Harry Potter star joins TT film cast

Saturday, 23 May 2026 09:55

A star of Harry Potter, Justice League and Game of Thrones will be featuring in the TT film being shot at this year's festival.

Ciarán Hinds will join Channing Tatum and Eve Hewson in Isle of Man, which tells the story of a rider taking on the Mountain Course.

Belfast-born Hinds is best-known for playing Albus Dumbledore's brother Aberforth in the Harry Potter series as well as the villain Steppenwolf in the DC Superhero epic.

Production on the film is due to start this weekend, with Brad Pitt's company Plan B teaming up with Tatum's Free Association.

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