Daniel Radcliffe

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. 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

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Mark Pendel

The Tailor of Panama

Maps

December Boys

Self

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

John Kipling

My Boy Jack

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Self

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter (Harry Potter)

The Children's Party at the Palace

Self (archive footage)

(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story

Self

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Self

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

Arthur Kipps

The Woman in Black

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Allen Ginsberg

Kill Your Darlings

Ignatius Perrish

Horns

Wallace

What If

Igor

Victor Frankenstein

Self

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

The Dogwalker

Trainwreck

Walter Mabry

Now You See Me 2

Self

A Conversation with J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe

Dean Caldwell

Batso and the Wall

Manny

Swiss Army Man

Sam Houser

The Gamechangers

Self

Tom Felton Meets the Superfans

Nate Foster

Imperium

Yossi

Jungle

Charley Kringas

Merrily We Roll Along

Self

The Art of Breaking Character

Self

Fry and Laurie Reunited

Rosencrantz

National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Sean Haggerty

Beast of Burden

Miles

Guns Akimbo

Gareth (voice)

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

Harry Potter (archive footage)

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

Tim Jenkin

Escape from Pretoria

Daniel Radcliffe

Lost in London

Rex Dasher (voice)

Playmobil: The Movie

Self

Trailing Tonks

Prince Frederick Windsor

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

A / Clov

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

Self

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)

Abigail Fairfax

The Lost City

Harry Potter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Music by John Williams

Dan Radcliffe's Voice (voice)

Carole & Grey

Trust the Man

Self

A Conversation With JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe

Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special