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The actor who played Seamus Finnigan in 'Harry Potter' is expecting his first child

Jacob Sarkisian   

The actor who played Seamus Finnigan in 'Harry Potter' is expecting his first child
  • Devon Murray, who played Seamus Finnigan in "Harry Potter," announced that he is expecting his first child with girlfriend Shannon McCaffrey.
  • Murray posted a photo of a baby's onesie on Instagram, writing: "Baby Murray - 14th of January 2021."
  • His former Potter costars congratulated him, including Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Scarlett Hefner (Pansy Parkinson), and James Phelps (Fred Weasley).
  • Murray, who replied to almost everyone congratulating him, posted a message to his Instagram Story: "Thank you all so much for your kind messages. We're both over the moon and excited about meeting him/her."
  • Earlier in the year, fellow Potter alumni Rupert Grint welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia Groome.

Devon Murray, the actor who played Seamus Finnigan in "Harry Potter," is expecting his first child with girlfriend Shannon McCaffrey.

Murray shared the news on Instagram, posting a photo of a baby's onesie with the expected due date: "Baby Murray - 14th of January 2021."

Baby Murray - 14th of January 2021

A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 7, 2020 at 12:06pm PDT

Murray was greeted with plenty of congratulatory comments on his Instagram, including one from fellow "Harry Potter" alumni Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), who wrote: "Awwww congratulations Dev!! So happy for you! You're going to be such a fun dad!"

Murray, who replied to almost everyone who sent him their congratulations on the post, wrote back: "Thank you Evy. I've never been as excited in my life. That's so nice of you to say, I'm going to try be as good as I can."

Pansy Parkinson actress Scarlett Hefner, who is expecting her own child, also commented: "Congratulations Dev!! So exciting," to which Murray wrote back: "Thanks Scarlett, I hope you're keeping well. How long have you and Cooper got to wait? It's crazy exciting times."

James Phelps, who played Fred Weasley, also commented: "Great news mate. Huge Congratulations." Murray thanked Phelps and wrote: "I still can't believe I'm going to be a daddy."

Meanwhile, "Game of Thrones" actor Daniel Portman, who played Podrick Payne in the HBO show, also commented his congratulations, and included a name suggestion, too: "Congratulations big man, great news. I recommend Daniel."

Murray posted an Instagram Story with a message reading: "Thank you all so much for your kind messages. We're both over the moon and excited about meeting him/her."

Happy Birthday to the best girlfriend ever. I can’t wait to go on more life adventures with you @smccaffreyquinn I hope you have a great day. Love you ❤️

A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 16, 2019 at 2:53am PDT

Earlier in the year, fellow Potter alumni and Gryffindor student, Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) welcomed a baby girl with his girlfriend Georgia Groome. Of the news, Daniel Radcliffe told Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live:" "I'm so happy for him. It's very, very cool."

"It's also, like, super weird for me to think that we are all at the age where we are having children but we definitely are."

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