Actor Timothy Spall – best known to Harry Potter fans as Peter Pettigrew, or Wormtail – stepped on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival Wednesday looking dramatically slimmer.

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But he’s most recognized for the “Harry Potter” films, in which he played Peter Pettigrew, a man who is also a rat. “I don’t mind being the rat dude,” he says with a hearty laugh.

Spall is probably best known for playing Peter Pettigrew in the “Harry Potter” series, appearing most prominently in the franchise’s third entry “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” ...

Spall has featured in the Harry Potter franchise as Peter Pettigrew, Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Damned United and Mr Turner, for which he won multiple awards.

Looking nothing like Peter Pettigrew, the actor cut a super-slim figure in a blue and white suit. He wore a pair of white trousers with a deep blue jacket, and opted for a grey waistcoat underneath.

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Spall had to "dig deep" to play the title role in Mr. Turner, which is now out on DVD. The 19th century painter was a "man of massive contradictions," he says. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2014.

Goodbye Peter Pettigrew! Timothy Spall Hits the Red Carpet After Dramatic Weight Loss [email protected] (Julie Mazziotta) Updated 8 September 2016 at 10:33 am The chubby, ratty Wormtail is long gone.