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Which actor/actress portrays their character from the book the best?

554 fans picked:
Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
   27%
Emma Watson/Hermione Granger
   14%
Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter
   10%
Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
   10%
Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall
   8%
Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
   8%
(added by danielgo)
they r all very good
they r all very good
   6%
(added by Sasuto23)
Jason Issacs/Lucius Malfoy
   4%
Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort
   4%
Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore
   3%
Gary Oldman/Sirius Black
   2%
(added by cressida)
Emma Thompson/Professor Trelawney
   2%
Julie Walters/Molly Weasley
   1%
Hagrid (dont know the actors name)
Hagrid (dont know the actors name)
   1%
(added by snoznoodle)
 PotterGal posted 1 year ago
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Nav picked Emma Thompson/Professor Trelawney
Nav picked Emma Thompson/Professor Trelawney:
I'm not sure who portrays their character better, but Emma Thompson is brilliant as Trelawney :)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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PotterGal picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall
PotterGal picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall:
I still think that Maggie Smith was the absolute PERFECT choice for McGonagall in these movies! I hope she gets more screen time! =D
posted 1 year ago.
 
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MinnieMcG picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall
MinnieMcG picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall:
Maggie Smith does the greatest job as McG!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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howdyimliz picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
howdyimliz picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Alan Rickman is my fave actor
posted 1 year ago.
 
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anti_Jate picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall
anti_Jate picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall:
I think her look as well as her voice is perfect
posted 1 year ago.
 
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ktlady picked Jason Issacs/Lucius Malfoy
ktlady picked Jason Issacs/Lucius Malfoy:
Jason Issacs is awesome. He's cold and arrogant. He captures the essence just right. He does a fantastic job!
posted 1 year ago.
last edited 1 year ago
 
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miiamya picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
miiamya picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
even though hes way too old to be snape, hes still an incredible actor.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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snoznoodle picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort
snoznoodle picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort:
He was amazing! I couldn't really imagine Voldemort in the book but everything about him is... wow... I was SO happy when I saw the graveyard scene because it was PERFECT! Except for the Death Eaters masks they were weird.
Hagrids great too hes how I imagine him in the book now I think hes perfect.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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potterchick07 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
potterchick07 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
He is awsome. When I read the books I usually dont picture the actors in my head, I have my own thoughts about what they looks like and how they act that doesnt always go with the movies, BUT Snape is the same, I picture him the exact same way in the books that he is on the films
posted 1 year ago.
 
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duckgoddess picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
duckgoddess picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
I think Alan Rickman plays him really well; he actually looks like Snape in my mind unlike the other actors. And he's a great actor.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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suuz picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
suuz picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
When I read the first book, and read about how nasty Snape was to Harry, I pictured a ghostly white person, then I saw the movie and it was how he was!! In the book, he always is mean to Harry and gives him the most evil stares and in the movie it actually shows that..NExt to snape would probably be Voldemort..I wish the Death Eaters' masks were different tho!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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danu321 picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
danu321 picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
I <3 the faces he makes!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Lady_Hamilton picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
Lady_Hamilton picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
SNAPE!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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qt_py100 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
qt_py100 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
i love snapey and McG and trelawny. and i think one of the things that makes the films soooo great is the accurate portrail of the characters. they definately get it right in my view but i was very impressed by luna i think she was really good and soo deserve credit for it. is it true that she is just a fan, like not an actress that went 4 an audition?
posted 1 year ago.
 
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PotterGal picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall
PotterGal picked Maggie Smith/Professor McGonagall:
Yeah, qt_py100, she said in an interview she's been reading the books since she was 8 years old and she's obsessed with them. It's great that she's a fan! :D
posted 1 year ago.
 
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snoznoodle picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort
snoznoodle picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort:
Oh Luna was AMAZING! I knew everyone was raving about her but I wasnt expecting her to be THAT good. She's a true fan.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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PamHalpert454 picked Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter
PamHalpert454 picked Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter:
I think Harry was portrayed so well by Daniel Radcliffe. Just as I would have thought. Luna in the last film was great to i thought she was so sweet.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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nonames picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
nonames picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
If you have ever seen Evanna Lynch in an interview....it is IMPOSSIBLE to tell the difference between herself and Luna....check out an video of her
posted 1 year ago.
 
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x-xmEx-x picked Emma Watson/Hermione Granger
x-xmEx-x picked Emma Watson/Hermione Granger:
WHAT!!! daniel radcliffe was soo bad!
posted 12 months ago.
 
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kirstyyx picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
kirstyyx picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
Luna :D haha she so suits it. you can imaging her from the book as being someone like her. im glad they picked her..

But where are fred and george weasley..? theyy sooo suit there characters!!

i think they all really suit the part good chioce i have to say for whoever picks the people to act the part.
posted 12 months ago.
 
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berly picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
berly picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Alen Rickman is most like I imagine wile reading HP. I also think the person who plays Remus Lupin was alot like how I imagind him, including looks.
posted 11 months ago.
 
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Hagrid (dont know the actors...
Forest01 picked Hagrid (dont know the actors name):
Hagrid is played by Robbie Coltrane
posted 11 months ago.
 
