Lambert Wilson steps into the magical world as Nicolas Flamel in HBO’s Harry Potter series The Harry Potter universe is heading in exciting new directions, and the latest casting information for HBO’s hugely popular Harry Potter series is exciting fans. French actor Lambert Wilson, best known for his iconic role as The Merovingian in The Matrix dystopian films, will play the role of famed alchemist Nicolas Flamel. This news is a big change from the original film series, which never actually brought Flamel to the screen, even though he was very important to the plot of the first book. As Collider reports, Wilson was recently spotted shooting with long white hair and beard at the breathtaking Kinans Cove in Cornwall, England, giving the look of the ancient sorcerer in that cove in black and white images. Also joining them is renowned Swiss actress Marthe Keller as Flamel’s wife Perenelle, a role not previously seen in a screen adaptation. Both were shot with John Lithgow (who plays...