Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster (Source: Prime)


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón with a script by Steve Kloves, released in 2004. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1999 book of the same name. It is the third part of the Harry Potter film series and the follow-up to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).


Daniel Radcliffe portrays Harry Potter, while Emma Watson and Rupert Grint play Harry's best friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively. The film chronicles Harry's third year at Hogwarts and his search for the truth about his past, particularly the relationship between Harry and his late parents and Sirius Black, a recently freed Azkaban prisoner who is also Harry's godfather.


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban main cast


Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Harry Potter (Source: Prime)


Daniel Radcliffe portrays the 13-year-old British wizard starting his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is well-known for having survived his parents' murder at the hands of the malevolent dark wizard Lord Voldemort.


Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Ron Weasley (Source: harrypotter.com)


Rupert Grint portrays Ron Weasley, a younger member of the Weasley wizarding family and Harry’s best friend in Hogwarts.


Emma Watson as Hermoine Granger


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Hermoine Granger (Source: harrypotter.com)


Emma Watson portrays Hermoine Granger in the movie. She is one of Harry’s closest friends and the brains of the trio.


Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Albus Dumbledore (Source: harrypotter.com)


Late actor Michael Gambon portrays Albus Dumbledore in the film. Albus Dumbledore is one of the greatest wizards in history and the headmaster of Hogwarts. Richard Harris, who portrayed Dumbledore in the first two movies, was replaced by Gambon.


Gary Oldman as Sirius Black


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Sirius Black (Source: harrypotter.com)


Gary Oldman portrays Sirius Black in the movie. Sirius Black is the notorious godfather of Harry, who, after twelve years in the Wizarding prison Azkaban, escapes. He was falsely accused of being the Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort.


Alan Rickman as Severus Snape


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Severus Snape (Source: harrypotter.com)


Late actor Alan Rickman portrays Severus Snape in the film. Snape is the head of Slytherin House and the Potions teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Rubeus Hagrid (Source: ABC)


Late actor Robbie Coltrane portrays Rubeus Hagrid, the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher and the gamekeeper at Hogwarts.


Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Minerva McGonagall (Source: harrypotter.com)


Late actress Maggie Smith portrays Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration teacher, head of Gryffindor, and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Peter Pettigrew (Source: harrypotter.com)


Timothy Spall portrays Peter Pettigrew, the real Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort. He was a former friend of Harry's parents and was allegedly killed by Sirius Black.


David Thewlis as Remus Lupin


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Remus Lupin (Source: harrypotter.com)


David Thewlis portrays Remus Lupin, a werewolf and the new Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Emma Thompson as Sybill Terlawney


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban cast
Sybill Terlawney (Source: harrypotter.com)


Emma Thompson portrays Sybill Terlawney, the Divination teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Other cast of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


Given below is a list of all the other cast and characters in the film:


  • Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley

  • 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

  • Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley

  • Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy

  • Jamie Waylett and Josh Herdman as Crabbe and Goyle

  • Matthew Lewis and Devon Murray as Neville Longbottom and Seamus Finnigan respectively

  • David Bradley as Argus Filch

  • Robert Hardy as Cornelius Fudge

  • Pam Ferris as Aunt Marge

  • Lee Ingleby as Stan Shunpike

  • Jim Tavaré as Tom

  • Dawn French as the Fat Lady, a painting at Hogwarts

  • Julie Christie as Madam Rosmerta

  • Warwick Davis as the conductor of the Hogwarts choir


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FAQs about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

A. Harry Potter is 13 years old in Prisoner of Azkaban.


A. Yes, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is suitable for kids to watch.


A. Throughout the series, Snape treats Harry Potter in a nasty manner; however, Harry finally finds out that Snape was in love with Harry's mother, Lily Evans, and that he was bullied by Harry's father, James Potter.


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