Who plays the sorting hat on Harry Potter?

The Sorting Hat is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. It is a sentient magical hat that is used to sort new students into their respective houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Sorting Hat was created by Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts. The Sorting Hat is voiced by Leslie Phillips in the Harry Potter films.