Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe
Radcliffe at the 2022 New York Comic Con
Born
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

(1989-07-23) 23 July 1989 (age 35)[1]
London, England
Other namesJacob Gershon[2][3]
(pen name)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
WorksFull list
PartnerErin Darke (2012–present)
Children1
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.danieljradcliffe.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989)[1] is an English actor. He rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the Harry Potter film series. Radcliffe plays Potter in all eight films in the series, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus. He returned to Broadway in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama The Cripple of Inishmaan (2014) and Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (2023), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also starred in the London revivals of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2017) and Samuel Beckett's Endgame (2020).[4][5]

Radcliffe also expanded his film roles, acting in a variety of genres such as the horror film The Woman in Black (2012), surreal drama Swiss Army Man (2016), thriller Now You See Me 2 (2016), and comedy The Lost City (2022). He also portrayed Allen Ginsberg in the biopic Kill Your Darlings (2013) and "Weird Al" Yankovic in the musical parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). The latter earned him nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Television Award. He also played multiple roles in the anthology comedy television series Miracle Workers from 2019 to 2023.

Radcliffe has contributed to various charities, including Demelza Hospice Care for Children and the Trevor Project; the latter awarded him its Hero Award in 2011 for his advocacy with LGBTQ youth.[6]

  1. ^ a b Anon (2016). "Radcliffe, Daniel Jacob". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U277986. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  4. ^ Daniel Radcliffe at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Daniel Radcliffe at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Trevor Project Will Honor Daniel Radcliffe With Hero Award, How to Succeed in Business star Daniel Radcliffe will be the recipient of the Trevor Project's Hero Award, which will be presented June 27 in New York City". Playbill. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.