John Lithgow now appears as Albus Dumbledore. The six-time Emmy winner looked nearly unrecognizable dressed as the Hogwarts headmaster while filming HBO's upcoming "Hary Potter" series in England last 7 October.
Similar to the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon from the Harry Potter film franchise, Lithgow rocked a long, gray beard and half-moon glasses for his take on the beloved character. He capped off the wizard's look with lengthy dark robes.
And while the 70-year-old said that his casting "came as a total surprise," his decision to take on the role was admittedly "not an easy" one.
"It's going to define me for the last chapter of my life, I'm afraid," he told ScreenRant in February. "But I'm very excited."
Lithgow continued, "Some wonderful people are turning their attention back to Harry Potter. That's why it's been such a hard decision. I'll be about 87 years old at the wrap party."
After all, according to the actor, the show will aim to cover all seven of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.
"The overall concept of this entire reboot of "Harry Potter" is an entire season is devoted to a single novel," he explained during on a March episode of the SmartLess podcast, noting at the time that he was "halfway through the second" book for research into his role. "Dumbledore, he's kind of the nuclear weapon."
As for criticism over how he — unlike his silver screen predecessors, including Jude Law and Toby Regbo from the Fantastic Beasts spinoff movies — does not have a natural English accent?
"I know there were plenty of people appalled that an American should be hired to play the ultimate English wizard, but I will do my best," he told BBC's "The One Show" in April. "I remind everyone that I did play Winston Churchill on The Crown and did just fine."
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