Kenneth Branagh – Gilderoy Lockhart

Kenneth Branagh, a name that resonates with Shakespearean brilliance, has worn many hats—from director to actor and writer. But for us Potterheads, he’ll forever be the smugly charming Gilderoy Lockhart we loved to loathe since he first starred in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”

Branagh’s moved on from the half-blood wizard character and is now owning the director’s chair, working on projects like “Artemis Fowl” and “Death on the Nile.” And don’t think he’s ditched acting; catch him in “All Creatures Great and Small” and “A Haunting in Venice.” Trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the BAFTA winner has been their president since 2015.