Nicholas Hoult Cast in Harry Potter TV Series
Hoult joins the cast as the vain Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher as Season 2 adapts Chamber of Secrets, Variety reported.
- English actor Nicholas Hoult has reportedly joined HBO's Harry Potter series as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart for the upcoming second season adapting "Chamber of Secrets."
- Originally played by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film, Lockhart is a vain, boastful wizard recruited by Albus Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Hoult currently plays Lex Luthor in DC Studios' Superman and starred in the critically-acclaimed Hulu series "The Great." His filmography includes Nosferatu, The Menu, and Mad Max: Fury Road alongside four X-Men films starting with 2011's First Class.
- Production on the second season begins this fall with co-showrunner Jon Brown and executive producer Francesca Gardiner, following the first season's scheduled Dec. 25 debut on HBO and HBO Max.
- Casting Hoult links the Wizarding World with both Marvel and the DC Universe, positioning him alongside established cast members John Lithgow and Nick Frost in a franchise crossover moment.
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Nicholas Hoult attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Nicholas Hoult is headed to Hogwarts. The actor is set to play Gilderoy Lockhart in season 2 of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series. HBO Max made the announcement in a post to Instagram on Tuesday. “Magical Me indeed. Now, how many autographs would you like? Nicholas Hoult has been c…
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