'Game of Thrones' actor cast in 'Harry Potter' TV series — 2 weeks after role was initially filled


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Kit Harington will take over the role from Nicholas Hoult.

WASHINGTON — Multiple entertainment outlets are reporting that "Game of Thrones" actor Kit Harington has been cast in a key role in the second season of HBO's television adaptation of "Harry Potter."

Harington will portray Gilderoy Lockhart, a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, according to Deadline and Entertainment Weekly.