James McAvoy almost played a surprisingly important character in Harry Potter

James McAvoy reveals the Harry Potter character he nearly played.

[dylanrea]

Do you need your Star Wars / Harry Potter role?

He was Charles Xavier! That’s a pretty iconic fucking role bruh!

[matthew__creek]

Man, he would be a awesome young dumbledor. Or Lupin. Man, that would be great.

[strawberryblondemilk]

James Mcavoy would be a great Lupin for HBO

[effayeyeayzed]

McAvoy as a Hogwarts teacher? Sign me up

[KirkWilson]

If yall haven't seen James act in the film Filth, then please do. He is amazing in it

[r_a_]

James McAvoy He is getting more enchanting as the time is passing by. They should cast him in future movies of this franchise.

[jonathanstone..]

Right decision regardless of money for he went on to get experience in his play rather than a sum of money that could of trapped him from taking on anything else that could of paid similar and given more experience, and also the original tom riddle actor was good I'm the film but to my knowledge hasn't been in much else and he got replaced by an actor that didn't resemble him in the half blood

[gabrielamaro]

Thats HBO’s Voldemort from Goblet of Fire onwards, this guy is just amazing and would kill in the role

[NerdsEngage]

Great story from a great actor about knowing your worth even though it didn't work out immediately it paid off.

[kiyaleelevyrunaya]

People say that he'd be a great Lupin, Sirius or James.

But, with his range, he could easily play;

Barty Krouch jr, Scrimgeour, Charlie Weasley, Ludo Bagman, Peeves, Firenze, Kreacher and even Voldy himself

[hunterkiller]

He would've fit great as a young Palpatine.

[BLACULA-Skeewoah]

I think he ended up playing Steve in Shameless off the heels of that play and then he got shooter and the last king of Scotland which was a masterpiece. Delighted that he didn't do Harry Potter, it gave him a chance to have a great career without being hounded by psychopath HP fans 😂

[JohnnyTheCat]

His Philly accent is so good it’s unbelievable. Most actors can’t do one and his is spot on. Love this guy

[nolanprequels]

I could see him as young dumbledore too for the fantastic beast movies, i thought he was going to say that

[Flara]

James is a superstar, he doesn't need to be in a big franchise. let him shine in indie films.

[HienNguyen-luje]

James could be the most handsome Tom Riddle ever ❤😊

[andygarza]

He should be. In the hbo Harry Potter series as lupin, or Sirius, or James potter

[anthonyhunter]

James McAvoy needs to play a Bond Villain.

[chickflikguru]

I saw Out in The Open at Birmingham Rep. James McAvoy was AMAZING!

[ThomasGraber]

James playing the Fawn in Narnia is 10x better then any HP or SW role.