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Fan Casting Alex Lawther as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2026]

jorgeemiliodeleonsilva made this fan casting suggestion on January 15, 2024. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Alex Lawther as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2026]

Alex LawtherUnited Kingdom

30 years old
Alex Lawther (born May 4, 1995) is an English actor. He began acting in theatre at 16, when he played the lead role in David Hare’s South Downs at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester. He is best kno...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2026]

Wizard Steve Irwin
by J. K. Rowling
Magizoologist Newt Scamander’s magical beasts are inadvertently let loose in 1926 New York, where the wizarding community is threatened by exposure to No-Majs bent on eradicating them.
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Alex Lawther is known for his roles in Ghost Stories, The Imitation Game, and The Last Duel. He has been suggested by fans for 814 roles on myCast, including Actor in Most Underrated Actor. Similar actors include Timothée Chalamet, Fionn Whitehead, and Asa Butterfield. Alex Lawther was suggested to play Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2026] by jorgeemiliodeleonsilva. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Timothée Chalamet, Tom Holland, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [2026] has 13 roles, including Gellert Grindelwald, Tina Goldstein, and Albus Dumbledore [cameo].

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