This is how Harry Melling, the ‘Harry Potter’ actor who left Hogwarts behind to conquer Netflix, has changed

Even though the franchise Harry Potter continues to bring happiness to its protagonists after more than 20 years since the premiere of its first film, the actors have also suffered the long shadow of typecasting. This is the case of Harry Mellingwho will play Dudley Dursley in five of the Hogwarts universe movies, and now stars in one of the latest Netflix bombings.

After becoming Harry Potter’s obnoxious cousin, the British actor He turned his career around in 2009, after his image change linked to a considerable loss of weight. A fact that jeopardized his participation in The Deathly Hallows Part 1, where the team involved had to characterize him as a character with a larger size. A transformation that caused the actor to open a new professional and personal stagein which few recognized that it was the same plump boy who had risen to fame.

That same 2009, Melling debuted in the play Mother Courage and her children, demonstrating his true talent. During the following years, the actor chained works in the theater with small roles in TV series like Marline, Garrow’s Law Y The Musketeers. The prelude to unprecedented success.

His arrival at blockbusters and Netflix productions

The turning point of his career occurred in 2016 with his landing in the blockbuster Z, the lost city, from which he began to appear in large projects such as The war of the currents (2017), Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), Macbeth’s tragedy (2021) and the series War of the Worlds.

During this stage, Melling also began a close collaboration with Netflix, which would be key in his interpretive renaissance. In 2018, the British

appeared in the acclaimed film on the platform The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which later led him to also work in the series dark matter and the films The old guard Y The devil at all hours. However, his role as Harry Beltik in the miniseries queen’s gambit It would be the one that would end up making the public fall in love.

Now, Melling plays the poet Edgar Allan Poe in the thriller the crimes of the academywhere a series of murders are investigated by Augustus Landor (Christian bale), with the invaluable help of the author. A film that has reached the top of the Netflix viewing list and demonstrates the good work of an actor who promises to continue giving us great roles in the coming years.

Soon, Melling will also appear in the film Please Baby Please (Amanda Kramer), a musical drama in which he has coincided with the actors Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore and Karl Glusman. In addition, the interpreter will also lead the suspense title Promised Land, which is in the post-production phase. A career marked by good choices.

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