Daniel Radcliffe Biography, Wiki, Movies, Songs, Net Worth, Height
Birth name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Nickname: Danish
Date of birth: July 23, 1989
Age: 33 years
Place of birth: Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Profession: actor
Marital status: unmarried
Parents: Alan Radcliffe, Marcia Gresham
Great-grandparent: Flo McDowell
Other names: Jacob Gershon (pen name)
Height: 165 cm(5′ 4”)
Original hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
Zodiac Sign: Lion
Net Worth: $113 Million
Nationality: British
Salary: $12 Million +
Monthly Income: $1 Million +
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Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on 23 July 1989 at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in Hammersmith, UK, the only child of Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Jacobson) and Alan George Radcliffe. His mother is Jewish, born in South Africa and brought up in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. His father was raised in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, in a working-class Protestant family – his maternal ancestors were Polish and Russian Jewish immigrants. Both parents acted as children; his mother is a casting agent and has contributed to several BBC projects, including the series Detective Inspector Linley and the film Walk Away and I Stumble. His father is a literary agent.
He wanted to act since he was five years old, and his debut finally took place in December 1999 in the two-part miniseries Dávid Copperfield, based on Charles Dickens’ novel by BBC One, where he played the young self of the main character. He continued his studies in two private schools: the Sussex House School in Chelsea, Cadogan Square, and the City of London School, which is located on the north bank of the Thames in London’s financial district (the City). After the presentation of the first Harry Potter film, it became difficult for him to visit the school, because many students treated him with hostility, although according to his own admission, they just wanted to “do laundry for the child who plays Harry Potter”, they were not jealous of him.
As his acting career rewrote his schedule, Daniel continued his studies with the help of private tutors on set. He admitted that school never went well for him, that he considered it “very difficult” work and useless. In 2006, he sat his three AS-level exams, which he passed with distinction, but decided to stop studying, so he didn’t go to college or university. Part of his reasoning was that he already knew he wanted to act and write, and that living a real university life would be difficult. “The paparazzi would love it,” he told Details magazine in 2007, “if there was a party somewhere, they would definitely know where to go.”
Daniel Radcliffe Career
HARRY POTTER
In 2000, at the request of producer David Heyman, he applied for the role of Harry Potter in the film adaptation of British author JK Rowling’s book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which became a worldwide success. Rowling wanted an unknown British actor for the role, and as soon as director Chris Columbus saw Daniel in a cut from David Copperfield, he thought, “That’s exactly what I want.
This is Harry Potter.” After many auditions and eight months later, he was selected for the role. Rowling also supported the choice: “I don’t think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry. Daniel’s parents initially rejected the offer, because they told him the contract was for six films that would be shot in Los Angeles. Instead, Warner Bros. two offered a film contract, with filming taking place in the UK; At the time, Daniel had no idea that he would be able to make more than two films.
In 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premiered – Daniel received a seven-figure salary for the role, but revealed that money “wasn’t that important” to him; his parents decided to invest the money for him. The film was a huge success and received positive reviews: “Radcliffe is the embodiment of every reader’s imagination. It’s wonderful to see such a young hero, who looks like a scientist, full of curiosity and real emotions, which is a deep intelligence and the discovery of the desire for family combined with joy,” wrote San Francisco Chronicle critic Bob Graham.
In 2002, the second part, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released – the critics again highlighted the performance of the actors, but the film itself was not praised as much as the first part. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, presented in 2004, was the third in the series.
This time, New York Times critic AO Scott criticized Daniel’s performance and wrote that Emma Watson should have carried the performance. In 2005, the fourth installment, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was released, becoming the second highest-grossing film in the series at the time; Daniel highlighted the film’s humor as the reason for the film’s creative success.
The future of the franchise was put in jeopardy when Daniel and his two co-stars, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, were hesitant to sign on for the final two installments; finally, Daniel signed the contract in March 2007, putting an end to the press’s “speculation that Daniel cannot continue his role due to his performance in Equus”, as he played naked on stage in the play.
In 2007, the fifth part of the series titled Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was presented, and Daniel said that thanks to director David Yates and actress Imelda Staunton, he enjoyed filming this part the most. He won numerous awards and was nominated for many more for his portrayal, including the 2008 National Movie Award for Best Actor.
Due to the success of the series, Daniel, Emma and Rupert left hand-, their footprints and wands at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was released in July 2009, and Daniel was nominated for best actor and international superstar at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for his performance.
Due to financial and scripting reasons, the final book was split into two films and shot simultaneously, much to the displeasure of fans. Daniel himself defended the split into two parts, as it would have been impossible to properly adapt the last novel in a single film. He added that the final film will be extremely fast-paced with lots of action, while the first part will be more relaxed and focus on character development. He also said that if they had combined the two, the latter would not survive the cutting board. Filming began in June 2010 and lasted a whole year – on the last day, together with the entire crew, Daniel himself burst into tears.
