Daniel Radcliffe

The English actor who played Harry Potter in all eight films.

Daniel Radcliffe, born 23 July 1989, is an English actor best known for playing the title character in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $8.38 billion worldwide, and his honours include a Critics' Choice Award and a Tony Award.

He was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London, the only child of casting agent Marcia Gresham and literary agent Alan Radcliffe, both of whom had acted as children.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Born: 23 July 1989
Birthplace: London, England
Other names: Jacob Gershon (pen name)
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 2001–present
Partner: Erin Darke (2012–present)
Children: 1

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Background

Radcliffe attended three private boys' schools in London, and after the first Harry Potter film some pupils became hostile; as filming took over his schedule, on-set tutors continued his education.

He moved to the stage in 2007 with Equus in the West End and on Broadway, and returned to Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 2011, The Cripple of Inishmaan in 2014 and Merrily We Roll Along in 2023, which won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In London he appeared in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 2017 and Endgame in 2020.

His later films range from the horror The Woman in Black and the surreal Swiss Army Man to The Lost City, and he played Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings and Weird Al Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which earned him Primetime Emmy and BAFTA Television nominations. The Trevor Project gave him its Hero Award in 2011 for his work with LGBTQ youth.