Tom Felton Celebrates Grandfather's 97th Birthday — and Nods toHarry PotterConnection: ‘A Wizard Too’

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Felton’s grandfather Nigel Anstey in Harry Potter; Tom Felton.Photo:Warner Bros.; Collection Christophel/Warner Bros./Heyday Films/Alamy

Warner Bros.; Collection Christophel/Warner Bros./Heyday Films/Alamy

Tom Feltonis honoring his grandfather with a magical shoutout.

Felton kicked off his post with a sweet snap of him sitting down and chatting with his grandfather as the older man grinned. The grandfather-grandson duo appeared to be in a restaurant or dining place as Anstey held a menu in his left hand.

He then shared a pictureof his grandfather in wizard clothing during his brief cameo on the set of one of theHarry Potterfilms. Anstey could be seen wearing a cloak and wizard’s hat on his head as he smiled in the photo, which was cropped next to a photo of Felton at Comic-Con.

“my Gramps - 97yrs young,” he captioned the photo, adding, “He’s a wizard too x.”

The post comes about four years after the actor initially revealed that Anstey, who is his maternal grandfather, made a cameo in 2001’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. He shared aphoto of the geophysicist during the Quidditch gamescene in the movie on Instagram back in March of 2020.

Alongside the photo, he wrote, “This is Lee Jordan….and my grandpa, my real actual grandpa (on the left) x.”

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Tom Felton and his grandfather, Nigel Anstey.Tom Felton/Instagram

Tom Felton/Instagram

In the scene, Anstey could be seen sitting next to Richard Harris, who played Hogwarts headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore in the first twoHarry Potterfilms beforeMichael Gambontook over the role following Harris' death in 2002.

Anstey played a Hogwarts professor in the movie, and also appeared in other scenes besides the Quidditch game, such as when the film’s main characters, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Draco Malfoy (Felton), are all seen entering the Great Hall for the first time.

One year later, Felton celebrated his grandfather’s appearance in the scene again whilerewatching the filmon Instagram with fans. He excitedly called out his relative as he came on the screen.

“That’s my grandpa again! The guy with the beard,” Felton said in the video. “White beard! Huge beard right next to Lee Jordan. And there’s me again.”

“It’s a family thing, mental! Mental!,” he added.

source: people.com