i noticed that the last time we saw dudley was in the third movie but i noticed something strange whilst browsing the movie 5 still shots.

Dudley looks alot different why is this??

is he a different actor because he looks completely different from the little tub he once was. isnt he meant to be fat because if he is he definately dosent look it.

yes i've also thought of that, his hair is dark, he didn't have dark hair before, his face is also very different of how it was. Mybe he's a different actor or maybe he's the same, he just grew up and changed

well, re-reading the book, it said that dudley was still large, but in a diffrent way, because now he was a boxer...so maybe he looks diffrent because he lost alot of wieght? I dunno. Probably also because in that picture that I think you're talking about, he had just gone through a dementor attack, so I think he's bound to look odd right after that...

no but it said in the fifth book that he had done what he had been threatening to do since he was 12 and become wider than he was tall.

Dudley in the movies has always had dark hair. It's one of the things that has always bothered me about the movies, as Dudley is supposed to be blond. I'm watching the first movie right now, and I can tell you absolutely definitely that Dudley has dark hair.
Anyway, I couldn't look at the shots from the movie because my computer is too primitive, and my internet connection too slow, so they won't load, it just keeps timing out. But I did manage to get on to IMDB, and I can tell you that Dudley is still to be played by the same actor (Harry Melling)

great guys!

if any of you have anything else to say it would be greatly appreciated thanks...

You guys nailed it on the head... He got alot fitter in OOTP because over the summer between GoF and OOTP he became a boxer and lost quite a bit of weight, I haven't seen any recent pics of him yet though, I'll check them out.

dudley looks differant are we sure that it's the same dude??
he looks to skinny for the role EH??!?

what do you girlz and guys think??

It IS the same actor. he looks the same on the pictures a have seen, and its the same name, so how could it possible be another person ?

People, many young men grow a lot between the ages of 14 and 16. We haven't seen Melling for two years. We should expect him to look different.

Really?!?! I don't think that he looks all that different. I mean, he looks a little older, but not like a different actor or anything. After the Burial has it right on the nose: Dudley would be at that stage where he'd be growing and maturing a lot. Also, he'd be loosing his baby fat, and instead becoming just this huge massive, muscular guy.

Personally, I think he looks PERFECT in the OotP pic we have of him!!! He looks so tough and bad-dude, which is how he is in book 5.

YES but it says in the book if you read carefully!!!!
THAT HE HAD DONE WHAT HE HAD BEEN THREATENING TO DO SINCE HE WAS 12 AND BECOME WIDER THAN HE WAS TALL IM SORRY BUT IT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE THAT HE IS SKINNY IN THE MOVIE BUT FAT IN REAL LIFE DOES IT?

dudley is TOOOOO skinny
SIZE OF A BABY WHALE!

Yeah he is way to skinny. But on the other hand, is it almost impossible to be wider that you are tall. I think that JKR just exaggeration a little when she wrote that.

Dudley is playied by the same actor because you can just tell. i think every one is bound to change just a tad bit so i think he stilll fits the part.

well yes it is almost impossible to be wider than tall so you guys have done really well thanks! im happy how well you have done.

im happy with the answers so far but if you are wanting to i will want any more thoughts on this thanks

thats what im thinking..he doesnt look THAT different....and he's not THAT skinny...im not sayin he's really fat or anything but i think he looks perfect for the part. I really dont understand how people cant see he's the same person!

