Bill Nighy has revealed that he will be playing Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!

“I am in the next Harry Potter,” he told reporters.  “I will be Rufus Scrimgeour, who is the Minister of Magic and he is a very very important man.”

Bill Nighy, who played Davy Jones in the Pirates films, added: “I am no longer the only English actor not to be in Harry Potter and I am very pleased.”