Tom Felton mocks Draco Malfoy's 'rather unfair' aged-up look in The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Tom Felton has playfully criticized Harry Potter's filmmakers over Draco Malfoy's aged-up look in The Deathly Hallows - Part 2, joking it "seemed rather unfair" compared to the adult versions of Harry and Ron.
Tom Felton has playfully criticized Harry Potter's filmmakers over how they aged his alter ego Draco Malfoy in The Deathly Hallows - Part 2.
The actor said aging the character for the 19-year time jump took "quite a lot of research", including looking at pictures of his three older brothers and his dad's "hairlines" and "their facial complexion" to work out what Draco "would look like 19 years later".
The 2011 movie's epilogue showed the main characters, including Draco, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), as adults sending their children to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
But Tom joked that his aged-up look "seemed rather unfair" compared to the older versions of Harry and Ron - insisting he is now "glad to put that right" by starring in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which takes place 19 years after The Deathly Hallows.
In a video posted on Harry Potter's Instagram page on Saturday (29.08.26), Tom, now 38, added his look as Draco in the Broadway production is "somewhat more flattering than what they did in the films".
The entertainer said was an "awesome day" shooting the epilogue.
Tom said: "Obviously, we knew it was the end. That was not a set or a studio; we shot that at King's Cross station, so it was pretty cool.
"It's even cooler that I genuinely thought that was the last day that I was gonna ever, ever be a wizard.
"And here I am. Harry Potter and I are sharing a dressing room here on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway."
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Draco is the dad of Scorpius Malfoy (Aidan Close), who forms an unlikely bond with Harry's son, Albus Potter (Emmet Smith), and they go on a time-traveling adventure, which threatens to put their families at risk.
Tom has performed in the show at New York City's Lyric Theater since November 11, 2025, and his run will end on January 3, 2027.
Following in his footsteps is Rupert, 38, who is reprising his role as Ron for the first time in 15 years.
Earlier this month, he said in a statement: "Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can't wait to meet him again in this stage of life.
"There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron's shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new.
"And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life, is truly exciting.
"The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage, I was blown away, and I can’t wait to set foot back on platform nine and three-quarters and pick up where I left off. I am overjoyed to join this exceptional cast and crew at the Lyric Theater this winter."
In a joint statement, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child producers Sonia Friedman, 61, and 74-year-old Sir Colin Callender, said: "We, along with all the wizarding world fans around the globe, watched Rupert grow up through his portrayal of Ron while preserving the qualities at the very heart of the character – his humor, his bravery and, of course, that unmistakably cheeky grin – like an invisible thread woven throughout the years.
"His return creates a powerful bridge between the story audiences first fell in love with and the story of family, legacy and the passage of time that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child carries forward."
Rupert will appear in the show at the Lyric Theater for a 17-week run between February 2 and May 30.
