"Harry Potter" series star Bel Powley has spoken out about author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans views, saying she "strongly disagrees" with them.

Bel Powley follows several of her co-stars in distancing herself from Rowling's stance on the trans community

Bel Powley, 34, will play Harry Potter's aunt Petunia Dursley in the forthcoming HBO adaptation of the popular novels, which is set to air from December this year.