Severus Snape

from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Role: Antagonist

Potions professor

Paapa Essiedu plays Severus Snape in the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.

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