Fiona Glascott
Fiona Glascott (born 22 November 1982) is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing the young Minerva McGonagall in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, which is a spin-off prequel of the Harry Potter film series.
Fiona Glascott
- Name
- Fiona Glascott
- Born
- 22 November 1982
- Birthplace
- Waterford, Ireland
- Occupation
- Actress
- Known for
- Young Minerva McGonagall in Fantastic Beasts
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Fiona Glascott • Born — 22 November 1982 • Birthplace — Waterford, Ireland • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1995–present • Children — 1 • Known for — Young Minerva McGonagall in Fantastic Beasts • Relatives — Paul Brooke (father-in-law)
Early life
Early life
Glascott was born in Waterford, Ireland and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.
Theatre
Theatre
On stage in London she has appeared in Mahler's Conversion (Aldwych Theatre, West End), Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and Lyric Theatre, West End), in the original production of Whipping It Up at the Bush Theatre, and as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (Haymarket, West End). Her theatre credits in Dublin include: A Life (Abbey Theatre/National Tour), The Spirit of Annie Ross at the Gate Theatre, and as Nina in The Seagull at the Corn Exchange.
Television
Television
Her television credits include Ballykissangel, Fair City, The Bill, Bachelors Walk, Foyle's War and Clone. In 2010, she was a guest star in the final two-part episode of ITV's hit drama A Touch of Frost, playing the troubled daughter of Frost's one-time corrupt colleague. In 2011, Glascott appeared in the recurring role of Diane on the BBC/Showtime sitcom Episodes. That same year, she appeared as a novice nun with a secret in the episode "A Sacred Trust" of the detective drama series Midsomer Murders. She co-starred as famed editor Judith Jones on the TV series Julia.
Personal life
Personal life
In 2014, Glascott married actor Tom Brooke, the son of actor Paul Brooke. They have one daughter.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Finbar's Class • 1998 — This Is My Father — Nuala • Crush Proof — Aisling • Pete's Meteor — Mary • Ballykissangel — Marie — TV series • 1998–1999 — Fair City — TV series • 2000 — Fatboy and Twintub — Short film • 2002 — data-sort-value="Bill, The" | The Bill — Lucy Corrigan — TV series • Any Time Now — Angie — TV series • data-sort-value="Magnificent Ambersons, The" (2002 film) | The Magnificent Ambersons — Lucy's Friend #1 — TV movie • Resident Evil — Ms. Gold • 2003 — Goldfish Memory — Isolde • Veronica Guerin — Meehan's Girlfriend • Bachelors Walk — Rachel — TV series special • 2004 — Judas — Claudia Procles — TV movie • Fallen — Clare Woodward — TV movie • Omagh — Cathy Gallagher — TV movie • data-sort-value="Long Firm, The" | The Long Firm — Janine — TV mini-series • 2005 — Within — Christina • Murder in Suburbia — Nuala Goodman — TV series • Jericho — Mary — TV mini-series • Agatha Christie's Poirot — Rosamund — Episode: "After the Funeral" • Casualty — Tara Doyle — TV series • Casualty@Holby City — Tara Doyle — TV series • 2007 — Instinct — D.C. Ali Peters — TV movie • 2008 — Foyle's War — Jane Hudson — Episode: "Plan of Attack" • data-sort-value="Deal, The" | The Deal — Glascott Hicks • Clone — Rose Bourne — TV series • 2010 — data-sort-value="Duel, The" | The Duel — Nadia • Spooks — Danielle Ortiz — TV series • data-sort-value="Touch of Frost, A" | A Touch of Frost — Jenny Mallinger — TV series • 2011–2017 — Episodes — Diane — TV series • 2011 — Apartment 143 (Emergo) — Ellen Keegan • Midsomer Murders — Sister Catherine — Episode: "A Sacred Trust" • Death in Paradise — Georgie Westcott — TV series • 2012 — Tad, The Lost Explorer — Sara