Tony Awards 2025: Why Harry Potter’s Tom Felton Thought He Was Being Pranked About Draco Malfoy Reprisal

For the Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor, reprising his role as the Slytherin student for his Broadway debut for the play—which takes place 19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts—felt like coming home. 

“Anything that’s really, truly worth doing, you should be a little bit nervous about,” he continued to E!. “It’s an old role, so it’s familiar shoes, but also a brand new slice of Draco’s life. Now, he’s a parent, so I’m excited to explore that.”

Indeed, when he first learned about the opportunity, Tom admitted that it felt like he was dreaming.