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12 “Game of Thrones” Actors That Were in “Harry Potter” And We Didn’t Even Know It

Game of Thrones and Harry Potter are both subtly very similar. They both are set in worlds full of magic and mystical creatures such as dragons. But, the most common thing about the two is the cast. Here are 12 actors from Game Of Thrones that were also in Harry Potter.

Michelle Fairley

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In Game Of Thrones, Fairley played Catelyn Stark, Lady of Winterfell

In Harry Potter, she played the mother of Hermoine Granger, Mrs. Granger.

David Bradley

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In Game Of Thrones, Bradley is Walder Frey, the head of House Frey, the Lord of the Crossing.

In Harry Potter, he played caretaker of Hogwarts, Argus Filch.

Natalia Tena

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In Game Of Thrones, Tena played wildling in service to House Stark of Winterfell, Osha.

In Harry Potter, she played Order of the Phoenix member, Nymphadora Tonks.

Julian Glover

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In Game Of Thrones, Glover played Grand Maester Pycelle.

In Harry Potter, he played Aragog, an Acromantula, owned by Rubeus Hagrid.

Jim Broadbent

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In Game Of Thrones, Broadbent played Ebrose, who is an archmaester of the Citadel.

In Harry Potter, he played a professor at Hogwarts named Horace Slughorn.

Nicholas Blane

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In Game Of Thrones Blane played a member of the thirteen and resident of Qarth, The Spice King.

In Harry Potter, he played Bob, who is an employee of the Ministry of Magic.

Sally Mortemore

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In Game Of Thrones, Mortemore played an inhabitant of Braavos.

In Harry Potter, she played the head of the Hogwarts library Irma Pince.

Bronson Webb

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In Game Of Thrones Webb played the Night Watch scout, Will.

In Harry Potter, he played, Slytherin student, Pike.

Freddie Stroma

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In Game Of Thrones, Stroma played, Dickon Tarly, the second son of Lord Randyll Tarly.

In Harry Potter, he played Gryffindor student, Cormac McLaggen.

Ralph Ineson

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In Game Of Thrones, Ineson played Dagmer Cleftjaw, an ironborn reaver in the service of House Greyjoy.

In Harry Potter, he played Amycus Carrow who is a Dark wizard, brother of Alecto Carrow and a Death Eater.

Ciarán Hinds

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In Game Of Thrones, Hinds played the "King Beyond The Wall" Mance Rayder.

In Harry Potter, he played the younger brother of Albus Dumbledore, Aberforth Dumbledore.

Edward Tudor-Pole

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In Game Of Thrones Tudor-Pole played an unnamed protestor from King’s Landing.

In Harry Potter, he played Borgin, who is a wizard and the co-owner of Borgin and Burkes, a shop in Knockturn Alley.