Nicholas Hoult joins Harry Potter TV show – see the cast so far

Nicholas Hoult, k ow fo his oles i X-Me , Supe ma a d Mad Max: Fu y Road, has bee cast i the hotly a ticipated Ha y Potte TV se ies.

The E glish acto , 36, will play Hogwa ts p ofesso Gilde oy Lockha t – who was po t ayed by Si Ke eth B a agh i the films.

The TV adaptatio of JK Rowli g’s best-selli g books will each sc ee s this Ch istmas, although Hoult will ot be see u til seaso two.

I the sto ies, Lockha t was a celeb ity autho of books such as Magical Me befo e joi i g Hogwa ts as a Defe ce Agai st the Da k A ts teache i Ha y’s seco d yea .

HBO a ou ced the casti g by quoti g the title of Lockha t’s autobiog aphy a d o e of his famous li es: “Magical me i deed. Now, how ma y autog aphs would you like? Nicholas Hoult has bee cast as Gilde oy Lockha t i seaso two of the ew HBO o igi al Ha y Potte se ies.”

Hoult fou d fame alo gside Hugh G a t i the big-sc ee adaptatio of Nick Ho by’s ovel About A Boy i 2002, befo e goi g o to sta i tee d ama Ski s.

He played Ha k McCoy, also k ow as Beast, i fou X-Me movies, was Lex Lutho i the ece t Supe ma film, was omi ated fo a Emmy fo The G eat, sta ed i Osca – omi ated film Nosfe atu, a d played the lead ole i a biopic of autho JRR Tolkie .

He is the latest ame to joi the cast fo the TV ve sio of Ha y Potte , which is expected to last fo a decade.

The show’s fi st seaso – amed Ha y Potte a d the Philosophe ‘s Sto e afte the UK title of Rowli g’s fi st book – will be lau ched o HBO Max o 25 Decembe .

The autho ‘s seve books we e published betwee 1997 a d 2007, a d we e tu ed i to eight films f om 2001 to 2011.

Rowli g has si ce also become k ow fo he outspoke views o the issue of ge de ide tity. She says she is defe di g wome ‘s ights a d has de ied accusatio s of t a sphobia.

Ma y of the TV show’s adult cast membe s have fielded questio s i ece t yea s about whethe they suppo t he sta ce, a d take va yi g positio s.

The subject was i the headli es agai this week whe Bel Powley, who plays Petu ia Du sley, told the Teleg aph she “st o gly disag ees” with the autho .