Tom Felton bucked a persistent trend among Harry Potter's younger stars this week when he backed its creator JK Rowling as she comes under fire for her views on gender ideology.
The actor, now 37, played Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy in the movies from 2001 until 2011 and will reprise the role for for the Broadway show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
And more than two decades after Rowling helped give him his big break, he doubled down on his support for the franchise's author, insisting he is 'grateful' for what she has done for him.
Asked if the controversy around the writer's views on trans rights affect his work, Felton replied: 'No, I can't say it does. I'm not really that attuned.
'The only thing I always remind myself is that I've been lucky enough to travel the world.
