Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing the role of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter film series during his adolescence and early adulthood.
Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut at the age of 10 in BBC One's television film David Copperfield (1999), followed by his cinematic debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001). In the same year, he starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Over the next 10 years, he played the lead role in seven sequels, culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). During this period, Radcliffe became one of the highest-paid actors in the world, gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical acclaim, and received many accolades for his performances in the series.
Know some interesting facts about Daniel Radcliffe:
- Daniel Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in the London suburb of Fulham.
- He is mixed religions as his father is a protestant from Northern Ireland and his mother is Jewish from Essex, England.
- Daniel made his acting debut in 1999 TV movie "David Copperfield." as young David. "My mum sent in a Polaroid of me to the BBC, because I've always wanted to act since I was five," he told the Press Association in 2000. Since then, he has done many other movies and some serious theater work.
- Daniel Radcliffe's parents did not wanted him to audition for the role of Harry Potter, as the contract required shooting all of the films.
- He was in the bathtub when he found out that he got the coveted role of 'Harry Potter' which ultimately led him to international stardom.
- He suffers from a condition called dyspraxia, which affects hand-eye coordination.
- He is extremely punctual. He signed on to play Harry Potter at the very young age of 11 and filmed on and off for the next 10 years. He only missed two days throughout all the filming days because he had gastric flu.
- Rupert was removed from the set during Harry and Hermione's kissing scene because he was laughing too much.
- His favorite actors are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller.
- He was nicknamed "Harry Puffer" by his "Harry Potter" co-stars for having the so-called habit of "20 cigarettes a day".
Daniel is a very private person and does not read any articles about himself or any reviews of his movies.
The rumours were going viral on social media that he is Corona positive.'It's just because I look ill all the time'. 'His pale complexion seems to be the reason why a fake handle picked him as the first celebrity to contract corona virus, he said.