Read our Privacy noticeCillian Murphy has definitively shut down rumours he has been cast as Voldemort in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series. The Irish actor, 49, had been at the centre of speculation around casting for the role, with Ralph Fiennes, who played the villain in the Harry Potter film adaptations, appearing to suggest that Murphy’s involvement was a done deal. Elsewhere in Murphy’s interview, he discussed the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film, which sees him return as Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby. “I was 35 when we started [filming the Peaky Blinders TV series] and 48 when we made the film,” he said. It’s incredibly rewarding seeing everybody around you get older.”Reflecting on the success of the Peaky Blinders, Murphy attributed it to the “novel-like” quality of TV as a medium.

Source: The Times March 01, 2026 12:26 UTC