British icon and Cornetto trilogy star Nick Frost will become one of Harry Potter’s most loved characters, the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, formerly played by Robbie Coltrane. Confirming the ...

For many Harry Potter fans, no actors could ever live up to the original cast of the cherished film franchise. For others, a ...

Frost will play the pink umbrella-touting Hogwarts gamekeeper and groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid. Previously played by Robbie Coltrane, who died in 2022, Frost takes up the (half) giant mantel after ...

Nick Frost steps into the giant shoes of Rubeus Hagrid, the kindly Hogwarts groundskeeper who had been played by Robbie Coltrane. Smith died in 2024, Rickman in 2016, and Coltrane in 2022.

HBO said on Monday that it had cast John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Casting for major roles ...

Elsewhere in the lineup, Gangs of London, The Lazarus Project and The Capture star Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape in the series. Alan Rickman famously played the role in the films. Additionally ...

As rumoured, John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonagall), Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape) and Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid ... the latter comedian played a different role ...

The 53-year-old actor has been confirmed as playing Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid in the forthcoming HBO reboot. Taking to social media in the wake of his casting news, the Shaun Of The Dead ...

who played Hagrid in the original films, in a post on Instagram: "Thank you for trusting me with such a loyal, gentle and courageous half-giant like Rubeus Hagrid. Robbie, I promise I won’t let ...