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Daniel Radcliffe

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.

Filmography

2025
Merrily We Roll Along

as Charley Kringas

Movie
2022
The Lost City

as Abigail Fairfax

Movie
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

as Self

Movie
2016
Swiss Army Man

as Manny

Movie
2016
Now You See Me 2

as Walter Mabry

Movie
2013
Kill Your Darlings

as Allen Ginsberg

Movie
2012
The Woman in Black

as Arthur Kipps

Movie
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Harry Potter

Movie
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Harry Potter

Movie
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

as Harry Potter

Movie
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Harry Potter

Movie
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Harry Potter

Movie
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Harry Potter

Movie
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Harry Potter

Movie
2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as Harry Potter

Movie
2001
The Tailor of Panama

as Mark Pendel

Movie
2007
The Graham Norton Show

as Self

TV Show