5:26 - Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan
5:47 - Helena Bonham Carter - Bellatrix
6:16 - Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore
6:43 - Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
7:09 - Ralph Fiennes - Voldemort
7:27 - Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
7:48 - Gary Oldman - Sirius Black
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You missed the fact that the actors of the Weasly twins didn't tell their parents they were auditioning and skipped school to attend the audition, good job they got the part!!!!
the funny thing is the weasley twins would so do this
amelie mcgowan ik 😂
THE DEDICATION 👏👏👏
I guess they're mischievous in reality and in the franchise. Very them, they are definitely perfect for the parts.
That is true Fred and George fashion
Seeing Voldemort with a nose is literally shocking...
Why is this true tho
So true
Lol yes
Wair he had a nose?!
ya
Alan Rickman not being Snape would be a crime against humanity.
Agreed. He was the perfect Snape :-D
He is the perfect Severus Snape
Yep
yes you don't have to say it again without Allan Rickman being Snape I would have not liked Harry Potter. Yet now I'm a Potterhead lol.
Lol truth!
I can’t picture Harry Potter Without these actors in their roles!
It just wouldn’t be Harry potter
If dan wasn’t Harry Potter it wouldn’t feel right (Dan is his nickname)
Me either
Same
Ik!
Fun Fact : The trio was once asked to write an essay on what they like about their character. Emma wrote an essay of about 5 pages, Daniel wrote an essay of 1 page and Rupert forgot about the essay and when asked about it just improvised and said he didn't write cause Ron would probably forget about such a thing
Really?
No, Emma wrote 16.
@@chill_roblox7738 whoa
"I'm Ron. Ron doesn't do it."
Actually she wrote 12 pages
I can’t picture Tom Felton as Harry Potter or Ron weasley
Same
Same lol
I only see him as Draco Malfoy-No one else can take his place,
Lol
search "the borrowers tom felton"
It’s just so weird to see snape laughing
Ikr
meeeeee ikr
And talking normal o.o
I think so
Hahahahahaha
Rupert's way was the best I really want to see the original rap 😂😂😂😂 and Dan wow what a great time of finding out that he got the role 😂😂😂
HECK YAH
E
deffinetly
Emma almost didn't change a single bit, she talks so maturely even when she was young and she's such an independent woman.
Yeah she does it is almost like she was an adult if you look at her intelligence and independence she was perfect to play Hermione because she was like Hermione and still is
Emma was attending the Dragon School in Oxford when she audioned. An excellent prep school that encourages its pupils to develop strong philanthropic principles! P.S. It has a surprising long list of established British actors as former pupils!
yeah too bad she old out to real women and supports men wearing wigs now
Such an NPC thing to say.
@@Olderaccount17 i know for a fact you weren't responding to me
It's hilarious how tom felton got the role for lying lol
so sometimes lying really does help lmao
@@roseblood2143 yep 😂
not to mention his name has already been a prominent one in the film industry before harry potter, making him the only seasoned child actor that was cast in the franchise. Typical Draco. Lying, belonging in 'that' world before harry came, and all that.
how slytheriney
Mrs. Weasly How did u get your pfp?
Seeing Tom Felton play Harry or Ron, can not Imagine. And what about who that would play Draco? No one can say POTTAH as he does...🥺
I dunno why Draco never called him Harry Pooter. 😆
@@satiglenn well.. Harry never really did call him darco Malloy now did he? Just malfoy was enough
The self confidence of Luna in the books and real life, its just amazing
Ikr, she's a perfect match for the character!
Alan Rickman was one of my mother’s teachers in college before he got the role. She told me he was actually really funny outside of set
Woah that is soooooooo cool
OMG YOUR MOM WAS LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DONT EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I WANTED TO MEET HIM!
Did he tell her turn to page 394
@@satiglenn i know ...
@@wiamabusrour4504 lol bro that really got me XDXDXD
I can only imagine how many times Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson had to say how they got their parts!
The way Richard Harris turned down playing Professor Dumbledoor is a lot like how Dumbledoor turned down being minister of magic.
