British Actors, Anyone???

One of the most obvious things about the Harry Potter films is the all-British casting.  This allows for REAL British and Scottish accents, none of that phony Madonna shit.  Many of these actors have theater backgrounds, and some have even been nominated for Oscars.  These are a few of my personal favorites.
-M.

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry's Godfather

John Cleese as Sir Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington, aka Nearly Headless Nick

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort

David Tennant (Doctor Who and Hamlet!!!!) as Barty Crouch

Rhys Ifans as Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna's dad, publisher of The Quibbler, and Deathly Hallows believer

Kenneth Branagh, Shakespearean actor and director, as Gilderoy Lockhart

Helena Bonham Carter as the maniacal Bellatrix Lestrange

Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, mother of 7 and mother-figure to Harry Potter

Emma Thompson as Professor Sybil Trelawney