Los Angeles: 'Hellboy' star Ron Perlman has officially joined the cast of 'Harry Potter' spin-off, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 65-year-old actor is on board to portray a goblin. Perlman will join the leading actor, Eddie Redmayne, who stars as Newt Scamander, a "magiczoologist," which in the 'Harry Potter' realm is a person who studies magical creatures.