Harry Potter star Harry Melling struggles to shake off Dudley Dursley image in new Netflix film The Devil All The Time
HARRY Potter star Harry Melling has admitted that he struggles to shake off the Dudley Dursley image in new Netflix film The Devil All The Time.
The 31-year-old stars alongside his fellow Potter co-star Robert Pattinson, 34, in the Netflix flick as fanatical preacher Reverend Preston Teagardin.
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The actor spoke to about the bittersweet feeling of starring in one of the successful movie franchises of all time as a child.
While Harry Potter offered the star the best possible launchpad for his career, his Dudley Dursley character continues to follow him around all these years later.
He explained: "I think there are elements it has allowed opportunity but at the same time, people naturally think of you as a particular thing when you establish yourself in one thing.
"It was interesting growing up with the Harry Potter films and wanting to go down the theatre route and making that adjustment, and making the adjustment again to more film.
"I always want to be the actor who does varying roles, and that’s where I really get my kick out of it."
He is thankful for his time on the show and looks back with fond memories.
Harry added: "To be 10 years old running around that set was crazy and a fantastic experience. An insane one but a wonderful entry point into the world of acting."
In his latest project, Melling plays a religious leader in World War II-era Knockemstiff, Ohio, who’s been dragged into wrong-doing by sinister characters in the screen adaptation of the award-winning novel by Donald Ray Pollock.
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Speaking about his new villainous, tortured character, Harry shared: "I think it’s always fun to play someone who is complicated. We all are.
"It’s always fun to play someone that has a lot going on; many shades of things. When you have that living underneath you, you can have fun."
The film is set in post-WWII Ohio, and follows a range of characters each reacting to the damages and disturbances they faced during the war.
The Devil All The Time will be released on Netflix on September 16, 2020.