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Daniel Radcliffe
Actor

Daniel Radcliffe

23 Jul 1989Born
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Hammersmith, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born July 23, 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name; and has held various other film and theatre roles. Over his career, Radcliffe has received various awards and nominations.

Radcliffe made his acting debut at age 10 in the BBC One television film David Copperfield (1999), followed by his feature film debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001). The same year, he starred as Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the J.K. Rowling fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

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Over the next decade, he played the eponymous role in seven sequels, culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). During this period, he became one of the world's highest-paid actors and gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical acclaim.

Following the success of Harry Potter, Radcliffe starred in the romantic comedy What If? (2013), and played the lawyer Arthur Kipps in the horror film The Woman in Black (2012), poet Allen Ginsberg in the drama film Kill Your Darlings (2013), Igor in the science-fiction horror film Victor Frankenstein (2015), a sentient corpse in the comedy-drama film Swiss Army Man (2016), technological prodigy Walter Mabry in the heist thriller film Now You See Me 2 (2016), and FBI agent Nate Foster in the critically acclaimed thriller film Imperium (2016). Since 2019, he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers. In 2022, he starred in the action comedy The Lost City and portrayed Weird Al Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus. From 2011 to 2012 he portrayed J. Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He continued in Martin McDonagh's dark comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan (2013-2014) in the West End and Broadway and a revival of Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2017) at The Old Vic. He also starred in the satirical plays Privacy (2016) and The Lifespan of a Fact (2018), respectively off and on Broadway. In 2022 starred in the New York Theatre Workshop revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBATrust the ManFilm
  2. 2026StepsFilm: The Prince (voice)
  3. 2026Pizza MovieFilm: Lysander (voice)
  4. 2026The Fall and Rise of Reggie DinkinsSeries: Arthur Tobin (11 episodes)
  5. 2025Merrily We Roll AlongFilm: Charley Kringas
  6. 2024Carole & GreyFilm: Dan Radcliffe's Voice (voice)
  7. 2023MulliganSeries: King Jeremy (voice) (12 episodes)
  8. 2023Digman!Series: Sebastian Lines (voice) (1 episode)
  9. 2023ExtrapolationsSeries: Alpha (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)
  10. 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryFilm: 'Weird Al' Yankovic
  11. 2022The Lost CityFilm: Abigail Fairfax
  12. 2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the ReverendFilm: Prince Frederick Windsor
  13. 2020Endgame & Rough for Theatre IIFilm: A / Clov
  14. 2020Escape from PretoriaFilm: Tim Jenkin
  15. 2020Guns AkimboFilm: Miles
  16. 2019Playmobil: The MovieFilm: Rex Dasher (voice)
  17. 2019Miracle WorkersSeries: Reverend Ezekiel Brown, Craig, Sid, Prince Chauncley (10 episodes)
  18. 2018Beast of BurdenFilm: Sean Haggerty
  19. 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingFilm: Gareth (voice)
  20. 2017JungleFilm: Yossi
  21. 2017National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadFilm: Rosencrantz
  22. 2017Lost in LondonFilm: Daniel Radcliffe
  23. 2016ImperiumFilm: Nate Foster
  24. 2016Swiss Army ManFilm: Manny
  25. 2016Now You See Me 2Film: Walter Mabry
  26. 2015Victor FrankensteinFilm: Igor
  27. 2015The GamechangersFilm: Sam Houser
  28. 2015TrainwreckFilm: The Dogwalker
  29. 2014BoJack HorsemanSeries: Daniel Radcliffe (voice) (1 episode)
  30. 2013Rick and MortySeries: Knight of the Sun (voice) (1 episode)
  31. 2013Kill Your DarlingsFilm: Allen Ginsberg
  32. 2013What IfFilm: Wallace
  33. 2013HornsFilm: Ignatius Perrish
  34. 2012A Young Doctor's NotebookSeries: Young Doctor (8 episodes)
  35. 2012The Woman in BlackFilm: Arthur Kipps
  36. 201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsFilm: Harry Potter (archive footage)
  37. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Film: Harry Potter
  38. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Film: Harry Potter
  39. 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceFilm: Harry Potter
  40. 2007J.K. Rowling: A Year in the LifeFilm: Harry Potter (archival footage)
  41. 2007My Boy JackFilm: John Kipling
  42. 2007December BoysFilm: Maps
  43. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixFilm: Harry Potter
  44. 2006The Children's Party at the PalaceFilm: Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
  45. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm: Harry Potter
  46. 2005ExtrasSeries: Daniel Radcliffe (1 episode)
  47. 2005Robot ChickenSeries: Thomas the Tank Engine / Mullet Kid (voice) (1 episode)
  48. 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilm: Harry Potter
  49. 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsFilm: Harry Potter
  50. 2001J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and MeFilm: Harry Potter
  51. 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneFilm: Harry Potter
  52. 2001The Tailor of PanamaFilm: Mark Pendel
  53. 1999David CopperfieldSeries: Young David Copperfield (2 episodes)
  54. 1998TRLSeries (2 episodes)
  55. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Edmund (voice), Diggs (voice), Daniel Radcliffe (voice) (1 episode)

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