Kevin McKidd is “very excited” at the prospect of starring in harry potter TV series.
The 52 year old actor passed away recently gray’s anatomy After playing the role of Dr. Owen Hunt for 18 seasons, it has recently been speculated that his next project will involve him playing the role of Arthur Weasley. hboThe upcoming adaptation of JK Rowling’s best-selling book series.
And while Kevin didn’t confirm the casting rumor, which came after Gracie Cochrane, who will play Ginny Weasley, started following him on Instagram, he admitted he would love to be involved.
he told Entertainment Weekly“I saw something about it. And listen, I would never say no. I’m a huge person harry potter fan.”
The Scottish actor revealed that he was originally in line for the role in the final two films of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2But this part had to be rejected.
“When I did a show called Journeyman before Grey’s, we were on the bubble waiting to find out if we got picked up (for Season 2),” he said.
“So, I was under contract and (director) David Yates sent me a letter offering me a role in the final two harry potter Movies, and I was unable to do that because I was waiting to hear whether Journeyman was selected or not, and then it wasn’t selected,” the actor added.
Kevin continued, “So, I missed out on the chance to be in the last two Harry Potter films in those days, which still makes me sad…”
“The idea of getting another crack at it, since I was once asked to be involved, already makes me very excited. So, listen, if those rumors can turn into something real, I’d be very happy about it,” he expressed.
Kevin McKidd mentioned that he was asked to play “some kind of werewolf character” in the films, possibly referring to Fenrir Greyback, a role ultimately played by Dave Legeno.
Meanwhile the actor gray’s anatomy Exit saw his character Owen and his longtime on/off lover Teddy (Kim Raver) reconcile and he moves to Paris for his new job.
