Grindelwald — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Character Profile

Grindelwald — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Wandless magic, Fire manipulation, Prophecy, Charismatic leadership, Dark arts

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 1.5/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Grindelwald

Education

Durmstrang

Occupation

murderer, leader, seers

Hair Color

Blond hair

First Appearance

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Manner of Death

Homicide

Grindelwald's Known Relations

• Bathilda Bagshot — Relative
• Albus Dumbledore — Enemy
• Newt Scamander — Enemy
• Theseus Scamander — Enemy

Grindelwald appears in 5 titles

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Johnny Depp

Appears in

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (6)

• Grindelwald — related — Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler)
• Grindelwald — related — Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston)
• Grindelwald — related — Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz)
• Grindelwald — Power Manipulator — Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol)

  A dark leader exploiting a vulnerable witch's personal desires for his cause.

• Grindelwald — Power Recruiter — Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller)

  A powerful dark wizard targeting a young man with immense magical potential.

• Grindelwald — Conflict Arch Enemies — Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law)

  Former allies turned bitter rivals bound by a magical restriction.

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More characters from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

• Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne)
• Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston)
• Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler)
• Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law)
• Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol)
• Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz)
• Seraphina Picquery (Carmen Ejogo)
• Nagini (Claudia Kim)
• Theseus Scamander (Callum Turner)
• Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller)
• Skender (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson)
• Spielman (Wolf Roth)