Screen Rant recently spotlighted ten British actors who have largely flown under the radar in the ongoing conversation about who should play Lord Voldemort in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series — and their list is a genuine reminder of just how deep the talent pool runs for one of fiction's most iconic villains.
Why Voldemort Is the Casting Question That Changes Everything
Voldemort isn't a supporting role you can quietly fill while the internet argues about Harry and Hermione. He's the gravitational center of the entire saga — every scene he's absent from is shaped by his shadow. The HBO series has a rare opportunity to reimagine him from scratch, free from the constraints of film scheduling and the specific physicality Ralph Fiennes brought to the role (brilliantly, it must be said). This time around, the showrunners can cast for a long game: an actor who can build the character from Tom Riddle's unsettling charisma all the way through to full Dark Lord menace across what could be a decade of television. That's a thrilling brief, and it's exactly the kind of casting puzzle the myCast community lives for.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community hasn't been waiting around for HBO to make up its mind. Over on the Harry Potter fan cast — the most active of several stories on the platform with 54 votes across 16 roles — fans have already staked out a clear early favorite for the Dark Lord: Colin Morgan, who has collected 7 votes for the role. It's a pick that makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Morgan has spent years demonstrating an ability to play characters who project quiet menace beneath a composed surface — exactly the register Voldemort needs, especially in the early Tom Riddle years the series is likely to spend real time exploring.
The broader Harry Potter fan cast is shaping up in fascinating ways beyond Voldemort. Dexter Sol Ansell leads the pack for Draco Malfoy with 8 votes, Alexander Vlahos has grabbed 8 votes for Severus Snape, and John Lithgow is the current fan favorite for Dumbledore with 7 votes — a choice that would be genuinely inspired casting for the older, wearier version of the headmaster the books eventually reveal. There's also a second active story at that takes a more internationally-minded approach, floating names like for Filch and for McGonagall, though Voldemort remains wide open there.