Sorry to break it to you guys...but it is still Harry Melling who plays Dudley.
He's got the real look of a bully, someone who could make a fool of himself when challenged but could also beat the challenger to a pulp!
I like it!

ok it is the same actor but he got older n more muscular. it says hes a boxer, boxers have to have muscles because if they didnt and they got hit hard enough in the wrong place he could get seriously injuried yea u still can but it more likely to happen. the reason his face is different is becuz he is older if u look closely to the picture in the back of the picture ur talkin about u can c that the facial features are extremly similar but he is more mature so he looks different so there

I think that its the same actor. Its just that the release for POA and OOTP are 3 years apart. People are bound to change in that amount time. Right?

well obviously it is the same person becasue his name is still the same from the third film. and like that other person said we havent seen him just over two years becasue he wasnt in the fouth Harry Potter movie so obviously the directors an idiot and thought it didnt matter that dudly is ment to be extremly fat. but like every director of the HArry Potter film they leave out some of the most funny material and crusial material eg. the quiditch final in HP3 and everything in the mazy in HP4. but oh well there still all good and Daniel Radcliffe is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S. Love Tasha

p.s. this was my first entry... how did i go

OK, I think people need to realise that HARRY MELLING (The REAL actor) is NOT the same thing as DUDLEY DURSLEY (The FICTIONAL character).



Would you guys rather the movie makers suddenly turn around and cast someone else for the part, just because you don't think the actor fits it any more? Personally, I'd be rather annoyed if they did that, it would ruin it for me.
Or would you rather Harry Melling jeopardises his health to put on alot of wieght for the sake of a movie role, just to keep everyone happy?

i think harry melling is NOT gonna gain 400 lbs. 2 look like dudley.......just 4 some movies.
He could put on a fat fat suit and mtry to move in it....
huh.......

I think that it is the same actor but you could never know. But I'm really really sure that it is the same actor but he just looks different....very different.





*Sirius*

Hey all!
This is my fist posting , I am soooo eager to get started. I personally have not seen any pics of old dudders for OotP, but I reckon he'd be at about that stage where he's less of a fat lump and more of a muscular bully...I mean, he's boxing now, right? Let me know what u think

It's is the same actor. He has just probably had a growth spurt or something. But it doesn't matter if it's another guy, it's not as if Harry is played by some other random.

And, flutterbie (p.s. i love ur name!) your right, he looks more musclular and more of a boxer really.

Look at this picture of Dudley in the first/second movie

And the OotP one. (click picture to enlarge)

You'll see it's the same actor, he's just had a growth spurt!

It is definitely the same actor. The main difference is his hair. In the first movie, he had little kid hair. All greasy and combed down.

You can see in the second photo his hair is a teen's hair. Plus several years worth of growth and maturity. Look at how all the other actors have changed. Dan Radcliffe changed tremendously. And the twins (!!), they both grew about a foot taller, their hair is different in each movie.

I mean this time period for each actor is a normal time of change. We haven't seen that much of Harry Melling, so a jolt to the memory is to be expected.

Go back and compare the actors from SS to GoF. Huge changes all around.

Yes, it is the same actor. I don't really think that they changed his look just to fit his character in the move. I think that Harry Melling just hit puberty and thinned out a lot. He got taller and more mature looking (just like Daniel, Tom, Rubert, and the Phelps twins) It just so happens that all this changed happened with his character too.

Thnx MaGicaL ThrEeXxX, I like it too. Loved the pic...hahaha he looked really out of it! I am hoping he will have a slightly bigger part in OotP. We didn't get to see him at all in GoF and I was so looking forward to seeing him with a foot-long, purple tongue!

Well i can see why u guys think he is a different actor. His face seems to be alittle different, but i can definetly tell he is still the same actor. They really dont care what he looks like because he will only be in it when the two dementors attack, for like 5 seconds. The scene will be all about Harry.(If you didnt know the whole book is about Harry)As many people mentioned he is a boxer who is in good shape.

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guys it the same actor, how could anyone not see that his face is the excate same. Maybe its just the position his heads in.

I really don’t think that it’s a different actor. We haven’t seen him for two films and two years so is bound to look different. And it does say that his type of fatness changes over the time. He doesn’t really look that different but it is quite funny how has changed.

