Thoughts on casting Wormtail?

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "aaoconnor2002" <aaoconnor2002 at y...> wrote:
> I have enjoyed reading all the posts regarding possible actors for 
> the parts of Remus Lupin and Sirius Black.  Does anyone have any 
> thoughts on who should play Wormtail?  
(snip)

Well, I'd love to see Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin from Corrie) as Wormtail. He's short, balding, plays a slimy git very well... the only problem is, he's another one of these actors who's just too old for the part (I think he's in his late 50s or early 60s). Still, he doesn't look like a geriatric or anything :). The other problem is, of course, he's been on Coronation Street for very many years. I know the problem with having Hugh Grant play Lockhart is that people would look at the actor and just think "Hugh Grant". With Johnny Briggs, many Brits (and Australians, and Canadians and New Zealanders) would just look at him and think "Mike Baldwin". 

Anyhoo, here's a pic of the fellow if you don't know who he is (looking rather Wormtail-like if you ask me): http://www.csvu.dsl.pipex.com/can/0217/0217_032.jpg

More pics can be found at http://www.csvu.dsl.pipex.com/can/0217/0217.htm or simply http://www.csvu.net