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See photos of Harry Potter Teens after 15 years

Kids in Harry Potter film have really changed after almost 15 years. You will hardly recognise what they really look like now. Girls are now women, while boys have really grown to become men.
See photos below.

<p><b>Then:</b> Producer David Heyman thought Radcliffe was perfect for Harry after seeing him in ‘David Copperfield’. <b>Now: </b>Radcliffe has shown an impressive desire to spread his thespian wings, appearing in a musical on Broadway, naked in the West End and as a man with horns in, er, ‘Horns’. Next up – playing an undercover skinhead in ‘Imperium’ and a farting corpse in ‘Swiss Army Man’.</p>

Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter

<p><b>Then:</b> Watson was all wobbly eyebrows as a 10-year-old having been cast through her Oxford theatre teacher. <b>Now:</b> She flirted with quitting acting for the real world, before diving back into the spotlight as a model and UN Goodwill Ambassador. The latter has seen her take feminism by the scruff of the neck, while on-screen she’ll be playing Belle in a live-action ‘Beauty And The Beast’.</p>

Emma Watson – Hermione Granger

Then: Grint was the oldest of the lead trio and scored the role after making a video of himself rapping about why he should get the part. Now: Aged 27, he provided a voice for ‘Postman Pat: The Movie’, bought an ice cream van with some of his Potter earnings, but his latest film ‘Moonwalkers’ went straight-to-DVD.

<p><b>Then: </b>Grint was the oldest of the lead trio and scored the role after making a video of himself rapping about why he should get the part. <b>Now:</b> Aged 27, he provided a voice for ‘Postman Pat: The Movie’, bought an ice cream van with some of his Potter earnings, but his latest film ‘Moonwalkers’ went straight-to-DVD.</p>

Rupert Grint - Ron Weasley

Then: Felton was an experienced child actor when he auditioned to play baddie Draco at the age of 12, having starred opposite Jodie Foster in ‘Anna and the King’. Now: Felton featured in ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ and ‘Belle’, and has a busy schedule coming up including Amma Assante’s ‘A United Kingdom’ which debuts at LFF.

<p><b>Then: </b>Felton was an experienced child actor when he auditioned to play baddie Draco at the age of 12, having starred opposite Jodie Foster in ‘Anna and the King’. <b>Now:</b> Felton featured in ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ and ‘Belle’, and has a busy schedule coming up including Amma Assante’s ‘A United Kingdom’ which debuts at LFF.</p>

Tom Felton – Draco Malfoy

<p><b>Then:</b> It was Wright’s brother who convinced her to audition after saying that she physically resembled Rowling’s character, though Ginny’s role was reduced in the movie versions. <b>Now:</b> She aspired to work behind-the-scenes, with her short film premiering at the Cannes Festival. She has her own production company and balances that with appearing front-of-camera including an upcoming ‘A Christmas Carol’ with a Scottish twist.</p>

Bonnie Wright – Ginny Weasley

<p><b>Then:</b> Leung caused a stir when she was chosen to play Harry’s love interest in 2005’s ‘Goblet Of Fire’. The Motherwell actress beat 3000 other girls for the part after her dad suggested attending an open audition. <b>Now:</b> The 29-year-old made her stage debut in 2012 and studied art at the University of the Arts, London. She’ll next be seen in ‘The Foreigner’ opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.</p>

Katie Leung - Cho Chang

Then: Londoner Pattinson beat out Henry Cavill for the role of Diggory in ‘Goblet Of Fire’, having previously appeared in ‘Vanity Fair’. Now: There was ‘Twilight’ of course, which turned him in one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Since then, he’s gone full indie and can be seen in new release ‘The Childhood of a Leader’.

