Warner Bros is calling for five young actors to join the team of Fantastic Beasts as work begins on the sequel to the hit Harry Potter spin-off.

The studio announced that they are looking for actors to play esteemed roles such as Newt Scamander, Leta Lestrange, Gellert Grindlewald and Albus Dumbledore.

They are looking for young actors aged from 13-16 to play these fantastical characters. They are also looking for an actor to play a new character - Sebastian, and two older actors aged between 16-18 to portray the younger versions of Grindlewald and Dumbledore.


Last year's release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them received great feedback, marking Harry Potter author, J.K Rowling, her debut as a straight-to-film screenwriter.

Eddie Redmayne did a brilliant job with playing the absolutely mad Newt, with Johnny Depp making a brief appearance as evil wizard Grindlewald in the film's major battle scene.

Leta did not have an active role in the film but she was described as having a ''close friendship'' with Newt when the pair studied together at Hogwarts.

It was announced that Zoe Kravitz would play the adult Leta in David Yate's 2018 sequel with Jude Law playing the grown-up Dumbledore.

Young actors auditioning are not expected to have a huge amount of experience. However, applicants need to be eligible to work in the UK - meaning they must be a UK, Irish or EU citizen and must be available for filming between August and November 2017.

The closing date for entires is midnight on Tuesday the 20th of June. To apply for the Fantastic Beasts open casting call, you can email [email protected] with a recent colour photograph, contact telephone number, your home address and date of birth. Applicants under 18 must ask a parent or a guardian to send the application.


More details can be found on the Pottermore website.

For the sake of it, let's have a little look at the very first Harry Potter film ever made: