Harry Potter Characters
This reference covers 20 prominent characters from the Warner Bros. Harry Potter films, with performer, Hogwarts house, story role, and notable plot associations. It can be filtered by house or performer and compared with the separate community vote signal.
This is a selected film-character guide, not every character in the books or films. Performer names follow the film adaptations, while role and story summaries are concise editorial descriptions.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Character, Played By (Films), Hogwarts House, Role, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Hogwarts House groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Character, Played By (Films), and Hogwarts House across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Character↕ | Played By (Films)↕ | Hogwarts House↕ | Role↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Potter | Daniel Radcliffe | Gryffindor | The Boy Who Lived / The Chosen One | Surviving the Killing Curse, defeating Voldemort, Expelliarmus, scar on forehead |
Hermione Granger | Emma Watson | Gryffindor | Brightest Witch of Her Age | It's leviOsa not levioSA, time-turner, punching Malfoy, carrying the trio |
Ron Weasley | Rupert Grint | Gryffindor | Harry's Best Friend | Chess sacrifice, loyalty despite insecurity, destroying the locket Horcrux |
Albus Dumbledore | Richard Harris / Michael Gambon | Gryffindor | Headmaster of Hogwarts | It does not do to dwell on dreams, master plan, Elder Wand, killed by Snape |
Severus Snape | Alan Rickman | Slytherin | Potions Master / Double Agent | Always, protecting Harry for Lily, greatest twist in the series, turn to page 394 |
Lord Voldemort | Ralph Fiennes | Slytherin | Dark Lord | He Who Must Not Be Named, Horcruxes, nose-less face, Avada Kedavra |
Draco Malfoy | Tom Felton | Slytherin | Harry's Rival | My father will hear about this, chosen for impossible task, lowering his wand |
Sirius Black | Gary Oldman | Gryffindor | Harry's Godfather / Animagus | Wrongly imprisoned in Azkaban, dog Animagus form, falling through the veil |
Rubeus Hagrid | Robbie Coltrane | Gryffindor (expelled) | Keeper of Keys and Grounds | You're a wizard Harry, love of dangerous creatures, shouldn't have said that |
Neville Longbottom | Matthew Lewis | Gryffindor | Underdog Hero | Killing Nagini, biggest glow-up in fiction, standing up to his friends and enemies |
Luna Lovegood | Evanna Lynch | Ravenclaw | Eccentric Believer | Nargles, Spectrespecs, radish earrings, saying what nobody else will |
Ginny Weasley | Bonnie Wright | Gryffindor | Harry's Wife / Quidditch Star | Chamber of Secrets possession, powerful Bat-Bogey Hex, Dumbledore's Army |
Dobby | Toby Jones (voice/mo-cap) | None (House-elf) | Free Elf | Dobby is free!, sock freedom, saving everyone at Malfoy Manor, dying a free elf |
Minerva McGonagall | Maggie Smith | Gryffindor | Transfiguration Professor / Headmistress | Have a biscuit Potter, I've always wanted to use that spell, fierce and fair |
Bellatrix Lestrange | Helena Bonham Carter | Slytherin | Death Eater | I killed Sirius Black!, torturing Neville's parents, unhinged devotion to Voldemort |
Remus Lupin | David Thewlis | Gryffindor | Defence Professor / Werewolf | Best Defence teacher, Marauder, werewolf secret, dying in the Battle of Hogwarts |
Fred & George Weasley | James & Oliver Phelps | Gryffindor | Pranksters / Entrepreneurs | Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, swamp escape from Umbridge, Fred's devastating death |
Dolores Umbridge | Imelda Staunton | Slytherin | Ministry Bureaucrat / Hogwarts Tyrant | Hem hem, most hated character in fiction, I must not tell lies, pink cardigan evil |
Cedric Diggory | Robert Pattinson | Hufflepuff | Triwizard Champion | The true Hogwarts champion, killed by Wormtail, take my body back |
Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody | Brendan Gleeson | Unknown | Auror | Constant vigilance!, magical eye, impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr. for a year |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Harry Potter Characters organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.