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‘Game of Thrones’ Star Replaces Actor in ‘Harry Potter’ Show

It will not be his first time playing the character.

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who left the role due to scheduling issues. This will not be Harington’s first time playing the character. He voiced Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, released late last year. While working on the audiobook, Harington revealed his love for the series. “I read it, and like so many generations, I was entranced, and then I was a huge fan all through my teenage years,” he said. “I think there’s a little bit of Gilderoy in all of us,” Harington said in the same featurette, remembering a time when he was younger and may have used his celebrity status to get into a French club. Lockhart, a major character in the second book, is a self-important, fame-hungry wizard whom Dumbledore recruits to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. The season is slated to begin filming this fall.