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Puzzle #775: Millie Bobby Brown → Alan Rickman

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the daily puzzle asked players to link Millie Bobby Brown and Alan Rickman. The two have never been credited in the same movie, so there's no one-move answer. But 7 actors have worked with both of them in their best-known films, so it can be done in just 2 moves.

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The shortest solution

Show the 2-move answer (spoiler)
  1. Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in Enola Holmes (2020), which also stars Fiona Shaw as Miss Harrison.
  2. Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia Dursley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), alongside Alan Rickman as Severus Snape.

The full chain: Millie Bobby Brown → Enola Holmes (2020) → Fiona Shaw → Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) → Alan Rickman.

Other ways to solve it

Show 3 more 2-move routes (spoilers)
  • Millie Bobby Brown → Enola Holmes (2020) → Helena Bonham Carter → Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) → Alan Rickman
  • Millie Bobby Brown → Enola Holmes (2020) → Frances de la Tour → Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) → Alan Rickman
  • Millie Bobby Brown → Enola Holmes 2 (2022) → David Thewlis → Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) → Alan Rickman

About Millie Bobby Brown

Born
February 19, 2004 in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Film career
2019–2026
Widely seen films
7 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain:

About Alan Rickman

Born
February 21, 1946 in Acton, London, England, UK
Film career
1985–2015
Widely seen films
40 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain: