8 little-known facts about Tom Felton: the Harry Potter star is an avid golfer, his TikTok hashtag went viral and he didn’t originally audition to play Draco Malfoy …
- He’s best known for his role in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s best selling novels, starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
- He recently live-streamed his reactions rewatching the films on social media and, yes, he was intimidated by Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape too
Tom Felton might be best known as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, but did you know that he’s also an accomplished golfer? The actor was representing Europe in a celebrity tournament ahead of the 43rd Ryder Cup in Wisconsin on Thursday, September 23, when he collapsed in what PGA of America called a “medical incident”. The English actor had celebrated his 34th birthday just the day before, on September 22.
As we wish him a speedy recovery, here are eight facts about Felton fans might not know about …
He got his first role at age 10
He was 10 years old when he appeared in his first film. Before playing Draco Malfoy, Felton appeared as Peagreen Clock in the 1997 film The Borrowers.
Over a decade before Jim Broadbent joined the Harry Potter cast as Horace Slughorn, he played Felton’s on-screen father, Pod Clock, in the film.
He’s the youngest of four
Felton has three older brothers, and during a FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention panel in 2019, he joked that as the baby of the family, he would “channel [his] frustration through Draco”.