Monday, April 14, 2025

Casting News - Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse Board 'Harry Potter'; Simon Helberg to Visit 'Night Court'; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - April 14, 2025

HBO's Harry Potter; NBC's Night Court; and Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection.





HBO's HARRY POTTER
  • Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse have joined the cast of the upcoming drama based on the best-selling novels. Thallon originated the role of Roman Abramovich in the play Patriots, which started on the West End and transferred to Broadway. Whitehouse currently stars in Channel 4's The Change, which released its second season last month.
  • Thallon will play Quirinus Quirrell, the Muggle Studies professor who pivoted to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
  • Whitehouse will play Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts and cat dad.
NBC's NIGHT COURT
  • Simon Helberg and Raegan Revord will guest star on the comedy's third season. Helberg previously starred for twelve seasons in CBS' The Big Bang Theory - alongside Melissa Rauch. Revord starred for seven seasons in CBS' Young Sheldon.
  • Helberg will make a game-changing cameo in the Season 3 finale that could really shake things up for Abby (Rauch).
  • Revord will play Shelby, a teenage runaway inclined to marry her soulmate.
SHOWTIME's DEXTER: RESURRECTION
  • Marc Menchaca and Reese Antoinette have been cast in guest roles on the upcoming Dexter sequel starring Michael C. Hall. Menchaca previously starred in the HBO limited series The Outsider and in the AppleTV+ limited series The Big Cigar. Antoinette recurred on AppleTV+'s Bad Monkey.
  • Menchaca will play Red. Antoinette will play Joy.