I will be following the great Michael Gambon.

Im not an Englishman, although Ive played one on TV, he said on BBCsThe One Show.

I remind everyone that I did play Winston Churchill onThe Crownand did just fine.

John Lithgow poses in front of a Deadline step-and-repeat.

John Lithgow at the Deadline 2025 Sundance Film Festival Studio presented by Casamigos on Jan. 24, 2025 in Park City, UtahDeadline via Getty Images

But, I will do my best.

Headshots of Top L to R: John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu Bottom L to R: Nick Frost, Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (2007) (Murray Close/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection)