Photo: Warner Bros.; Jerod Harris/GettyTom Feltonblew fans away with some insider knowledge on a surprising cameo in theHarry Potterseries.The actor, 33, has steadily been documenting his binging of theHappy Potterfilms on Instagram and gave some of his fans a surprise in a live stream in late January when he pointed out his maternal grandfather, Nigel Anstey, in one of the scenes from 2001’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.“That’s my grandpa again! The guy with the beard,” Felton said excitedly as Anstey came on the screen during the Quidditch game in the film. “White beard! Huge beard right next to Lee Jordan. And there’s me again.“Felton added, “It’s a family thing, mental! Mental!“Anstey, a famed British geophysicist, plays a professor in the firstHarry Potterfilm appearing in other scenes such as when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco all see the Great Hall for the first time.In the scene, Anstey sits next to Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first twoHarry Potterfilms before Michael Gambon took over after his death in 2002.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.In March 2020, Felton shared a still of the film, noting his grandfather in the scene, writing on Instagram, “This is Lee Jordan….and my grandpa, my real actual grandpa (on the left) x.“The actor has been rewatching the film series on social media to raise money for theBest Friends Animal Society.

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Tom Feltonblew fans away with some insider knowledge on a surprising cameo in theHarry Potterseries.The actor, 33, has steadily been documenting his binging of theHappy Potterfilms on Instagram and gave some of his fans a surprise in a live stream in late January when he pointed out his maternal grandfather, Nigel Anstey, in one of the scenes from 2001’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.“That’s my grandpa again! The guy with the beard,” Felton said excitedly as Anstey came on the screen during the Quidditch game in the film. “White beard! Huge beard right next to Lee Jordan. And there’s me again.“Felton added, “It’s a family thing, mental! Mental!“Anstey, a famed British geophysicist, plays a professor in the firstHarry Potterfilm appearing in other scenes such as when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco all see the Great Hall for the first time.In the scene, Anstey sits next to Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first twoHarry Potterfilms before Michael Gambon took over after his death in 2002.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.In March 2020, Felton shared a still of the film, noting his grandfather in the scene, writing on Instagram, “This is Lee Jordan….and my grandpa, my real actual grandpa (on the left) x.“The actor has been rewatching the film series on social media to raise money for theBest Friends Animal Society.

Tom Feltonblew fans away with some insider knowledge on a surprising cameo in theHarry Potterseries.

The actor, 33, has steadily been documenting his binging of theHappy Potterfilms on Instagram and gave some of his fans a surprise in a live stream in late January when he pointed out his maternal grandfather, Nigel Anstey, in one of the scenes from 2001’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

“That’s my grandpa again! The guy with the beard,” Felton said excitedly as Anstey came on the screen during the Quidditch game in the film. “White beard! Huge beard right next to Lee Jordan. And there’s me again.”

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

Anstey, a famed British geophysicist, plays a professor in the firstHarry Potterfilm appearing in other scenes such as when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco all see the Great Hall for the first time.

In the scene, Anstey sits next to Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first twoHarry Potterfilms before Michael Gambon took over after his death in 2002.

Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.

In March 2020, Felton shared a still of the film, noting his grandfather in the scene, writing on Instagram, “This is Lee Jordan….and my grandpa, my real actual grandpa (on the left) x.”

The actor has been rewatching the film series on social media to raise money for theBest Friends Animal Society.

source: people.com