'Harry Potter' actor stands by JK Rowling at Tony Awards amid criticism of her transgender views

The British actor was on the red carpet at the awards show Sunday, where he was interviewed by Variety about reprising his film role as Draco Malfoy in the Broadway play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." 

The play, based off an original story co-authored by Rowling, takes place 19 years after the final "Harry Potter" novel.

"No, I can't say that it does. I'm not really that attuned to it," Felton said before praising the series' author.

Felton previously expressed his admiration for the author in a 2022 interview as she faced criticism from transgender activists for her views.

"I am quick to remind myself and others that 'Potter,' for some reason, has brought more people together across the world and more generations than probably anything else has in the past 20 years, and I'm quick to celebrate that," he told The Times of London in a 2022 interview. "It came from one person, and that's her, so I'm very grateful."

Felton shared his excitement at reprising his Potter role all these years later with his Broadway debut.

"I think we all thought that the fandom flame might be doused over the years, but clearly it's not," he said Sunday. "The most exciting part is to do it live. It took nine months, more or less, to shoot a film, and this is all compact. This is all reimagined into a very loving, new type of story. And I get to be a dad, which is really fun."