The Iconic Rom-Com Actor Who Almost Played Gilderoy Lockhart In Harry Potter

British actorHugh Grantis practically synonymous with the romantic comedy genre.

“I was being paid tons of money.

I was very lucky,” he said.

And I am a big believer that our job is to entertain.

It’s not to practice some weird, quasi-religious experience."

Grant had apparently even begun dying his hair blonde for the role.

Now that he’s older, Hugh Grant’s rom-com days are definitively behind him.

“So now I’ve done other things and I’ve got marginally less self-hatred.”

However, eventually, the part would go to Kenneth Branagh, who really took to the role.