Its Dumbledore
Dumble door 😂😂
When i think about the harry potter movie one thing that always blows me away is how perfect the weasleys were cast. They all honestly look like a family. I guess you could say the same for the malfoys and the dursleys. Great job all the way around with the cast. I also thought maggie smith was the perfect mcgonagal...cast as perfectly as snape was
The whole Harry Potter franchise is a caucasian sausagefest. There simply clearly is no diversity in the cast. I bet almost everyone involved are racists.
YES SOOOOO TRUE
Harry Potter Franchise is the Best Fantasy Adventure Franchise in the World
I disagree but I won't tell you why cuz you will probably hate me
👆I agree, sorry Lord Venjix
Change my mind
I agree with you
Don't Insult Star Wars .
Jeez the actors of the Weasly twins are legit perfect! They literally missed school to try out! They act just like Fred and George!
it took me a month to realize that dumbldore was played by two actors
Bc one I think died?
@@chxrrry3606 yeah
do you know when they changed? i would love to know!
@@aesthetichermione4152 I think in the 5th film not sure tho x
@@aesthetichermione4152 pretty sure on poa
“Reading, huh, I didn’t know you could read”
What !
Lmao ik this scene 😂😂😂😂😂
YES YESSS I Love that Tom said thattt
Yet Tom was the one who didn’t read the books 😂
this line was improvised lol
Those who love HARRY POTTER!!!❤👇
Im ravenclaw
I’m slithering
My BFF showed HP to me, I only watched the first episode but I really like it, so- I like 😌
I’m a slitherin 🐍
what you mean ?
we miss harry’s world as well emma we really do
Definitely wouldn't have been hard to do a TV series or something for it. Although the budget would've gone down some. They did ultimately make a play - so that could have been a movie as well.
@@Leto2ndAtreides no need to destroy what is good, the missing is fine, it's better than destruction of an entire franchise.
@@TheFibrewire yeah screw cursed child
Evanna's story always makes me cry... having now developed an eating disorder myself, I can completely put myself in her place and I'm so happy that Harry Potter helped her overcome it... I wish I can do that some day
It's amazing how each actor was perfect for their role even though some weren't originally cast and others having to audition so many times. I'm convinced that just as many adults love the books and watch the movies as children do. Harry Potter will forever be a new family favourite for millions of families as each generation falls in love with the story.
I might say it's not just the story, it's the writing, which has many layers. Rowling is a great writer.
At 4:26 Emma is staring directly into the camera as if pleading with the viewers that Luna is insane. 😂 imagine that, Hermione breaking the 4th wall, knowing the whole time they were in a movie
Whowever did the casting, I owe a lot to them, they made my childhood so magical.😊😊
I seriously didn't know this!! So Dan's parents be like: Yer an actor Dan! 😂 Edit: thanks for so many likes never got more than 30!!!!
YESSSSSSS
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Now put a zero in your comment, it reached 300
@@MadaraUchiha-sg9ef ya lol
😂
2021 Still Always being Potterheads🇲🇾
Yes
I'm in February 2021 XD
Where is that flag from?
@@Mussuei Malaysia
Always
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What are those skills?
Now it’s just self taped and it’s less personal. Which bugs me.
VOLDEMORT PARENTS: I got your nose! VOLDEMORT: *laughs* VOLDEMORT PARENTS: No, I actually did VOLDEMORT: Oh... I know he was an orphan but pretend he's not
DONT SAY HIS NAME ITS TABOO
funny
@@tisyababbar8563 fear of a name increases fear of itself ~Hermoine granger
GEMMA REEVES:I know he's an orphan but pretend he's not. ME: AAAAAAAAAHA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
yes, he must have said that.
The Phelps twins had best story period. (Ditched school for it)
Ik that's such a Fred and George thing to do
haha yea they used to go to my school
@@benbascombe6867 Wow!
Ikr
@@benbascombe6867 they did?
My son looked exactly like Harry when he was little. He dressed up as him for Halloween, and the kids thought he really was the real Harry Potter. And as for Luna--she and I are like two peas in a pod. I love pudding and ponies--even if they're just skeletons of themselves, lol--and they love me. I had a pony try to nibble on me before, because he liked me so much. Fun stuff here
The actors who played Bill Weasley and Mad Eye Moody are related!