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Freebird1965 picked Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore
Freebird1965 picked Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore:
And Alan Rickman as Professor Snape !
posted 11 months ago.
 
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finchie picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
finchie picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
although i love rupert grint, and i think the luna was perfect
posted 11 months ago.
 
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PamHalpert454 picked Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter
PamHalpert454 picked Daniel Radcliffe/Harry Potter:
Are you kidding, really? I think Daniel Radcliffe is brilliant and very good choice for Harry Potter.
posted 11 months ago.
 
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tiz picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
tiz picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
they picked an amazing actress for Luna! :D
posted 9 months ago.
 
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SG1-090 picked Jason Issacs/Lucius Malfoy
SG1-090 picked Jason Issacs/Lucius Malfoy:
i thought he was really good as his character, exactly what i imagined him to be, so was luna and hagrid though!
posted 9 months ago.
last edited 6 months ago
 
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fawkes716 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
fawkes716 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
Evanna plays Luna perfectly, they could not have gotten anyone better!
posted 7 months ago.
 
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lightyears picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
lightyears picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
Hard pick, they're all so good! But it's just that Ron is exactly as I imagined him when I first read the books - just as clumsy, just as funny, just as cute! Then again, Snape and Hagrid (I looove Hagrid) are also pretty close to what I had imagined...
posted 7 months ago.
 
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Tinna picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
Tinna picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
I can not believe Radcliffe is higher on the list than Grint! That's absoloutly absurd.
posted 7 months ago.
 
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Cara09 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
Cara09 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
Evanna is perfect, i also think alan rickman does a great job as snape
posted 7 months ago.
 
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scififan picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
scififan picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
OK, I hate Snape, but Rickman portrays him just as I imagined him from the books
posted 6 months ago.
 
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DaniiCeeeeee picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
DaniiCeeeeee picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
Hes so cute on and off-screen.
posted 6 months ago.
 
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shannieannie picked Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore
shannieannie picked Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore:
the whole cast was amazing, but richard harris really portrayed dumbledore perfectly.
posted 6 months ago.
 
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DarkRaven13 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
DarkRaven13 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Alan is the perfect Snape no one could replace him.
posted 5 months ago.
 
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NatalieTudor picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
NatalieTudor picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
Rupert Grint Portays Ron Brilliantly. That's how i always imagined Ron.
posted 5 months ago.
 
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oldmovie picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
oldmovie picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
That was really hard actually, I think most of them do a fantastic job at their parts. My favs have to be Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman, excellent casting! The only reason I pick Alan Rickman over Maggie Smith is he looks exactly like I had pictured Snape when I first read the books.
posted 5 months ago.
 
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beckyjay picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
beckyjay picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
personally, i think that rupert grint is the best young actor in the film, although the others are good.
he really playes ron well in my opinion :)
posted 5 months ago.
 
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heddulf picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
heddulf picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
rupert is tha best:D but evanna lynch and ralph fiennes are really good too. evanna is so perfect as luna and ralph fiennes are SO scary, but rupert is like... the legend:D
posted 4 months ago.
 
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ilovehinder picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
ilovehinder picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
daniel is perfect for harry but they did amazing choosing evanna for luna
posted 4 months ago.
 
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NikaDawson picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
NikaDawson picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Alan Rickman is just how I imagined Snape from the books. Emma played Hermione great the first two movies, but after that it seemed they were moving away from her character. Evanna Lynch is perfect for Luna, and Maggie Smith is a great McGonagall.

Neither Gary Oldman (though he's a brilliant actor) or the actor who plays Lupin are fit for their characters. I like Gary Oldman, but he doesn't play Sirius like I imagined at all.
posted 4 months ago.
 
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Sinner21 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
Sinner21 picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
She is a complete airy-fairy nut just like in the books
10/10
posted 3 months ago.
 
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bceagles11392 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
bceagles11392 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Get back to ur skulking (Potter Puppet Pals--Wizard Swears)
posted 3 months ago.
 
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cheergeek picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood
cheergeek picked Evanna Lynch/ Luna Lovegood:
I thought Evana did a GREAT job as Luna(even though I didn't picture her that way) especially for a first time actor.
posted 2 months ago.
 
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they r all very good
alicechick93 picked they r all very good:
Why didn't they have Bonnie Wright as Ginny up there?!
posted 2 months ago.
 
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LaraCroft87 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
LaraCroft87 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
Alan Rickman is great actor and he plays Snape as if he really exists in our world
posted 1 month ago.
 
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LilyRosie picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort
LilyRosie picked Ralph Fiennes/Voldemort:
even though Alan Rickman is my favuorite actor in the whole wide world, this is not hes best movie, but he is a GENIOUS as Snape ! But Ralph Finnes does an even bether job as Voldemort ! All the adults are great in the movie actually !
posted 1 month ago.
 
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harrypotterfan1 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape
harrypotterfan1 picked Alan Rickman/Professor Snape:
hes amazing in every movie :]
posted 1 month ago.
 
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-SarahRaRaRa- picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley
-SarahRaRaRa- picked Rupert Grint/Ron Weasley:
he plays Ron brilliantly!!!;D
posted 16 days ago.
 
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