00:00Nicholas Holt has joined the cast of HBO's Harry Potter series in a key role for season two.
00:05Holt will play Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, who comes to Hogwarts in Harry's second year as the
00:11new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lockhart is a key character in Harry Potter
00:16and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in the series and the source material for season two
00:20of the show. Kenneth Branagh previously played Lockhart in the 2002 Chamber of Secrets film.
00:26The character is renowned in the wizarding world for his many heroic deeds, though he's later
00:30revealed as a fraud who took credit for the acts of others after erasing parts of their memories.
00:35HBO gave an early season two renewal to Harry Potter in May. The show's first season,
00:40officially titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is set to premiere December 25th. As for
00:45Holt, the actor broke out in 2002's About a Boy Opposite Hugh Grant. His credits also include
00:50Superman, The Menu, and four X-Men movies, starting with 2011's First Class. For more on this story,
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