‘Harry Potter’s Tom Felton Joins ‘The Flash’

Tom Felton Joins The Flash

The CW confirmed it with the above photo, announcing Tom Felton (best known for playing Harry Potter villain Draco Malfoy) has joined the cast of The Flash. Felton will be playing CSI Julian Dorn in the third season of The Flash, which is set to premiere on October 4, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT. TVLine reports Julian Dorn will be working alongside Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and will suspect there’s more to Barry than meets the eye.

In addition to the Harry Potter films, Felton’s credits include Risen, Murder in the First, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and The Apparition. Felton’s new cast mates took to Twitter to welcome him to The CW series.

“Wait. I completely missed the @TomFelton announcement. I know what character he must be playing and I just got SO excited for this season.” – @grantgust, June 30, 2016

“I mean really!!! ???? for @RapaportCasting @AJKreisberg @GBerlanti AND a warm welcome to @TomFelton. This should be fun. – @grantgust, June 30, 2016

“So excited for @TomFelton to join @CW_TheFlash ! Season 3 is going to be fantastic!! – @dpanabaker, June 30, 2016