Here's What 29 Actors From Harry Potter Are Doing Now

Robert Pattinson is, seemingly, forever burned into our minds as the sparkly vampire Edward Cullen, however, before that, he was a Hufflepuff prefect Cedric Diggory. Although he starred in only one film, his role was significant enough to earn him the title of "British Star of Tomorrow". Pattinson went on to have a remarkable acting career with plenty of nominations and awards for his various roles. It was recently announced that Pattinson will portray the iconic role of Bruce Wayne a.k.a Batman in the upcoming movie.

Actor, screenwriter and presenter, Mark Williams portrayed Arthur Weasley in the Potter series, which is also the role he is best known for. He's also known for his work on the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. After the Potter series wrapped, Williams appeared as the lead in the BBC costume drama Father Brown. He worked on projects such as the BBC daytime game show The Link, film Golden Years and Twirlywoos. As of 2019, Williams recently completed work on Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, The Dark Channel and is preparing to shoot The Inn at the Edge of the World as well as Chocolate Cake.

Sir Michael John Gambon has dabbled in various fields of drama, from theater to television to film. He has four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards under his belt as well as being awarded the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 for his contribution to Irish film. He replaced Richard Harris after his death and portrayed professor Albus Dumbledore in his place till the end of the series. Afterwards, Gambon portrayed characters in projects like The King's Speech and the first and third series of Sky Atlantic's Fortitude. As of 2019, the actor has recently finished working on Judy, a 2019 film about Judy Garland, and horror thriller Cordelia. He is set to play Alfred Vogt in James and Lucia, a movie about the last years of James Joyce.

Unlike the child stars of the series, many of whom started their careers in the magical world of Hogwarts, Shaw was already an established Irish actress and theater and opera director. Although her role of Petunia Dursley wasn't that prominent, Shaw's portrayal of the protagonist's aunt was definitely memorable. Currently, Fiona Shaw is working on many projects including BBC America's Killing Eve, 2020 drama Ammonite and upcoming thriller Corvidae.

From a minor role in 1994 Interview with the Vampire to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Helen McCrory's career had many rich roles and successes. The actress was first cast as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Order of the Phoenix (2007), but was forced to pull out of the project because of her pregnancy. She returned to the series with the Half-Blood Prince, playing Draco's mother Narcissa Malfoy. After the Potter movies ended, McCrory portrayed many characters, including Evelyn Poole in Penny Dreadful and Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders. At the moment, the actress has just finished work on the TV shows MotherFatherSon and Peaky Blinders.

Sean Biggerstaff started his proffesional acting career at the age of 10 when he played the son of MacDuff in a Michael Boyd production of Macbeth at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In the following years, the actor went on to play in the BBC production of The Crow Road, where he played Young Darren which was his first major TV role. He also played alongside his future Harry Potter co-star Alan Rickman in The Winter Guest. He was cast as Oliver Wood in Harry Potter and appeared in the two first movies as well as a brief appearance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the last movie of the series. Since the Potter series, Sean starred in movies such as Mary Queen of Scots and Whisky Galore! as well as theater plays like Appointment with the Wicker Man and Right Now (A Présent). As of 2019, Biggerstaff is set to star in a thriller Hector & Himself.

As he was the son of actor and former professional rugby league footballer Martin Herdman, it was no surprise that Josh started acting when he was only 7. He landed the role of Gregory Goyle at the age of 13, acting alongside Tom Felton as his character's sidekick. He stayed with the character for 10 years and played him for all the remaining films. After the series wrapped, Josh started practicing jiujitsu and after five years began his MMA career in 2016. However, after spending his time fighting for a couple of years, Herdman returned to acting with roles in the 2018 film Robin Hood as well a British "Nordic"-noir detective series titled Marcella. As of now, the actor seems to be juggling both, fighting and acting, gigs and working on the action TV series Alex Rider.

Katie Leung got the role of Cho Chang after her father saw a casting ad and suggested she try it. After waiting 4 hours for a 5-minute audition, Leung was chosen to play Harry Potter's first love interest. Katie appeared in 4 Harry Potter films, as well as 2 games. After the Potter series, Leung wasn't sure if she wanted to continue acting, however after attending a drama course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she decided to continue. She played Jung Chang as her debut stage role in Jung Chang's autobiographical play Wild Swans. In 2017, Leung co-starred with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner, playing Fan, Chan's character's daughter. Currently, the actress has wrapped up work on the TV series White Dragon and Chimerica.

Scarlett Byrne started her acting career at the age of 15, when she landed a role in short film CryBaby, before moving on to play Chloe Daniels in an episode of the British TV drama Doctors. In 2009, the actress was cast as Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and returned to play the character in the final two films. After the Potter series, Byrne played Brittany in Lake Placid: The Final Chapter as well as became a series regular for the 4th season of Falling Skies, where she played Lexi. In 2015, Scarlett was cast as Nora Hildegard, a witch-vampire hybrid, heretic, in the CW series The Vampire Diaries. The same year, the actress got engaged to Hugh Hefner's son, Cooper Hefner, and two years later posed nude for Playboy magazine. In 2017, the actress was cast in the role of Lisa for action-thriller film Skybound. As of 2019, Byrne has been reported to be working on a short film titled Stick and Poke.