Harry Potter spin-off is looking for young actors
No experience necessary
Last updated 12th Jun 2017
Are you a budding young actor or actress, or do you know someone who is? Warner Bros. Pictures, the film studio behind Harry Potter, are looking for young people to star in a Harry Potter spin-off due out next year and no previous acting experience is necessary!
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel will begin filming this summer and an open casting call has gone out for three actors between the ages of 13 and 16 to play young versions of Newt, Leta, and another character called Sebastian.
The studio is also looking for actors between 16 and 18 to portray both Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore as teenagers.
Set decades before the infamous Harry Potter films, this sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is due for release in November 2018.
According to JK Rowling's Pottermore website, no previous acting experience is needed to apply for these parts, but applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, meaning they must hold a UK, Irish or EU passport.
To apply applicants just need to email the following details to casting.prod@wb.uc-ns.com
- A colour photo taken within the last two months
- Contact telephone number
- Home address
- Date of birth
Anyone who is under 18 must ask permission from a parent or guardian to send the application.
The closing date for these applications is the 20th June, so applicants have just over a week to get their applications in!
This month the first Harry Potter book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone celebrates its 20th anniversary. Author JK Rowling initially struggled to get her book published and was turned down by 12 publishing houses before Bloomsbury took it on. Not confident that it would be popular they only printed 500 hardback copies of the book and 5,150 paperbacks.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone © PA Images
According to Peter Harrington, the UK’s largest rare bookseller, around 300 of the original 500 hardbacks were sent to schools and are no longer in good condition, meaning the remaining 200 have become very valuable, potentially being worth around £50,000!
Get checking your bookshelves!