Harry Melling (actor)

Harry Edward Melling is an English actor. He played Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film series. His maternal grandfather was actor Patrick Troughton, who had the role as the Second Doctor in Doctor Who. In October 2009, it was announced that Melling had lost so much weight since his last appearance in Harry Potter that he was now ‘unrecognisable’

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Summary Harry Melling (actor)Harry Edward Melling is an English actor. He played Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film series. His maternal grandfather was actor Patrick Troughton, who had the role as the Second Doctor in Doctor Who. He is the first cousin of cricketer Jim Troughson and actor Sam Troughtons. In October 2009, it was announced that Melling had lost so much weight since his last appearance in Harry Potter that he was now ‘unrecognisable’ Melling reprised the role by wearing a fat suit.

In 2018 Melling played alongside Harriet Sims and Liam Neeson in the Coen brothers’ Western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.