Ten Actors Who Were Almost in "Harry Potter"

This almost-Harry would have made an adorable Chosen One. Prospero went on to play Jack Llewelyn Davies in the 2004 film "Finding Neverland", starring Kate Winslet and "Fantastic Beasts" villain Johnny Depp.

Sean Connery is best known for his roles in "Indiana Jones" and a few of the "James Bond" films. How would he have portrayed the Hogwarts Headmaster? Just imagine: "Dumbledore. Albus Dumbledore."

P-p-poor st-stuttering Professor Quirrell could have been played by Hugh Laurie, but the role went to Ian Hart instead. Laurie went on to star as Dr. Gregory House in Fox's popular medial drama "House".

While Jonathan Pryce was considered for the role of Snape, you may remember his performace as Governor Weatherby Swan in Disney's swashbuckling adventure series: "Pirates of the Caribbean".

True, Sir John Hurt was in the films, but we all knew him as Ollivander. It's mind-boggling to think that he was almost Dumbledore instead!

It's a huge leap between the sweet, dragon-obsessed Hagrid and Dr. Ock, the main antagonist of "Spiderman 2", but they could possibly have been played by the same person had Molina been cast in the first "Potter" film.

Best known for her portrayal of Susan Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, Anna Popplewell could have been Hermione... Too bad the casting director jotted down that she was "not likeable." OUCH.

This next-gen captain of U.S.S. "Enterprise" in "Star Trek" was also a possible Dumbledore! He has most recently appeared to reprise his role of Professor Charles Xavier in the 2017 film "Logan".

Tim Pigott-Smith is best known for his role as Creedy in "V for Vendetta", but we could have seen him skulking about the Hogwarts dungeons as the hook-nosed Potions Master.

We all recognize Timothy Spall as the Marauder-turned-Death Eater, Peter Pettigrew, but he almost had a different role in our beloved franchise as Vernon Dursley. I can't even imagine him as anyone other than Wormtail, let alone one of the Dursleys!