United Kingdom, May 10 -- Kevin McKidd is "very excited" at the prospect of starring in the Harry Potter TV series.

The 52-year-old actor recently left Grey's Anatomy after 18 seasons playing Dr. Owen Hunt, and it has recently been speculated his next project will be playing Arthur Weasley in HBO's upcoming adaptation of J.K. Rowling's best-selling book series.

And while Kevin didn't confirm the casting rumour, which came about after Gracie Cochrane, who will play Ginny Weasley, began following him on Instagram, he admitted he'd love to be involved.

He told Entertainment Weekly: "I saw something about this. And listen, I would never say never. I'm a massive Harry Potter fan."

The Scottish actor explained he was originally in line for ...