Jason Isaacs, who portrayed Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, shared an embrace with Lox Pratt on the red carpet at the BAFTA TV Awards in London. Pratt stars as Draco Malfoy in the upcoming HBO series adaptation of the books.
The moment occurred ahead of the ceremony as stars from the new HBO production gathered for the event. Isaacs later praised Pratt in a social media post from last year, describing him as a fantastic actor and lovely man who is also a brilliant musician. He added that he could not have handed over the role to anyone better. Johnny Flynn will portray Lucius Malfoy in the series. Later in the evening Paapa Essiedu, cast as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost, who plays Rubeus Hagrid, presented an award. Essiedu playfully referred to his co-star as Hagrid throughout the introduction, prompting Frost to reply that his name is Nick and that he sat next to him at the readthrough.
