I’m sure other people have talk about this before on this sub but I’ve personally not seen anyone bring this up. How likely do you guys think it is that Matthew Macfadyen is going to be Voldemort?

For starters, obviously he literally voiced Voldemort in the audiobooks, and we already know that the show is willing to cast actors from the audiobooks as their counterparts in the show (e.g. Arabella Stanton as Hermione).

Matthew Macfadyen was also not only in another HBO show, but he was in Succession which already has many creative crossovers with this new Harry Potter show. The main director listed for the show is Mark Mylod (via PotterMore). Mark Mylod was also listed as the director of Succession (via IMDB). Other than him, the co-showrunners/writers/producers are Francesca Gardiner and Jon Brown (via IMDB). Francesca Gardiner was a producer and Jon Brown is listed as a writer, both for Succession (via IMDB).

Now granted, this could all be a case of HBO reusing a lot of the same creatives which is fair given how talented they all seem to be. It’s also true that these creatives have worked on a lot of other HBO shows without recasting their roles, however, Matthew Macfadyen is not just one of their actors. Through his role as Tom Wambsgans, Matthew Macfadyen won HBO 2 emmy’s for "Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Drama Series". 

Since one of the current theories on this sub is that they have already cast the actor for Voldemort in season one despite him only playing a small role and having to come back years later in season four, I think it would make sense then that they cast not only a competent actor for the role (Macfadyen’s two emmy’s as well as his previous work as Voldemort in the official audiobooks) but an actor who they can trust and rely on to be committed to their show (the showrunner’s and directors previous working relationships with Macfadyen).

All that being said, Matthew Macfadyen could totally not be cast as Voledmort and I might just be blowing smoke. I would love it if he was personally because Succession is my favorite show and Matthew Macfadyen is such a standout in a show full of powerhouses. At the end of the day, I’m sure whoever they cast will do a great job, I just wonder if it could be Matthew Macfadyen.

Matthew Macfadyen… HBO’s Voldemort?