Yes same with Fred and george
@@octonia6782 oh i was wondering how they looked so similar!
@@tesslogan9496 they are real life twins
Father and Son
@@octonia6782 wow, you are really stupid I didn't kniw a human could have an IQ below 0
Emma can have no acting experience earlier but I feel she was one of the best actresses in this movie..:D
The first Harry Potter movie is my favorite. Normally, after reading a book, I'm disappointed in the movie - but not this time! The scenes were superb! I couldn't get enough of the wand shop because it so completely surpassed my imagination. Absolutely stunning!
Tom’s audition was the best for me. 😂
This cast was just right, now after seeing it multiple times with my kids, I can’t imagine any other actors being in the roles.
The cast people really brought magic to our world by setting them perfect roles .
*your a wizard draco* Hold up wait we got a new audition
Did you know that Harry, Hagrid, Prof McGonagall, and Umbridge all starred together in David Copperfield before the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
How can they not have Alan Rickman for their first choice 😭 he’s literally perfect for the role
Me watching a harry potter KZhead: perfect time to put a ad for a harry potter app
yesss
How can you miss the story of Maggie Smith getting the role of Professor McGonagall? Apart from Alan Rickman, it is the best cast of the franchise
I could have easily seen Rosemary Harris in this role. I do love Maggie Smith, but I think Rosemary could have pulled it off just as well.
I seriously doubt thst Smith had to audition.
I just love the fact that they've got the right people for each HP character, I mean it's perfect. And Harry Potter series is the best film adaptation ever.
I could not picture Harry Potter without this Trio and Alan Rickman as Severus, and Ralph as Voldemort. They were just PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT for the role.
Harry Potter, the boy who lived come to die!? ADVARA KEDAVRA (in breathless voice)
Voldemort can you stop being so dramatic lol
The dark lord has returned😱😱😱. And he is just commenting on a youtube video 😅😅😅😅 Call Harry potter
Voldemort does youtube
Ok
@@shamamahajan8754 You need to send Harry a letter? That will be six Knuts please.
They were so little 🥺
You're a Horcrux , Harry.
I want to thank the hp cast for bringing these characters to life, harry potter was and is my favorite book series and the all of the cast were perfect for their roles, especially dan, rupert and emma!!!😆🥰💖
Lol “I don’t believe in fate, but fortunately my parents do” Laughing my head off 😂 Also, Tom Felton’s audition story was my favorite.
It's so weird to se voldemort with nose 😂😂 BTW, Rupert Grint's audition was the best 😂😂👍🏻
The weasley twins actually didn't tell their parents they were auditioning and wanted to skip school so they went to audition Edit: thank you for 6 likes!! Edit 2: I found more stuff out about them... During the first movie the twins didn't know who was Fred and who was George LOL so they and to bare with it
Was edit 2 necessary? That info is in the actual video.
@@Raidei yes, cause I skipped it
Me: Wait.. that's now vold- you know who... Voldemort: HAS A NOSE
not
I love how half of these actors didn't even basically choose to be in the Harry Potter series, There FAMILY members convinced them too!
10yrs of the actors' lives but a lifetime for the viewers.Many thanks.
This kinda just inspires me because they were only 9-12 when they were cast- at least the golden three and ginny, but its cool because im in that same age timeline, and i love harry potter! I cannot imagine HP w/o these actors...
I can't imagine harry potter without these actors.... Superb job
CAN TOU PLEASE DO A VID ABOUT THE MAZE RUNNER 🏃♀️ 🤩🤩🤩😆😆😆
Ouu!!! Yess
Even if they did not get the roles they are so good actors
how can you just become pen pals with jk rowling - also fun fact: my doctor from when i was little was jk rowling's husband and one year she came to my old village to turn the christmas lights on. It just so happened to be the one year my family and I didn't go smh
RIP Helena McCrory.. She was a great actress 😢😭
additional tidbits on the Phelp Twins - and the crew and cast - not being sure which one was playing which twins, it was a last minute decision before the first table reading that James would be Fred, and Oliver would be George. Much like the Weasleys, the Phelps would often switch places without anyone knowing the better, so the times that Molly mistakes one for the other and they correct her, the reactions are so authentic because the actors did in fact switch places.
