Lord Voldemort is chief antagonist in the Harry Potter stories, but who plays The Dark Lord in the movies?
At the start of the story, Voldemort murders baby Harry’s parents, in the process giving Potter his lightening scar. The Dark Lord then becomes consumed with his desire to kill Harry, believing the boy-wizard to be the only person who can stop his plans for domination over Muggles and wizards alike.
He appears across theHarry Potter film franchise– at different ages, and through a variety of guises – resulting in Lord Voldemort being played by multiple actors throughout the movies.
Who played Voldemort in Harry Potter?
Ralph Fiennes played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies, but different variations of the character were played by Ian Hart, Richard Bremmer, Christian Coulson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and Frank Dillane.
Richard Bremmeralso plays Voldemort during the emotionally-charged scene where the Dark Lord kills Harry’s parents Lily and James at Godric’s Hollow.
Fiennes plays this chief protagonist across the following four films – Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and both Deathly Hallows, in the process turning him into one of the great onscreen villains.
But through flashbacks Tom Marvolo Riddle reappears, with Ralph’s nephew Hero Fiennes Tiffin playing the character as a child in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Frank Dillane playing the teenage version later in the same film.
Meaning a total of six actors played Voldemort across the eight Harry Potter films.
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Chris Tilly is the TV & Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he’s worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.
