Ralph Fiennes Responds to the ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Casting Idea of Cillian Murphy as Voldemort

Ralph Fiennes, who famously portrayed Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series, has shared his thoughts on the possibility of Cillian Murphy playing the Dark Lord in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter TV series. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on December 2, Fiennes praised Murphy, calling him a “fantastic actor” and expressing full support for the idea of him taking on the role. Fiennes, who first appeared as Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and continued to portray the character in the subsequent films, seems open to the new direction the series may take with casting for the iconic role.