Luna being luna...the best character yet❤️
the fact that hermione (emma) was TOO pretty to actually get the role.
She is a bit too pretty, and they didn't try to make her more plain looking. I wonder who they could have cast instead that is more plain looking. If they had, the film could not have been as successful because her lines would not have flowed the way only she delivered.
RIP: Alan Rickman/Snape Richard Harris/ the 1st Dumbledore John Hurt/ Mr Ollivander 🥺 🪦
They are missed by this generation and will be missed by the next
"you're a wizard daniel" robbie coltrane
They should've told Danielle "You're a wizard, Danielle"
I absolutely love the cast. They are like, godmade for their character.
Daniel: wearing a green tie Me: ohhhhhhhhhhhh harry is that a slytherin Tie!!!!!???
It’s like looking to how Emma got into “Hermione Granger” and how Hermione Granger got into “Hogwarts”
What I realized was that most of them, their family or friends talked them into playing them.
Helena not being in it would have been tragic. Snape being played by any other actor would have been wrong.
I love the Harry poster cast
The Series begins with them being kids ends The Series ends with them being adults that's just spectacular
The most hilarious audition history that I find is of Tom Felton he had to lie to get the role and pretended as he knew the story really well
seeing Voldemort with no nose: eagh! seeing voldemort with a nose: ........he needs no nose......🤮🤮
Hi
I didn’t know Evanna had an eating disorder! Hope she’s okay and I love her-
Emma Watson is truly the right person to play Hermione Granger
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This gives me mad nostalgia about my childhood, harry potter influenced me deeply
This was really interesting! I can’t believe Luna was a friend of J.K Rowlings! Ps.you NEED to do Cedric!
I have to say my 3 favorites were Tom Feltons and how he copied off of another kid, Evanna Lynch and how she overcame something to get the role and James and Oliver Phelps because they originally auditioned just to miss school
very true to the actual characters :D
Can u imagine what it would have been like with different actors? Omg I wonder if there would still be as many Potter heads
i am very happy to say Ronald Weasley visited our paperchase in Brent Cross when the store decided to close and bought some lovely stuff. sutch a nice guy. And iam fortunate to have seen him face to face :).
The casting literally could not be any more perfect.
My uncle actually workeon the set as a chef and met all the actors Lucky him 😥
Amazing Content 👍
Everyone:listening on how they got the role Me:admiring how cute Daniel,Rupert,and Emma are as children My favorite audition story is Gary Oldman’s/Sirius Black
Same lmaoo
@@shahad2509 their literally older then me cause they started at ten years old right?
@@someslayingbody4813 yeah I think so how old are u anyway .
@@shahad2509 l’m in 3rd grade look in my earlier videos in my channel and try to guess
@@someslayingbody4813 oh u small I am 13 btw
I can't picture Bellatrix any other way, lol!!!
I imagine ginny’s reactions too reading Harry’s liking to ginny
I just bought the entire series a month ago, watched it all over the last four weeks and now want to watch again. Am I well? Not hard to see why main actors have to go back and audition again and again. This movie has great casting and I can see Helen McCrory as Bellatrix but really liked her as Narcissa. After Harry the most import castings were: Ron, Hermione, Snape, Dumbledore twice, and Hagrid.
Doesn't matter how they entered,.... they entered and we love them so muchhhhhh
I can't imagine anyone else in any role except Imelda Staunton who played Omber. I always thought Joanna Lumley would have ben absolutely fabulous in that part. But so was Staunton.
If alan rickman wasn't professor snape, I don't know who will
if tom felton (draco) was harry or ron it would not be right. tom has that lip bite stare that draco should and his bleached hair is perfect.
It's amazing how they got there parts because most actors just walk in and get the part but these have amazing background stories
there woulnt be harry potter without these actors and actresses 🤍
How does Ralph Fiennes act Voldemort like literally when tho nostrils go wider or how his veins show
Seeing Val-de-Marne with his last nose will kill me
Love all them! Perfect casting
Voldermort makes a great Hamlet on Broadway and I loved his commercial for Strange Days.