<p><b>Then:</b> Londoner Pattinson beat out Henry Cavill for the role of Diggory in ‘Goblet Of Fire’, having previously appeared in ‘Vanity Fair’. <b>Now:</b> There was ‘Twilight’ of course, which turned him in one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Since then, he’s gone full indie and can be seen in new release ‘The Childhood of a Leader’.<br /></p>

Robert Pattinson – Cedric Diggory

<p><b>Then:</b> As one of Harry’s loyal acolytes, the young Irish actor had appeared in Alan Parker’s ‘Angela’s Ashes’ before scooping the role of Seamus. <b>Now:</b> Murray seems to have taken a break from acting. In 2016 he lost a court case with his former agent and was ordered to pay them £210,000 in unpaid fees. He claims to have frittered his Potter fortune away on “cars, drinks, and girls”.</p>

Devon Murray – Seamus Finnigan

<p><b>Then:</b> Lynch was a massive Potter fan and had actually exchanged letters with JK Rowling before she was cast (without the author’s knowledge) as Luna in ‘Order of the Phoenix’ following a casting call. <b>Now:</b> Lynch, 25, helps promotes positive body image in young girls and has helped design fashion accessories related to the franchise. In 2015 she starred in Lenny Henry’s autobiographical TV movie ‘Danny and The Human Zoo’.</p>

Evanna Lynch - Luna Lovegood

<p><b>Then:</b> The Phelps boys grew up in Sutton Coldfield and had never acted before attending an open audition aged 14. They appeared in all eight movies. <b>Now: </b>The identical twins have since moved to LA to pursue acting, while James worked behind-the-scenes as a production assistant on movies like ‘The Da Vinci Code’. They’re often seen promoting Universal Studios’ Harry Potter attractions.</p>

James & Oliver Phelps – Fred & George Weasley

Then: The privately-educated Londoner appeared in seven ‘Harry Potter’ films, as Dean, one of Dumbledore’s Army. Now: Having graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Portuguese and Spanish, he appeared in numerous stage productions before heading to Hollywood where he was cast as the lead in the hit pulpy TV drama, ‘How To Get Away With Murder’.

<p><b>Then:</b> The privately-educated Londoner appeared in seven ‘Harry Potter’ films, as Dean, one of Dumbledore’s Army. <b>Now: </b>Having graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Portuguese and Spanish, he appeared in numerous stage productions before heading to Hollywood where he was cast as the lead in the hit pulpy TV drama, ‘How To Get Away With Murder’.</p>

Alfred Enoch – Dean Thomas

<p><b>Then:</b> Probably the nerdiest of the Gryffindor kids, Neville actually turns out to be one of the coolest ‘Potter’ characters. <b>Now:</b> Oo, isn’t he handsome? Thinking back to his look in the movies, people are surprised by Lewis now, which is probably an advantage if you’re trying to put ‘Potter’ in the rearview mirror. He’s since starred in ‘Happy Valley’, ‘Ripper Street’, and ‘Me Before You’.</p>

Matthew Lewis - Neville Longbottom

Then: The young Bulgarian had no plans to become an actor but was spotted by a casting director while at school with Harry Melling who plays Dudley Dursley. Now: After appearing in ‘Hostel: Part 2′ Stan reprised his role as the Durmstrang student for ‘Deathly Hallows Part 1’, but his scene was cut. He now resides back in Bulgaria and has a film role in the upcoming ‘Xla’.

<p><b>Then: </b>The young Bulgarian had no plans to become an actor but was spotted by a casting director while at school with Harry Melling who plays Dudley Dursley. <b>Now: </b>After appearing in ‘Hostel: Part 2′ Stan reprised his role as the Durmstrang student for ‘Deathly Hallows Part 1’, but his scene was cut. He now resides back in Bulgaria and has a film role in the upcoming ‘Xla’.</p>

Stan Ianevski - Viktor Krum

Then: The grandson of Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor Who, was a member of the National Youth Theatre when he was cast as Harry Potter’s spoilt cousin. Now: He lost so much weight during his Potter years, he had to wear a fat suit in ‘Deathly Hallows’. He’ recently received rave notices in the West End production of the Tony-winning puppet play ‘Hand of God’.

<p><b>Then: </b>The grandson of Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor Who, was a member of the National Youth Theatre when he was cast as Harry Potter’s spoilt cousin. Now: He lost so much weight during his Potter years, he had to wear a fat suit in ‘Deathly Hallows’. He’ recently received rave notices in the West End production of the Tony-winning puppet play ‘Hand of God’.</p>

Harry Melling - Dudley Dursley

Then: The son of an actor was destined to be a star and appeared in all of the ‘Potter’ films as Draco’s right hand man. Now: The 28-year-old is now plying his trade as a MMA fighter making his amateur debut in 2016 with a victory.