So Snape should be in his early 30s as the story begins, and while Alan Rickman is a great actor, he’s not playing a guy in his 30s at any point. The Black Mirror actor is currently 34 years old.

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Alan Rickman died on January 14, 2016, but just seven months before his death, he opened up about seeing his young Harry Potter costars thrive as adults. “It’s only in recent years that ...