British actor Paapa Essiedu, 34, has reportedly been 'offered to play Severus Snape' in the new TV series adaption of Harry Potter - but fans have pointed out a huge problem with the casting.

And word of these castings has set the Internet aflame. In particular, many Harry Potter fans are not impressed with the selection of Paapa Essiedu for the role of Professor Snape. It was ...

Others came to Essiedu’s defense, with one X user asking whether it had occurred to “harry potter fans that paapa essiedu simply was the best person for the job?” A similar conversation took ...

While it should be cause for celebration when actors get cool roles, for Black British actor Papaa Essiedu and the recent news about his iconic new Harry Potter ... the service, fans of the ...

The long hair, the wand/cane with the snake head, the clothes that ... Article continues below Another fan casting on the Harry Potter reddit thread suggests Mark Addy, who played King Robert ...