A MUCH-LOVED Harry Potter star looks completely unrecognisable in a VERY raunchy movie that went down so well at Cannes Film Festival, it got an eight-minute standing ovation.
This actor made his debut in the back in 2001, and appeared all the way through until 2010’s Deathly Hallows: Part One – but can you guess who it is?
The actor in question is , now 36.
The movie and TV star shot to fame when he was just 12-years-old playing bratty Dudley Dursley in the fantasy franchise.
In a far cry from his roots, actor Harry stars in the raunchy film Pillion.
The movie is about a BDSM relationship between a gay biker and a parking attendant
The picture had it’s premiere this weekend at the prestigious , and went down extremely well.
In fact, critics loved the Pillion so-much, they were on their feet applauding the movie for a whopping eight-minutes, in one of the longest standing ovations at the film festival.
The film follows the character of Ray played by and the introverted Colin (Harry).
The movie synopsis reads: “Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.”;;
BECOMING A STAR
Harry’s first ever role was as Dudley in the first movie in 2001.
In 2009, he then embarked on a stage career and moved into TV with a guest appearance on Merlin in 2010.
Following his role in Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows: Part One, he took on a five-year break from films.
During this time, he enrolled in the LAMDA drama school to redefine himself as an actor.
In 2016, he returned to the big screen with a role in the Charlie Hunnam exploration epic The Lost City of Z.
Away from movies, Harry is also known for his work with , starring in The Old Guard, thriller The Devil All the Time, and .
WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY
Harry previously revealed thanks to his weight loss.
The actor actually started shedding the pounds while he was still filming Harry Potter.
In fact, he lost so much weight that he was even close to being recast for his final film.
Instead, Harry revealed he had to wear a “fat suit”;; to keep his role.
Because of his slim physique, Harry confessed that few people now realise he once played Dudley in the Boy Wizard movies.
In an interview with People in 2020, he said that his weight loss wasn’t even intentional, but has enjoyed the surprise anonymity it brought him.
He explained: “I think it was an unconscious thing when it started to happen. I went to drama school when I was 18 and that’s kind of where the weight shifted, not for any sort of major need on my side, but it’s just something that just happened.
“And I’ve done a lot since drama school, went to do lots of theater. I think one of the blessings of that sort of stage in my life was the fact that I didn’t get recognized.
“I had this history of being part of the films, but also I felt like I had the opportunity to sort of cause a new start, which I think is useful.”;;
