Nicholas Hoult cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in season two of Harry Potter TV series

The announcement comes after Bel Powley, who plays Petunia Dursley in the series, said she “strongly disagrees” with Rowling’s views on gender

Nicholas Hoult is to appear in the second season of the Harry Potter TV series (Matt Crossick/PA)

X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult has been cast in the second season of the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

The 36-year-old English star will play Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the HBO adaptation of the children’s fantasy novels by JK Rowling.