17 'Harry Potter' stars, ranked from least to most successful

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson.
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  • The showtime "Harry Potter" movie was released 20 years ago, and the cast reunited on HBO Max in 2022.
  • We ranked the movies' erstwhile kid stars based on filmographies, awards, social media, and more.
  • Robert Pattinson, who'south most to accept on the role of Batman, is one of the most successful stars.

Chris Rankin played the prefect Percy Weasley in four films. He now works behind the scenes.

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Rankin, 38, has had iii small acting credits since "Deathly Hallows Part two," and he has 57,600 followers on Instagram. He has been credited as a product coordinator on successful shows similar "Downton Abbey" and "A Discovery of Witches," however, then while he doesn't accept the same level of traditional Hollywood success, he'due south been busy. He did non announced in the HBO Max reunion.

Devon Murray played Seamus Finnigan in all eight movies, simply he hasn't done much exterior "Potter."

Murray at the London Comic Convention at Earls Court on July 9, 2011.
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Murray, 33, has only one movie appearance to his name after "Potter" ended in 2011, an uncredited function in 2018's "Damo & Ivor: The Motion-picture show." He was too in a music video in 2017, for "Every Time You Need Me," by Simonna.

On the social-media front, Murray has about 207,000 followers on Instagram and 281,600 on Twitter, but overall, Murray is however known by and large for blowing stuff up as Seamus. He also did not appear in the HBO Max reunion.

Josh Herdman played Goyle in all eight films, and he has continued to act.

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Herdman, 34, is likewise a professional MMA fighter every bit well as an actor. Since "Potter" ended, he's secured a few interim credits in the series "Marcella," as well as "Alex Rider" in 2020. He likewise appeared in an episode of "Strike Back."

Most recently, he was credited in a curt film chosen "Cornerboy." Herdman's well-nigh recent feature-flick part was 2018's "Robin Hood" remake, which starred Taron Egerton. Co-ordinate to IMDb, Herdman is gear up to appear in the 2022 Get-go adaptation of "The Man Who Savage to Earth."

Herdman has fewer social-media followers than Murray (165,000 on Instagram and just 4,549 on Twitter), but his continued acting careerandfighting career put him in front.

Herdman did not return for the reunion.

Katie Leung played Cho Chang in five films, starting with "Goblet of Burn."

Katie Leung.
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Information technology's taken Leung, 34, a few years, merely she's seriously poised to become one of the more than successful members of the "Potter" bandage. In the past four years, she'south appeared in "T2: Trainspotting," eight episodes of Amazon series "White Dragon," the British serial "Chimerica," the mini-serial "The Nest," the mini-series "Roadkill," and "Locked Downwards."

Leung also had a vox function in the Netflix animated series "Arcane," which is office of the "League of Legends" universe.

She also has an impressive 389,000 followers on Instagram and 207,800 on Twitter. According to her bio, she'south also an ambassador for My Body Back Project, "a project supporting women & [non-binary] folks who have experienced sexual violence to connect with their bodies, wellness & sexuality subsequently assault," and Into Moving picture, a "funded educational charity, putting moving picture at the heart of children and young people's learning."

Information technology's only up from here for Leung, although she did not return for the 20th-anniversary special.

Oliver and James Phelps, who played the Weasley twins in all the films, are also much of a unit to separate.

James and Oliver Phelps.
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The Phelps twins, 35, have connected to act together, rarely appearing in things without each other. While they haven't acted much since the cease of the films, they've capitalized on their "Potter" fame, and each has over two.6 million followers on Instagram, (James has 2.9; Oliver has 2.vii).

They too appeared in a 2021 psychological horror moving picture together, "Last Night in Soho," directed by Edgar Wright. The two as well appeared equally themselves in "The Cars That Made U.k. Bully."

The twins as well cohost a podcast together, "Normal Not Normal," that sees them "talk to a star-studded pick of friends, colleagues, and personal heroes who stepped into the limelight at a young age, and find out what 'normal' means to them."

Hilariously, the Phelpses didannounced in the special, but their name labels were swapped.

Bonnie Wright played the youngest Weasley, Ginny, for all eight films. She now acts, directs, and produces.

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While Wright, thirty, hasn't appeared in whatever blockbuster films lately, her clout has but grown since playing the youngest Weasley. In improver to the multiple indie films she'due southactedin, ("The Bounding main," "Subsequently the Night," "Before I Slumber"), she's besides become a director and founded her own production company, BonBonLumiere. She also has a cool 3.half-dozen million followers on Instagram.

