Daniel Radcliffe is a British actor and producer best recognized for his role as Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling’s novel based film series Harry Potter. Starting the on-screen career at the tender age of 10, Daniel appeared in several films, TV series and theatrical shows. Along with the increasing number of films, he also won several awards for his exceptional works and has maintained an impressive wealth in his life.
The British actor was born on July 23, 1989, in Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, London, England. He is the single child of father Alan George Radcliffe and mother Marcia Jeannine Gresham. Both parents are involved in the acting career. His family migrated from South Africa.
Radcliffe belongs to English nationality and is British by ethnicity. His birth sign is Leo. He had a keen interest in acting since childhood, maybe because his parents were actors and because he made an on-screen debut in David Copperfield as a young boy.
Multiple award-winning actor attended three schools; Redcliffe school in Chelsea, Sussex House School, and City of London School in the City of London. He was bullied after the release of Harry Potter's first film and had to face difficulty in his school and college life.
Radcliffe is currently in a relationship with American actress Erin Darke. The two first met at the set of the film, Kill Your Darlings where Daniel played as Allen Ginsberg and Darke as Gwendolyn in 2013.
The couple fell in love during the process of acting for the movie and is together ever since. However, there are no rumors of their wedding anytime soon.
The British actor disclosed that he is a patient of Neurological disorder Dyspraxia and was always troubled during his student life.
Radcliffe has accumulated an estimated net worth of $110 million as of 2019. The main source of his earnings is from acting in films and TV series. With nearly 20 years of his acting career, he appeared in several popular films and TV series.
Several of his popular movies include the Harry Potter film series and Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 earned over $1.3 billion worldwide.
The British actor auditioned for the role of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2000 and the movie released in 2001. He earned a huge amount of £1 million for the movie. The film became the turning point in his career and through that, he got world recognition.
Consecutively, he played in Harry Potter films including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
Likewise, Daniel also appeared in the 2016 film Now You See Me 2 alongside Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and many others. Some of his other movies are Horns (2013), Victor Frankenstein (2015), Lost in London (2017) and many others.
In addition, he played in several TV series such as Extras (2006), The Simpsons as a voice actor (2010, 2014, 2018), Robot Chicken (2012, 2017), A Young Doctor’s Notebook (2012-2013) and so on.
Furthermore, Radcliffe starred in two music videos Beginners in 2012 and Demolisher in 2016.
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