The stars that out of the Harry Potter franchise which first hit the silver screen for the first time back in 2001 are countless.
And, because the franchise is just so huge, far more than the obvious stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have become household names.
Even smaller characters in the movies have gone on to act in other blockbusters and hit TV shows, including the actor who played Nymphadora Tonks.
The Hufflepuff half-blood witch who joined the Ministry of Magic after leaving Hogwarts married Remus Lupin and went on to have a son Teddy Remus Lupin, Harry Potter’s godson.
The witch was murdered in the Battle of Hogwarts in the films.
The character’s story line might be ringing bells for you, but the actor who played the role has actually become very famous too.
Natalia Tena, 37, went on to play the wildling Osha in the incredibly successful HBO series Game of Thrones, as well as featuring in the Black Mirror festive episode ‘White Christmas’.
In fact, even before Harry Potter, the 37-year-old made her debut in the noughties classic film ‘About a Boy’ that starred Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Rachel Weisz.
And acting is not the only string this Londoner has to her bow. She has previously spoken about learning to play the piano at a young age from her mother before busking on the London Underground as a teenager.
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Now, Natalia is the lead singer and accordionist of Molotov Jukebox. The band released their first album ‘Carnival Flower’ 2014.
They then went on to release another, Tropical Gypsy, a couple of years later, which was promoted on the band’s Tropical Gypsy Tour the same year.
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Although, of course, playing Tonks is still a highlight of the Londoner’s career. She actually hosted, produced and directed a behind-the-scenes featurette entitled ‘Trailing Tonks’ that was released in 2007.
In quite a lovely full-circle moment, Natalia performs an original Christmas-themed blues song on guitar in the film, which she composed during the time that she was busking on the Tube.
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