Dudley still looks a little fatter, but he looks mean, lean with that big chunkey necklace around his neck. His hair is different also. I can't wait to hear his voice. Voice can complete the personality of the character. For people who haven't seen him recently, look here - http://www.hpana.com/news.19607.html and then click on the link that says - You can see a hi-res version of the picture here courtesy of OutNow.

i didnt notice that he was any different. he just looked a bit older like the rest of thwm but i think hes just growing up. i dont think its a different actor he just looks a bit older

He sorta looks deformed.
Maybe the other kid didnt wanna do it anymore..
Or he got beat with a bludger and went on a diet.

i just think he has grown up. lost some weight put on some muscle sorta thing.i still think its the same actor.

I have a very good suggestion for that "Dudley had threatened..." business; in-fact what JK meant was that he was getting wider, as in 'butch' and actually from what i've seen in that pic he is not skinny because if you look in the set photos his stomach is still large and very wide. What it portrays in the book, i think, is exackly how he is shown in the movie as Dudley is not as tubby fat as he used to be in the previous books, but he is big - similar to a broad MAN - due to the fact that he is fifteen now in the books and usually fifteen year olds who have started out quite fat do, in real life situations, get toned out. But i don't think JK was cancelling out him being still a bit chubby.

ok so all the characters are growing up as you can see some you can see a difference then in others like dudley we havent seen him in a while. so yea he looks different every one is changing for instance Daniel radcliffe is growing up quite abit but so are all the other characters. but in the book remeber when a dementor almost gave dudley a kiss ( ) so yea he looks a little demented ( ) so maybe he looks different before that part we'll never know untill we see the movie.


*Mrs. Ron Weasley*

I think that the actor who plays Dudley is still the same actor that played him before, just a lot older and more mature. Of course he's going to look different. Everyone grows older and looks the same in some aspects. But I still think that it is the same actor who played him in the movies that portray Dudley.



*Sirius*

I really don't care if he's changed or not. I was just upset that they didn't include him in the 4th movie!! I was so looking foward to the ton-tongue toffee. So, I really don't care as long as they have him, which they sort of do in the 5th because of the whole dementor thing.

I'm not sure, I looked through the casting on several sites for old and past movies and I couldn't find him for the OoTP movie. Maybe I just didn't look in the right area, i don't know, but my guess is that he probably has grown up and matured.

Yup, same actor for sure.

Does anyone else think he looks like a troll? *snicker* Dudley makes me laugh.

In POA he's wearing a fat suit. I was suprised when I found this out from the extra dvd you get with the film.It is the same actor I just pressume he's grown and changed a little like the rest of the cast.And maybe wanted to fufill the full character by doing a bit of boxing himself and making a bit of muscle.

Well, all of the actors are growing up. And with growing comes change in looks especially. That's my theory but I know, it's crazy!

In that pic he does look slimmer but i think it is just because he is hidden a bit and he is next to vernon who is a lot larger so it makes him seem smaller.

i think it is the same actor. He does look different, but i guess some people age oddly. he is supposed to be on a diet too, isn't he?

The films dont have to follow every single fact thats in the books. Its based on the books, not its a film version that every single fact has been filmed

I know this is a weird question but why is dudley`s hair blonde in the book but black in the movie?Or could they just not find a fat enough person for it to be dudley?

I guess its one of those small (and completely unnecessary) changes that Warner Bros. decides to make in the movie. Isn't Aunt Petunia's hair meant to be blonde too? Like Harry's eyes are supposed to be green, but they are blue in the movie
Bu yeah, maybe they couldnt find a fat blonde kid who could act lol...they should have just dyed his hair! how simple is that? thats what they did with fred and george.

Erm, I don't think it's a deliberate change, but rather a result of them just deciding to go for the person who can act instead of doggedly casting someone with blond hair. Really, does it matter? He looks like a dumb bully to me, and that's the point, isn't it?

Anyways, I'm merging this with the topic on Dudley's appearance in the movies forum. Please take care to open topics in the appropriate places, and do a search to see if threads on certain topics already exist. Thanks!