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Nick Frost is stepping into some very big boots — and an even bigger beard — as he takes on the beloved role of Rubeus Hagrid in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series. The reboot, which will ...

Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor known for playing Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films, has died at the age of 72. "My client and friend Robbie Coltrane OBE passed away on Friday, October 14," ...

Nick Frost will remain faithful to the performance of the late Robbie Coltrane when playing Rubeus Hagrid in the highly anticipated HBO “Harry Potter” series. But don’t expect him to be an exact copy.

Harry PotterTV series star Nick Frost hopes to enchant viewers with a fresh take on beloved character Rubeus Hagrid in HBO's upcoming episodic adaptation of the beloved fantasy book series. Frost ...

In addition to the "Harry Potter" franchise, Coltrane also appeared in two James Bond films, 1995's "GoldenEye" and 1999's "The World Is Not Enough." as well as in the British detective series ...

Frost has been cast to play Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts' beloved gamekeeper, originally portrayed by Coltrane in the beloved film series "You get cast because you're going to bring something to that.

“You get cast because you’re going to bring something to that. While I’m really aware of what went before me in terms of Robbie [Coltrane]’s amazing performance, I’m never going to try and be Robbie,” ...

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Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72. He also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lia Toby/Getty; Peter Mountain/Warner Bros. Frost opened up about the difficult task of forming a unique take on Hagrid — a ...