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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.

Erick Hayden

Erick Hayden is an American Actor well known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Spectre, and the highly anticipated live action Dumbo which is coming out in 2019. He was born in Massachusetts on April 9, 1971. He moved to Alaska in 1981 and worked in various jobs before becoming a theatre and film critic for the Anchorage Press newspaper. After doing so this led Erick to pursue a theatre degree which he received from the University of Alaska-Anchorage in 2000. He then worked as an audio/visual specialist for many years while perfecting his craft in Anchorage, Alaska. He lived there until moving to England in 2011. Since establishing himself as an actor in England he has been seen in Fantastic Beasts, Spectre, The Toymaker, Alcatraz, and many more.

Anne Wittman

Anne Wittman is known for her work on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Proof (2005).

Katherine Waterston

Cast · Known for Alien: Covenant, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Katherine Boyer Waterston is a British-American actress who has starred in films like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Steve Jobs (2015). The daughter of actor Sam Waterston and model Lynn Louisa Woodruff, she studied acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Waterston made her film debut in 2007 with roles in Michael Clayton and The Babysitters.

Leigh Gill

Cast · Known for Joker: Folie à Deux, Joker

Leigh Gill is known for Joker (2019), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Game of Thrones (2011).

Guy Paul

Guy Paul was born on 12 September 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) and The Fifth Estate (2013). He has been married to Harriet Walter since 21 May 2011.

Richard Clothier

Cast · Known for Pressure

Richard Clothier was born in 1966 in Hertfordshire, England. He is an actor, known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), King Lear (2014) and New Tricks (2003).

Josh Cowdery

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Wrath of Man

Josh Cowdery (born December 23, 1978) is an American actor. He is known in film for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and in television for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Legends (2014).

Alison Sudol

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984) is an American actress, and singer-songwriter. She is formerly known as the singer A Fine Frenzy, and for her role as Queenie Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), as well as its sequels The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Her music has been featured in numerous television shows and movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alison Sudol, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dan Fogler

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, The Rainmaker

Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in films Balls of Fury, Good Luck Chuck, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and has done voice acting for Kung Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who!, and Mars Needs Moms. He currently stars on The Walking Dead as Luke. In 2005, Fogler made his Broadway debut as William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Ellie Haddington

A trainee at the Bristol Old Vic in the 1970s, Ellie Haddington is an actress who has become more prolific and more in demand with each passing year. She first came to attention playing Josie Clarke in Coronation Street from 1995-1996 and played governor Joy Masterton in Bad Girls a decade later. She was Professor Docherty in the 2007 Doctor Who episode Last of the Timelords and played Carol Porter in Sky's sitcom The Cafe in 2011-2013. She memorably played Hilda Pierce in several episodes of Foyle's War from 2003 to 2015 and Fanny Biggetywitch in the BBC's Dickensian in 2016. Most recently she is the long suffering mother to Anna Maxwell Martin's character in Motherland and played Agatha Chudleigh in Ripper Street, as well as Mrs Esposito in 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

Ezra Miller

Cast · Known for The Flash, Justice League, Zack Snyder's Justice League

Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Their feature film debut was in Afterschool (2008), which they followed by starring in the dramas We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). After a supporting role in the comedy Trainwreck (2015), Miller played Credence Barebone in the Fantastic Beasts fantasy films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). In 2020, they had a recurring role on the miniseries The Stand. Miller played the Flash in the DC Extended Universe, including in the films Justice League (2017) and The Flash (2023).

Tristan Tait

Tristan Tait (born 2 August 1971, Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, great-grandson of J. Lockard Martin. His career began on Roseanne (1988–1991) and has spanned over 20 credits. In film, he has appeared in This Boy's Life (1993), 28 Weeks Later (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). In voice work, he voiced PFC Daniel Argent in Battlefield 3 (2011).

Tim Lewis

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Back in Action, Cinderella, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Tim Lewis (born October 1, 1963) is a British film producer. Born in London, England, his career in the film industry spans several decades, during which he has held various pivotal roles, including unit production manager, co-producer, executive producer, and producer. Lewis began his association with the "Harry Potter" franchise as a unit production manager on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) and continued in this capacity through subsequent installments, including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005), "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007), and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009). He advanced to associate producer for "Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince," and further to co-producer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (2010) and "Part 2" (2011). His involvement in the "Fantastic Beasts" series saw him as executive producer for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016) and "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (2018), and as producer for "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" (2022). Beyond the wizarding world, Lewis has contributed to other significant films. He was a co-producer and unit production manager for the science fiction action film "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014), starring Tom Cruise. Additionally, he was executive producer for Disney's live-action adaptation of "Cinderella" (2015), directed by Kenneth Branagh. As a unit production manager, Lewis' projects have amassed a worldwide box office total exceeding $6.3 billion, ranking him among the top in this role. In addition to his production roles, Lewis appeared as a Healer in Portrait in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Tim Lewis leads Pepperpot Films, a production company where he continues developing and producing new projects. One of his works includes the action-comedy "Back in Action" (2025), featuring Cameron Diaz, Andrew Scott, and Glenn Close.

Colleen Atwood

Costume Design · Known for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer. Atwood has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twelve times, winning four times - for the films Chicago (2002), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016); the latter is the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award. She has collaborated several times with directors Tim Burton, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Demme.

Jenn Murray

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Jenn Elizabeth Murray (born 1 April 1986) is a Northern Irish actress. In 2009, she received an IFTA Award nomination for her role in the film Dorothy Mills (2008). Her other notable roles were in Brooklyn (2015), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).

