Chris Rankin

The actor, who played Ron's brother Percy Weasley in the films, was another to condemn Rowling's views.

He told the Eastern Daily Press: "I do a lot of work with charities that are LGBTQ+ focused... and I think, by saying that, you can probably guess where my allegiances lie in that respect.

"What is important to highlight is that, when a trans person says they are male or female, that is what they are and that is how we should treat them. It is damaging to them to say otherwise."