Tom Felton Extends Run As Draco Malfoy For Final Time In Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’
Tom Felton will remain in Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the adult Draco Malfoy for a further two months, producers have confirmed, in what they describe as his final extension in the role. The actor, who played the young Draco in the film franchise, joined the stage production at the Lyric Theatre on 11 November 2025, giving a significant boost to public interest in a play that first opened in 2018. His casting marked the first time an original Harry Potter film actor had joined the Broadway production.
Felton had originally been due to leave on 1 November but will now continue through to Sunday 3 January 2027, with scheduled absences on several dates between August and November. Since he joined, the production has consistently ranked at or near the top of Broadway's weekly grosses charts. He performs alongside John Skelley as Harry Potter, Trish Lindstrom as Ginny Potter, Rachel Christopher as Hermione Granger and Daniel Fredrick as Ron Weasley, in a story set 19 years after the original series.
In short
- Tom Felton extends Draco Malfoy run on Broadway to January 2027
- It's his final extension; original casting drove strong box office
- First original Harry Potter film actor to join the stage play
Explained simply
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a stage play set 19 years after the events of the original books and films. It follows Harry, now an adult, and his son Albus as they deal with the past and the pressures of growing up in the wizarding world.
Draco Malfoy was Harry’s rival at school. As an adult, he is part of the new generation’s story, and Tom Felton plays him in the Broadway production. Felton also played the young Draco in the Harry Potter films, making his stage casting a link between the screen and theatre versions of the series.
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