Katherine Parkinson to play Molly Weasley in Harry Potter TV series
Katherine Parkinson will join Nick Frost and Paul Whitehouse in the upcoming Harry Potter television series.
She is set to play Molly Weasley, the mother of Ron, Ginny and the other Weasley children. The role was previously taken by Julie Walters in the film series.
As previously reported, Frost has been cast as Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid in the big-budget new HBO Max series, with Whitehouse signed up as caretaker Argus Filch.
The British comedy actors join an ensemble headed by Third Rock From The Sun star John Lithgow as the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore, fast rising British actor Paapa Essiedu as scheming Professor Severus Snape, Oscar nominee Janet McTeer as Professor Minerva McGonagall, with Luke Thallon as Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor Quirinus Quirrel.
Dominic McLaughlin was recently unveiled as the actor picked to play Harry, with Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron.
It's also been revealed today that Johnny Flynn - who appeared in Lovesick - will be Lucius Malfoy, with Lox Pratt as his son Draco.
Meanwhile Variety reports comedy regular Daniel Rigby has been cast as Vernon Dursley, the uncle by marriage of Harry Potter who "looks after" Harry when he is growing up (the role taken by Richard Griffiths in the film version), with Bel Powley - who played Bianca in Series 6 of Benidorm - as his wife Petunia.
Other cast announced today include Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown and Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge.
Production on the long-running multi-series show is expected to begin production in the UK this summer.