Her directorial debut, a brusk called "Separate We Come, Separate Nosotros Go," starred her "Potter" costar David Thewlis and received positive reviews at its debut during the Cannes Flick Festival. Most recently, she'due south focused on directing music videos.

She's been less busy since 2018, however, then nosotros can't put her higher than some of her costars who are still working constantly. Wright had a small role in the "Potter" reunion in 2022.

Clémence Poésy played the one-half-Veela, half-human Fleur Delacour in three films.

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Poésy, 39, has appeared in more than one iconic property — besides "Potter," she had a small arc during flavour iv of "Gossip Daughter" as Chuck'due south French girlfriend Eva, and she was in the virtually contempo Christopher Nolan film, "Tenet." She's set up to announced in a miniseries called "The Essex Serpent" co-starring Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes on Apple tree Tv+.

Poésy as well starred in the French serial "The Tunnel" for five years, and she currently stars in "En thérapie," a French serial about the aftermath of the 2015 Paris attacks. She besides appeared in the 2020 film "Resistance."

So, what she lacks in social media (132,000 Instagram followers), she has made upward for with parts in prestige films — she also appeared in "127 Hours" and "In Bruges" in between her "Potter" films.

Evanna Lynch played the lovably loony Luna Lovegood for 4 films.

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Lynch, thirty, has plant the well-nigh fame on social media — she has 3.9 million followers on Instagram — merely she keeps decorated with other projects also. She hosts "The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast" and cofounded the Kinder Beauty Box company, a clean, vegan, and cruelty-free makeup-box subscription.

She likewise competed on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2018, finishing in third identify. Acting-wise, she's appeared in a few indie films, but clearly her main focus is on other ventures.

During the reunion, Lynch shared the fascinating story of how she was cast as Luna — for years, she was a pen pal of writer JK Rowling.

Matthew Lewis is, of course, the human behind the phrase "Longbottoming," since his post-"Potter" glow-upwards was then drastic.

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Truly, we have to thank Lewis (and his "Potter" character, Neville Longbottom), for his legendary glow-upwardly that caused a generation to create the term "Longbottoming." The cultural impact of that alone places him higher up some of his costars.

The 32-yr-old is also even so acting regularly, withal. He appeared in the 2018 series "Girlfriends" too as the 2020 serial "All Creatures Nifty and Small." "Ripper Street," "Happy Valley," "Me Before You," and even an episode of "Drunk History" are amid his other credits.

Lewis too hosts "The Official Leeds United Podcast," and he has 2.7 million Instagram followers and one.iv million Twitter followers. He reunited with his boyfriend Hogwarts classmates during the HBO Max special.

Harry Melling is unrecognizable from his days as Dudley Dursley. You might've seen him in "The Queen's Gambit" and not even realized.

Melling in "The Queen's Gambit."
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Melling, 32, has go quite the actor since leaving "Potter" behind him. Later his last appearance in "Deathly Hallows Part one," he's appeared in "Merlin," "The Lost Urban center of Z," "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," "His Night Materials," "The Erstwhile Baby-sit," "The Devil All the Time," "The Queen'due south Gambit," and "Say Your Prayers," among other things. A veryimpressive résumé for someone who used to be known every bit the annoying, evil cousin.

He tin now be seen in the Joel Coen-directed adaptation of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" alongside Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

Melling is also going to play Edgar Allen Poe in the moving picture "The Stake Bluish Eye" alongside Christian Bale, so information technology's rubber to say we'll only be hearing more from him — though nosotros only got a glimpse of him in former footage in the reunion.

Freddie Stroma, who played the annoying Cormac McLaggen for three films, recently popped up in Netflix's smash hit "Bridgerton."

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Yes, Stroma's appearance in "Bridgerton" bumped him up a few spots — how could information technology not? It's been one of the biggest sensations in recent history, and he played a literal prince.

Merely the 34-year-old has been steadily acting for years outside "Bridgerton." He starred in "Unreal," had a part in "Pitch Perfect" (phenomenon), and appeared in an episode of "Game of Thrones" (third phenomenon he'due south been involved with to date).

And a fourth may be on the style: He'south playing Adrian Chase, aka Vigilante, in the upcoming HBO Max series "Peacemaker," a spin-off focusing on John Cena's character from "The Suicide Squad."

