Overview

• Knightley will voice Dolores Umbridge in Audible’s Full‑Cast Audio Editions of the seven Harry Potter books.
• Audible lists more than 200 performers, including Hugh Laurie, Matthew Macfadyen, Kit Harington, Ruth Wilson, Riz Ahmed, Cush Jumbo and Michelle Gomez.
• The first release, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, is scheduled for November 4, 2025, with titles available for pre-order on Audible.
• GLAAD has identified Rowling as a leading anti-trans voice, a designation that continues to drive calls to boycott new projects linked to her work.
• Several Harry Potter film alumni, including Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, have publicly opposed Rowling’s comments, while Stephen Fry has criticized her and Hugh Laurie said he felt honored to follow Fry’s narrations.