April 19, 2025 11:27 pm

Jamie Campbell Bower Recalls His 'Harry Potter' Role as Grindelwald
Jamie Campbell Bower Recalls His 'Harry Potter' Role as Grindelwald

Jamie Campbell Bower Recalls His ‘Harry Potter’ Role as Grindelwald

Jamie Campbell Bower may have captured global attention as the nightmarish Vecna in Stranger Things, but long before he terrorized Hawkins, he had a small cameo in the Harry Potter franchise. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Bower played a young Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard with a connection to the past of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore. During a recent appearance at Como Fan Event (via ET Online), Bower revealed that his appearance in the movie could have been virtually non-existent if he had accepted director David Yates’ offer of a stunt double for his scene.

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​Jamie Campbell Bower is better known as the villain of ‘Stranger Things,’ but be played a dark character briefly in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. Read More