Wikipedia:Today's featured list/November 19, 2012
The cast members of the Harry Potter film series are some of the most renowned actors of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Harry Potter films are based on a series of novels by the British author J. K. Rowling. Daniel Radcliffe (pictured), Rupert Grint and Emma Watson played Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in all the films. When they were cast, only Radcliffe had previously acted in a film. Thirteen actors appeared as the same character in all eight films of the franchise. With the exception of Chris Columbus, each director had a cameo appearance in their respective film: Alfonso Cuarón appears as a wizard holding a candle during a scene at The Three Broomsticks in Prisoner of Azkaban; Mike Newell is heard briefly as the radio presenter in Frank Bryce's house in Goblet of Fire; and David Yates features as a wizard within a magical moving portrait in Order of the Phoenix. (Full list...)