Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster (Source: Prime)


Chris Columbus directed the fantasy movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002, based on a script by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1998 book by J. K. Rowling of the same name. This is the second entry of the Harry Potter film series, which was produced by David Heyman, and is the follow-up to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).


Daniel Radcliffe plays Harry Potter in the movie, while Emma Watson and Rupert Grint portray his best friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively. During Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, releasing a creature that kills the school's students.


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets main cast


Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Harry Potter (Source: harrypotter.com)


Daniel Radcliffe plays Harry Potter. Entering his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the 12-year-old British wizard is famous for having survived the murder of his parents at the hands of the evil wizard Lord Voldemort when he was a baby.


Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Ron Weasley (Source: harrypotter.com)


Rupert Grint plays Ron Weasley. Ron is Harry’s closest friend in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and a younger member of the Weasley family.


Emma Watson as Hermoine Granger


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Hermoine Granger (Source: harrypotter.com)


Emma Watson plays Hermoine Granger. Hermoine is another of Harry’s closest pals and the smartest of the trio.


Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Albus Dumbledore (Screengrab from the movie)


The late actor Richard Harris plays Albus Dumbledore, one of the greatest magicians of all time and the headmaster of Hogwarts. This was Harris' last live-action movie; he passed away just before its premiere. From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban onward, Michael Gambon plays Dumbledore.


Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Minerva McGonagall (Source: harrypotter.com)


Late actress Maggie Smith plays Minerva McGonagall in the movie. She is the head of Gryffindor House and teaches Transfiguration at Hogwarts.


Alan Rickman as Severus Snape


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Severus Snape (Source: harrypotter.com)


Late actor Alan Rickman plays Severus Snape, the Potions master and the head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Rubeus Hagrid (Source: harrypotter.com)


Robbie Coltrane plays Rubeus Hagrid in the film. He is the half-giant Hogwarts gamekeeper who is transported to Azkaban on Lucius Malfoy's instructions after being falsely accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets. A young Hagrid is portrayed by Martin Bayfield.


John Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Lucius Malfoy (Source: harrypotter.com)


John Isaacs plays Lucius Malfoy in the film. He is the father of Draco and a former Slytherin House student who is currently a Hogwarts school governor.


Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cast
Gilderoy Lockhart (Source: harrypotter.com)


Kenneth Branagh plays Gilderoy Lockhart in the film. He is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and a well-known author.


Other cast of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


Below is a list of all the additional cast and characters in the film:


  • John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick

  • Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick

  • Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley

  • Gemma Jones as Madame Pomfrey

  • Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley

  • Julie Walters as Molly Weasley

  • Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley

  • James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and George Weasley

  • Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley

  • Bonnie Wright as Ginny

  • Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy

  • Jamie Waylett and Joshua Herdman as Crabbe and Goyle

  • Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray, and Alfred Enoch as Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, and Dean Thomas, respectively

  • David Bradley as Argus Filch

  • Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood

  • Leslie Phillips voices the Sorting Hat

  • Eleanor Columbus, Chris Columbus's daughter as Susan Bones

  • Edward Randell as Justin Finch-Fletchley

  • Charlotte Skeoch as Hannah Abbott

  • Louis Doyle as Ernie MacMillan

  • Emily Dale as Katie Bell

  • Rochelle Douglas as Alicia Spinnet

  • Danielle Tabor as Angelina Johnson

  • Jamie Yeats as Marcus Flint

  • Scott Fearn as Adrian Pucey

  • David Holmes, David Massam, and Tony Christian as Slytherin quidditch players

  • Gemma Padley as Penelope Clearwater

  • Luke Youngblood as Lee Jordan

  • Christian Coulson as Tom Marvolo Riddle

  • Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley

  • Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle

  • Miriam Margolyes as Pomona Sprout

  • Hugh Mitchell as Colin Creevey

  • Robert Hardy as Cornelius Fudge

  • Toby Jones voices Dobby

  • Julian Glover voices Aragog

  • Jim Norton as Mr. Mason

  • Veronica Clifford as Mrs. Mason

  • Alfred Burke as Master Dippet

  • Daisy Bates, David Tysall, and Peter Taylor as moving pictures

  • Helen Stuart as Millicent Bulstrode


FAQs about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Emma Watson (Hermoine Granger) was 11 years old in Harry Potter 2.


Harry Potter 2 is called Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.


In the last scene with Harry and the Basilisk, Harry is being chased by this hideous snake with enormous teeth, which is attempting to kill him. 


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