He also starred in "Fourth dimension After Time" as HG Wells and starred in "The Crew," a Kevin James-led sitcom on Netflix , which was canceled in July 2021.

Tom Felton is still best known as Draco Malfoy, simply he besides appeared in "The Flash."

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While Felton is all the same best known for Malfoy, he's been able to capitalize on that in a manner few other "Potter" stars take. The 34-year-one-time recently watched the first film in the series, "Sorcerer'due south Rock" for the beginning time and reacted live on TikTok, getting lots of headlines.

Plus, whenever he posts a throwback from set — more than headlines. It'south helped him gain a massive 11.6 million Instagram followers and iii.1 million Twitter followers.

Felton does still human activity though — he had a sweet arc on "The Flash" every bit Julian, appeared as Laertes in "Ophelia," and has been in other indie films in the past decade.

He hasn't had his big, leading-man part yet, but his upcoming slate is packed, with roles in films such as "Save the Cinema" starring Jonathan Pryce and "Canyon Del Muerto" with Abigail Breslin and Val Kilmer.

Felton was likewise a large office of the 20th anniversary special, sharing anecdotes about shooting scenes with his on-screen dad Jason Isaacs, remembering his on-screen mother Helen McCrory, who passed away final year, and even talking nigh his special bond with Emma Watson.

Alfred Enoch, the actor behind Dean Thomas in seven "Potter" films, is now amend known for "How to Get Abroad with Murder."

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Enoch'south run on "How to Go Abroad with Murder" was popular enough that at that place's a significant number of people who know him better as Wes Gibbins than Dean Thomas — and that'southward saying something. The Emmy-winning show wrapped upward its six-season run in May 2020. That puts him in the upper echelon of "Potter" child stars.

The 33-yr-former is set up to continue his TV success in the Apple TV+ serial "Foundation," which co-stars Jared Harris and Lee Pace. It was renewed for a second flavour in Oct.

Enoch was ane of 2 fellow Gryffindors from Harry's year that returned for the special, though he didn't accept a huge part.

Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter himself, has become quite the actor since leaving Hogwarts.

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Radcliffe carried an entire franchise on his back, which is no pocket-size feat, which is why his mail service-"Potter" career has been so interesting to sentinel. He'due south shied away from big-upkeep films, instead focusing on bonkers films such equally "Guns Akimbo," "Swiss Army Man," and the interactive finale of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

He also appeared in the magical film "Now You Meet Me 2," in which he pointedly is nota sorcerer.

Currently, he stars in the TBS album series "Miracle Workers" — a prune of Radcliffe performing "She'll Be Coming 'Circular the Mountain" in drag went viral terminal twelvemonth. Information technology was renewed for a quaternary flavour. Radcliffe is too co-starring with Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, and Sandra Bullock in "The Lost Urban center" in 2022.

The 32-year-old has also had a successful theater career. He famously starred in "Equus" and the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which earned him a Grammy nod. He likewise has two Drama Desk-bound nominations under his chugalug.

Radcliffe, of course, had lots of screen time in the reunion, having special moments with non only Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, but also with Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter (whom he had a beat on), and director Chris Columbus.

Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger, is the nearly successful member of the cadre trio.

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Watson, 31, went from "Harry Potter" to a Disney princess in the live-action "Beauty and the Beast," an infamous criminal in "Bling Ring," a dearest manic pixie dream girl in "Perks of Being a Wallflower," and the eldest March sister in "Little Women," amidst other roles.

She too graduated from Brown Academy, was appointed a UN Goodwill Ambassador and launched the HeForShe campaign, is part of the G7, has done all-encompassing modeling, and is on the board of Kering, a luxury-goods company.

Her touch volition notwithstanding be felt around the world, whether or not she retires from acting — her Instagram has a staggering 64.v million followers.

It'due south no wonder she well-nigh quit the series, every bit she revealed in the special.

Robert Pattinson, who appeared just in "Goblet of Burn," is easily the most successful child star to come out of "Harry Potter."

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Could it have been anyone else? Pattinson, who does non have an Instagram account, spun his one-moving-picture show role into the leading man of one of the otherbiggest franchises of the 2010s: "Twilight." Today, he's the most successful star from that franchise, too.

Afterwards a decade of distancing himself from big blockbusters by starring in films like "Good Time" and "The Lighthouse," Pattinson, 35, is ready for his big, mainstream comeback. He starred in "Tenet," "The King," and is going to become Batman this year. There'due south no ane else who compares, honestly.

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