Nick Frost has broken his silence on being cast in HBO’s Harry Potter amid backlash surrounding J.K. Rowling’s comments about the transgender community. Frost, who has recently starred in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake, will star in another remake when he appears as Hagrid in the upcoming TV reboot of Harry Potter on HBO.

The cast includes Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Leo Early as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Pel Powel as Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley and Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge.

Previously announced ‘Harry Potter’ cast members . The actors join the previously cast actors that are in the ensemble, including leads Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Ara