As he sets his "Harry Potter" return, Tom Felton said he's not "attuned" to the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling's views on the trans community.

Tom Felton stands by his decision to return to the “Harry Potter” franchise despite the J.K. Rowling drama. The British actor, 37, spoke to Variety at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday and was asked if Rowling’s controversial views on the transgender community affected his decision to reprise his role as Draco Malfoy in Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The Harry Potter fandom is responding to Tom Felton brushing off the controversy surrounding JK Rowling ’s anti-trans views. Last week, the former child star, 37, revealed he will reprise the role of Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway later this year.

Tom Felton says he's not really "attuned" to J.K. Rowling's controversial trans comments as he attends the Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. The actor was asked if Rowling sharing her views online about the transgender community affected his decision to join Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Tom Felton opens up about reprising Draco Malfoy in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' on Broadway despite J.K. Rowling's controversial views

Felton spent more than a decade as Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movie franchise. Now he’s set to spend 19 weeks portraying him on Broadway.

Tom Felton talks about joining the Broadway show "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at the Tony Awards red carpet.

Felton will join the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway starting Nov. 11, for a 19-week engagement through March 22, 2026. The play is set 19 years after the end of the original Harry Potter series, and sees Draco as a father, alongside Harry, Ron and Hermione, who are all sending their children off to Hogwarts.