Samantha Morton

Cast · Known for John Carter, Minority Report, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes, in particular period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America (2003). Other notable film credits include  Morvern Callar (2002),  Minority Report (2002), The Libertine (2004), Control(2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Messenger (2009), John Carter (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and The Whale (2022). For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the Channel 4 and HBO film Longford (2006), she received a Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Colin Farrell

Cast · Known for Minority Report, True Detective, The Batman

Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and made his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he made his breakthrough in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles such as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and as Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), with further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007). Farrell earned acclaim for playing a novice hitman in his first film with frequent collaborator Martin McDonagh, the dark comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award. He went on to play a variety of leading and character roles in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), the science fiction film Total Recall (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies Seven Psychopaths (2012) and The Lobster (2015), the thrillers The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), and Widows (2018), and the fantasy films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015). Farrell played Oz Cobb/Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022) and the HBO series The Penguin (2024), winning a Golden Globe award for the latter. In 2022, he gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama After Yang, the survival film Thirteen Lives, and McDonagh's drama The Banshees of Inisherin. For playing a naïve Irishman in the lattermost, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and another Golden Globe, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Kevin Guthrie

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Kevin Guthrie is a Scottish actor. His best known roles are Ally in Sunshine on Leith (2013), Ewan Tavendale in Terence Davies's Sunset Song (2015), and Abernathy in the first 2 Fantastic Beast films - Fantastic Beast and where to find them (2016), and Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). He also performed the lead role in Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, in 2011. In September 2020, Guthrie was charged with sexual assault. A trial before jury was set for January 2021 but was administratively adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Guthrie remained on bail in the interim. On 16 April 2021, he was convicted following a four-day trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court of carrying out a sexual assault on a woman that took place at the residence of fellow actor Scott Reid in Kelvindale, Glasgow between 30 September and 1 October 2017. On 14 May 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely. An attempted appeal of his conviction was rejected in November 2021. Guthrie was released from HM Prison Dumfries in May 2022, having had the term reduced to two years following a successful appeal to cut his prison time. He failed, however, in attempting to have his conviction quashed.

Jamie Campbell Bower

Cast · Known for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Jamie Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, model and singer. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, before going on to feature in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012) and as the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). Bower was part of the main cast of the fantasy series Camelot (2011, Starz) and Will (2017, TNT), both of which only ran for a single season each. From 2015 to 2020, he served as the frontman of London-based band Counterfeit. In 2020, he began releasing music as a solo artist. In 2022, Bower joined the cast of the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things, where he plays Henry Creel/Vecna in the fourth and fifth seasons, a role for which he has garnered wide critical acclaim. On 19 December 2025, he reprised the role onstage in his Broadway debut, a surprise appearance in the final scene of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Bower will reportedly appear in the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, as well as a starring role in the Screen Gems horror The Haunting in Wicker Park. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Campbell Bower, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Steve Kloves

Producer · Writer · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Stephen Keith Kloves (born March 18, 1960) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote and directed the film The Fabulous Baker Boys and is mainly known for his screenplay adaptations of novels, especially for all but one of the Harry Potter films (the exception being The Order of the Phoenix) and for Wonder Boys, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Kloves, born in Austin, Texas, grew up in Sunnyvale, California, where he graduated from Fremont High School. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, but dropped out when he was not admitted into the film school in his third year. As an unpaid intern for a Hollywood agent, he gained attention for a screenplay he wrote called Swings. This led to a meeting where he successfully pitched Racing with the Moon (1984). His first experience with professional screenwriting left him wanting more interaction with the actors so that the characters would stay true to his vision. Kloves wrote The Fabulous Baker Boys and also intended it to be his directorial debut. After years of trying to sell the project in Hollywood, the film finally got off the ground and was released in 1989. The Fabulous Baker Boys did reasonably well and was critically acclaimed, but his next shot as writer/director for Flesh and Bone in 1993 fared poorly at the box office. Kloves then stopped writing for three years. Realising that he had to return to writing to support his family, he began adapting Michael Chabon's novel Wonder Boys into a screenplay. Kloves was offered the chance to direct, but he declined, preferring to direct only his own original work. This was his first try at adapting another work to film. His screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award after the film's release in 2000. Warner Bros. sent Kloves a list of novels that the company was considering adapting as films. The listing included the first Harry Potter novel, which intrigued him despite his usual indifference to these catalogs. He went on to write the screenplays for the first four films in the series. However, he turned down writing the fifth film, stating that "The fourth film, Goblet of Fire, was really hard to do. I wrote on it for two years. But it’s not that simple, and I don't know that I'll ever fully understand why I didn't do it." After Michael Goldenberg wrote the screenplay for the fifth film, Kloves then returned to write the sixth, seventh, and eighth installments. In 2011, Kloves was attached to work on a film adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Since 2016, Kloves produced the Fantastic Beasts films, a spinoff prequel series to the main Harry Potter series. Kloves co-wrote the third installment with J.K. Rowling. Kloves produced the Andy Serkis-directed movie, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. His daughter, Callie, wrote the screenplay. Kloves is now set to write the screenplay for the film adaptation of T. J. Newman's novel Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 for Warner Bros. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Kloves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eddie Redmayne

Cast · Known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Jupiter Ascending

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor and model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award. He began his professional acting career in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1996 with guest television appearances. His first films were Like Minds (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). On the stage, Redmayne starred in the productions of Red from 2009 to 2010 and Richard II from 2011 to 2012. The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Redmayne's film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). He garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015), winning for the former. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

2022

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.

David Bertrand

David Bertrand is known for Robin Hood (2010), The Da Vinci Code (2006) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).