It would seems that the upcoming Harry Potter series has added a new addition to its growing cast, in the original actor has taken to social media passing the torch and offering a cheeky warning about screen time. According to Screenrant, the actor in question is Alex Crockford (Shanghai Sherlock, The Night Before Tomorrow), who has portrayed Charlie Weasley in a brief cameo photographer back in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, but sadly has never reappeared in any others. 

Reported by Screenrant, the role will now be played by Harry Gilby (The Last Kingdom, Tolkien). Crockford stated on X regarding his successor, “Aaaah. The moment has come to pass on the dragon-wrangling kit to the new guy! Congratulations sir, and I hope you get more screen time than I did (the record to beat is 1.5 seconds!) #jenesuispascharlieanymore”.

Aaaah. The moment has come to pass on the dragon-wrangling kit to the new guy! Congratulations sir, and I hope you get more screen time than I did (the record to beat is 1.5 seconds!) #jenesuispascharlieanymore

— Alex Crockford (@gingerwandrer) October 27, 2026

Charlie plays a much more prominent role in the books than in the movies. According to Screenrant, that novels establish that he lives in Romania and works as a dragonologist, during which time he gathered dragons for the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task in Goblet of Fire. He is later mentioned in Order of the Phoenix as recruiting foreign wizards to join the fight, before ultimately arriving with reinforcements during the Battle of Hogwarts in Deathly Hallow.

The Harry Potter TV series is scheduled to make it’s magical debut on HBO on December 25.