Lavrof — Voice role • Bird in a Box — Alice — Short film • 2013 — House of Shadows (Controra) — Megan • 2014 — data-sort-value="Musketeers, The" | The Musketeers — Flea — Episode: "The Homecoming" • data-sort-value="Legend of Longwood, The" | The Legend of Longwood — Caitlin Lemon • 2015 — Brooklyn — Rose Lacey • 2015–2016 — Indian Summers — Sarah Raworth / Sarah — TV series • 2016 — data-sort-value="Siege of Jadotville, The" | Siege of Jadotville — Carmel Quinlan • 2017 — Secret Child — Cathleen • 2018 — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald — Minerva McGonagall • Midday Demons — Megan • 2019 — Supervized — Alicia • 2022 — Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore — Minerva McGonagall • 2022–2023 — Julia — Judith Jones • 2025 — Sherlock & Daughter — Lady Violet Somerset — TV series, main cast • 2023 — The Martini Shot — Mary — World premiere at Galway Film Fleadh; Best Female Performance at Gasparilla International Film Festival
Film
On film, Glascott has appeared in This Is My Father, Crush Proof, Goldfish Memory, Omagh, The Duel and Brooklyn. She appeared in the 2009 CBS television movie Miss Irena's Children. She also starred in Torstein Blixfjord's 2012 short film Bird in a Box, alongside Brian d'Arcy James. In 2018, Glascott joined the cast of the Harry Potter spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts as a young Minerva McGonagall (a role originated by Maggie Smith) in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a role she would reprise in the 2022 sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Her role in the film series was controversial for some fans of the series, as her character had not been believed to have been born yet and was shown in the film teaching at Hogwarts.
Awards
In 2003, Glascott was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV for the film Goldfish Memory.
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- 1.Daniel, Tiffani. Harry Potter: 10 Facts About Minerva McGonagall Left Out Of The Movies. Screen Rant. August 19, 2019.
- 2.TV Guide. Fiona Glascott Biography. tvguide.com.
- 3.Carrick on Suir – The Official Website. Fiona Glascott – Actress.
- 4.Spencer, Charles. Theatre Review Mahler's Conversion ALDWYCH. The Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2001.
- 5.Billington, Michael. Hitchcock Blonde. The Guardian. 7 April 2003.
- 6.Fisher, Philip. Whipping It Up. British Theatre Guide.
- 7.Billington, Michael. The Country Wife. The Guardian. 10 October 2007.
- 8.RTÉ Archives. Fiona Glascott in 'Fair City' (1999). Stills Library. 5 July 2012.
- 9.Midsomer Murders Official Site. Midsomer Murders – A Sacred Trust.
- 10.World News Network. GPS comedy / Bird In A Box / short film rom-com / Brian d'Arcy James, Fiona Glascott. 24 October 2013.
- 11.Singh, Olivia. The 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel had an unexpected 'Harry Potter' cameo - here's why it doesn't make sense. Insider. August 2025.
- 12.Wade, Jessie. Fantastic Beasts: Why THAT Cameo Has Fans Confused. IGN. November 19, 2018.
- 13.Moore, Rose. Fantastic Beasts 2's Professor McGonagall Plot Hole Can't Be Fixed. Screen Rant. November 24, 2018.
- 14.Baxter-Wright, Dusty. Harry Potter fans are mad because of this Professor McGonagall error in Fantastic Beasts. Cosmopolitan. November 6, 2018.
- 15.Goldstein, Joelle. Fantastic Beasts Star Fiona Glascott Reveals What It Is Like to Wave a Wand from Harry Potter. People. Meredith Corporation. 16 January 2019.
- 16.Fiona Glascott Филм списък (Филмография). 21 March 2002.
- 17.Ritman, Alex. Fiona Glascott on 'The Martini Shot' and starring with Matthew Modine. The Hollywood Reporter. July 13, 2023.
- 18."Guerin tops list in hopes for six 'Irish Oscars'" at independent.ie
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