HBO’s Harry Potter series is looking for its Colin Creevey for Season 2

HBO’s casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann are scouting agents for a young actor to play Colin Creevey in Season 2 of the Warner Bros. Harry Potter series, with auditions and recalls already under way, according to Deadline.

Who is Colin Creevey, and why does this casting matter?

Creevey is a Muggle-born Gryffindor student who arrives at Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, camera in hand, and immediately fixates on Harry Potter as a celebrity. His endless enthusiasm — and his habit of snapping photos at every opportunity — made him a beloved figure in J.K. Rowling’s books.

The films largely sidelined the character after Chamber of Secrets, where Hugh Mitchell played him in Chris Columbus’s 2002 adaptation. The HBO series, however, intends to track his full arc — from wide-eyed first year to Dumbledore’s Army member to his tragic death at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Because Creevey appears in six of the seven novels, whoever lands the part is likely to be a fixture across multiple seasons of what Warner Bros. has framed as a decade-long production commitment, according to Nerdbot.

A bumper casting slate for Season 2

The search for Creevey is only one piece of a busy development period. Recasting is also ongoing for Ginny Weasley after Gracie Cochrane decided to leave the show. “Her time as part of the Harry Potter world has been truly wonderful, and she is deeply grateful to Lucy Bevan and the entire production team for creating such an unforgettable experience,” her family said in a statement cited by Nerdbot.

The production is also looking to cast Arthur Weasley, the house-elf Dobby, and a young Tom Riddle — the embodiment of Lord Voldemort in Chamber of Secrets. Showrunner Francesca Gardiner, whose Emmy-winning work on Succession earned her the top job, is currently writing Season 2 alongside co-showrunner Jon Brown.

“It’s such a delightful adaptation of the books. When people watch it, they’ll think: these are the books.”

— Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max head of original content, speaking at Content London

Season 1 is nearly here — and the UK is front and centre

Season 1 stars Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione, and Alastair Stout as Ron. The wider adult ensemble includes John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, and Paapa Essiedu as Snape — all of them British or working primarily in the UK.

HBO Max global streaming president JB Perrette called the series “the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max and, arguably, possibly in streaming,” according to The Wrap.

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