'Harry Potter' Reboot Reveals First Look at Hagrid
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Production on the "Harry Potter" reboot series is under way at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the U.K. and we're starting to finally get to see some of the cast in full costume as their iconic characters.
Today the series released a shot of Nick Frost as the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid. You can see Frost in costume below.
First look at Nick Frost as Hagrid in the 'HARRY POTTER' TV series. pic.twitter.com/nYkKxFrLfx — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 15, 2025
Among other things, Hagrid is the gameskeeper of Hogwarts and the Care of Magical Creatures professor. A beloved figure in "Harry Potter," he is also the man who first transports the eponymous hero away from his cruel stepfamily and lets him know about his mystical heritage.
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Frost has big shoes to fill. In the films, Hagrid was played by the late Robbie Coltrane.
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid.
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid.
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Rumors began swirling about Frost taking over the role of Hagrid in March, fueled by the "Shaun of the Dead" star following confirmed "Harry Potter" series regulars like John Lithgow on social media.
Just before Frost's part was publicly confirmed, he posted a selfie on Instagram captioned with, "It's happening, it's actually happening. Stay cool."
The reveal of Frost in costume follows the reveal yesterday of Dominic McLaughlin in full Hogwarts regalia as Harry Potter himself.
The picture of McLaughlin came along with the announcement that more cast members had been recruited for the series: Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Ollivander.
The rest of the cast includes Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Luke Thallon as Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.
Like the first movie released in 2001, the first season of "Harry Potter" will adapt the first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
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