Although this guy *is* appearing in the movies, he gets no attention at all and in book 7 his role is actually very important. As a matter of fact, he was the reason Snape knew where Harry was so he could he lure him with his Patronus to the Sword of Gryffindor, for starters. (In the films that part is completely omitted, and you could wonder how Snape could find Harry to lure him with this Patronus).