Our Favorite Stars from the Harry Potter Films and Where They Are Today

    Gregory Goyle โ€“ Josh Herdman

    Gregory Goyle may have been a gormless goon in the Harry Potter films, but Josh Herdman is a mixed martial artist in real life. He followed in his father Martin Herdmanโ€™s footsteps by becoming an actor but also pursuing a separate career. While his father was a Rugby league footballer, Josh chose to learn MMA. However, he is also still an actor, with roles in the 2018 Robin Hood film as well as British detective series Marcella and action TV series Alex Rider.

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    Gregory Goyle โ€“ Josh Herdman

    Pansy Parkinson โ€“ Scarlett Byrne

    Scarlett Byrne began her acting career long before she was cast as supporting character Pansy Parkinson. The character was a mean Slytherin character, featuring in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows โ€“ Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows โ€“ Part 2. Sheโ€™s since starred in Falling Skies, Runaways, The Vampire Diaries, and Skybound. Byrne is now working on Stick and Poke, a short film about the art of the hand-poked tattoo. She is also expecting her first child with Playboy heir Cooper Hefner, who she married in November 2019.

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    Pansy Parkinson โ€“ Scarlett Byrne

    Neville Longbottom โ€“ Matthew Lewis

    Matthew Lewis landed the role of Neville Longbottom when he was 12 years old, although he started acting when he was five. An awkward, clumsy boy in the first few movies, Neville Longbottom magically transformed into one of the bravest of Gryffindor. The actor shocked fans with his real-life glow up from a goofy-looking kid to a poster boy. He has since starred in The Syndicate, Bluestone 42, Me Before You, and Terminal. He even starred in the music video of โ€œFilthโ€ by A Band of Buriers.

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    Neville Longbottom โ€“ Matthew Lewis

    Hermione Granger โ€“ Emma Watson

    Muggle-born Hermione Granger, the brightest and most compassionate witch of her age, was played by Emma Watson to critical acclaim. After the Harry Potter movies, Emma Watson went on to star in movies such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Bling Ring, Beauty and the Beast, and Little Women. During this time, she also succeeded in getting a bachelorโ€™s degree in English literature and launching the HeForShe campaign as a UN Women Goodwill ambassador. She calls for boys and men to advocate gender equality.

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    Hermione Granger โ€“ Emma Watson