Harry Potter star Harry Melling looks TOTALLY unrecognisable in new role

He played Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter

Harry Melling

by Anna Sky Hulton |
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Cast your mind back a few years, to when the Harry Potter films were at the height of their popularity and propelled a lot of the child actors into stardom. With the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, all becoming incredibly famous 'overnight', the films also starred a young Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley - Harry Potter's only cousin.

Now, seven years after we saw him star in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Melling is TOTALLY unrecognisable as takes on a very different role in a new Netflix film series available to watch now.

Harry Potter (Dudley)
Harry Potter (Dudley) ©Harry Potter (Dudley) © Warner Bros.

Harry started playing Dudley when he was just 10 years old, but now at the age of 29, the cheeky little kid that we knew and loved in the films has gone. Now, Harry plays an artist called Harrison in a Netflix Original - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Netflix's Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film. Written and directed by the Coen Brothers, it's a series of tales about the American frontier. Each chapter tells a distinct story about the American West and it's available now to watch on Netflix.

Here's what the kids from Harry Potter look like now:

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Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe

The last Harry Potter film was released in 2011. Here's what the main cast of children look like all grown up!

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Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe had already starred in David Copperfield when he was cast as the most famous boy in the UK, Harry Potter.

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Daniel Radcliffe

Since Harry Potter ended, Daniel has starred in a number of stage productions and films including The Woman In Black, Swiss Army Man and David Copperfield.

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Rupert Grint

Rupert had only starred in school plays when he was cast as Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley.

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Rupert Grint

Rupert has starred in a number of films and TV shows since, with the actor playing the role of Jullian Pearce in TV show Servant.

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Tom Felton

Tom was cast as Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy. He had already starred in a number of commercials and the film 'The Borrowers'.

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Tom Felton

Tom has appeared in a number of high profile movies since, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Secret and The Forgotten Battle.

Emma Watson8 of 11
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Emma Watson

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Emma's debut screen performance.

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Emma Watson

Emma has starred in a number of films and took on the role of Belle in the live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2017. She is also a huge advocate for women's rights and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2015.

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Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom, who ended up being one of heroes of the story.

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Matthew Lewis

The term 'Longbottoming' was coined to describe people who became extremely attractive when they grew up after Matthew Lewis turned into a hunk!

Since finishing his stint on the Harry Potter films, Harry joined the National Youth Theatre and then went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Last year, he also appeared in The Lost Z, alongside Ian McDiarmid, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller.

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