Confirming the inclusion of some familiar characters and family names in Hogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software has today shared some information on who will be voicing whom in the upcoming open-world action-RPG. Taking place in the late 1800s Wizarding World, don’t go expecting the likes of Harry Potter or Ron Weasley to show up, but some other names that have popped up throughout the Harry Potter narrative will appear in the flesh, while there is a returning cast member from the film taking on a new voice role. Scroll down for more information on the voice cast announcements:
Actor Simon Pegg plays Phineas Nigellus Black, the cantankerous Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. From a long lineage of Slytherins, Headmaster Black is hated by the students, of whom he also has a great disdain for. Wildly ill-suited to his job, his goal is to do the least amount of work possible and avoid exposure to the student body – preferring to focus on his status in the wizarding world and his surgically manicured beard.
As fifth-year students entering Hogwarts for the first time, Sebastian Croft and Amelia Gething play the two voice options for the game’s playable avatar.
Lesley Nicol voices a key character in the game, Professor Matilda Weasley. A Gryffindor, she is the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts who aids the player in catching up with the other students by giving them the Wizard’s Field Guide and showing them the Room of Requirement.
Kandace Caine plays Professor Onai who was once a Divination teacher at Uagadou, the largest wizarding school in the world, and a gifted Seer whose faith in her sight was shaken by the fact that she did not foresee the loss of her husband. Deciding to leave those painful memories behind, she accepts an invitation by Professor Weasley to teach Divination at Hogwarts.
The professor of Astronomy, Professor Satyavati Shah, is voiced by Sohm Kapila. Raised in the Muggle world, Professor Shah is devoted to the sciences and tends to talk down to her students in winding and pretentious aphorisms.
Returning to the Wizarding World following his time as Lee Jordan in the first couple of Harry Potter films is Luke Youngblood, who will be providing the voice of Everett Clopton, a Ravenclaw and a half-blood underachieving rule-breaker and prankster.
Asif Ali voices another Ravenclaw student, Mahendra Pehlwaan, a muggle born and an avid rule-keeper, whose aggressive adherence to rules and guidelines even the professors have grown a bit weary of!
Jason Anthony voices both Nearly Headless Nick and the Sorting Hat. Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost, also known as Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, is friendly and entertaining, if a bit pompous. He may be the key to helping the Gryffindor player find answers crucial to solving a significant mystery – if they are willing to do him one small favor involving a bit of rotten roast beef! And finally, the iconic Sorting Hat, a sentient, magical hat, uses knowledge from the student’s past along with input from the player to determine which Hogwarts house will be the right fit.
Hogwarts Legacy will be released on 10 February 2023 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. Ports for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are planned for release on 4 April 2023, and the Nintendo Switch more than six months from now on 25 July 2023.
