It may have felt like pretty much every British actor working at the time popped up in the Harry Potter films, but there were actually a few big stars who turned roles down in the franchise.

Ian McKellen may have never taken over the part of Dumbledore following Richard Harris’ death like so many wanted him to, but the actor says that plenty of people mix up Gandalf and Dumbledore all the time anyway.

From the actor who chose Planet of the Apes instead to the actress who hated boarding schools, let’s take a look at some actors who turned down huge roles in Harry Potter.

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Ian McKellen | 0:00
Tilda Swinton | 1:14
Hugh Grant | 2:00
Tim Roth | 2:32
Helen McCrory | 3:32
J.K. Rowling | 4:14

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