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Who is Gilderoy Lockhart?
Gilderoy Lockhart is a charming but incompetent wizard from the Harry Potter series, introduced in 'Chamber of Secrets'. He's a celebrity author known for exaggerating his achievements, often taking credit for others' heroic deeds. Kit Harington is now playing him in the new HBO series, having previously voiced him for Audible's audiobooks.
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