The final installment of the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, was released in July 2011. Both Daniel and the film were praised by critics: Ann Hornaday wrote in the columns of The Washington Post: “Who would have thought that Radcliffe, Grint and Watson would become such good actors?” Like him, Rex Reed wrote: “Honestly, I’m sorry to say goodbye [to Radcliffe]”. Peter Travers, the critic of Rolling Stone, had only this message for Daniel: “Great game, sir.” Roger Ebert wrote very positively about the film, but felt that the performances of Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson were “overshadowed by the supporting cast.”
Daniel himself admitted that some people will never be able to separate him from his character, but he himself is “proud to be associated with this film series forever”. Although she has positive memories of the series, she does not wish to participate in any more Harry Potter films.
After Rowling said that she might write an eighth book for the series, Daniel was asked in several interviews whether he would take on the role of Harry again, and he responded: “I doubt it very much. I think ten years is a very long time with one character.” Despite the amount of time he devoted to the series, he didn’t miss his childhood like most child actors: “Playing Potter gave me a much better perspective on life.”
FROM 2001 TO 2009
Daniel made his film debut in 2001 in The Tailor of Panama, an adaptation of John le Carré’s 1996 spy novel, which became a moderate commercial success. He appeared on stage for the first time in 2002: he appeared as a guest star in The Play What I Wrote, directed by Kenneth Branagh. (Branagh himself acted in the second part of Harry Potter.) In September 2007, Boys on the Beach, an Australian family drama about four orphans, was released.
The film was shot back in 2005. Also in 2007, the biographical-historical TV movie My Sweet Son Jack was released, in which he played the son of Rudyard Kipling alongside Carey Mulligan, David Haig and Kim Cattrall. The film received a positive reception, several people highlighted Daniel’s performance as the 18-year-old soldier who disappeared during the war. “For many people my age, I. World War II is just an item in the history book. I’ve always been fascinated by the topic, and I think it’s as relevant today as it was before,” Daniel said about the film.
At the age of seventeen, he decided it was time to show people that he was ready for adult roles, so he took on a role in Peter Shaffer’s play: Equus had not been staged since its first performance in 1973, and Daniel played the main character Alan Strang, a stable boy, who is obsessed with horses.
An income of 1.7 million pounds was generated from advance ticket sales, and the media awaited the presentation with particular interest, as Daniel undertook a nude scene in the play. Equus opened on February 27, 2007 and ran until June 9. Daniel’s performance was positively received by critics, who were impressed by the depth of Daniel’s anti-role performance.
According to Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph, Daniel has “dramatic power and an electrifying stage presence that takes a giant leap forward.” He added: he was very nervous about reprising the role, as he thought the American audience was much more discriminating than the London one. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal. he was very nervous about reprising the role, as he thought the American audience was much more discriminating than the London one. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal.
FROM 2010 TO PRESENT
In 2010, he voiced a guest role in an episode of The Simpsons, and then appeared as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 2011. The role was previously played by Broadway veterans such as Robert Morse or Matthew Broderick. The play also starred John Larroquette, Rose Hemingway and Mary Faber.
Both Daniel himself and the production received favorable reviews, with USA Today saying “Radcliffe is a stunning success, not by overshadowing his co-stars, but by working in conscientious harmony with them – and he’s a blast in the process.” He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award, a Drama League Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance. The play itself later received nine Tony nominations, and Daniel appeared in it until January 1, 2012.
Her first film after Harry Potter was the horror film The Woman in Black, an adaptation of Susan Hill’s 1983 novel. The film was released in the United States and Canada on February 3, 2012, and a week later in the United Kingdom. Daniel plays a lawyer who is sent to settle the legal affairs of a mysterious woman who has just passed away, and soon after his arrival he is faced with strange events and the haunting of the ghost of a woman in black. He says it’s “incredibly exciting” to be a part of the film and feels the script is “beautifully written”.
In 2013, we saw him in the role of American poet Allen Ginsberg in the thriller drama Kill Your Darlings, directed by John Krokidas. That same year, he starred in Michael Dowseand’s romcom The F Word, written by Elan Mastai from TJ Dawe and Michael Rinaldi’s Toothpaste and Cigars. After that, we saw him in the lead role in the American dark fantasy horror Horns, in the adaptation of Joe Hill’s novel, directed by Alexandre Aja. Both films premiered at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival.
He took on a role in Martin McDonagh’s darkly humorous comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan, revived at the Noël Coward Theatre, playing the title character Billy Claven, for which he won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor. In 2015, he played the role of Igor in the sci-fi horror film Victor Frankenstein, directed by Paul McGuigan. The screenplay was written by Max Landis based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein. In the same year, he played the role of Sam House, the founder of Rockstar Games, in the biographical drama The Gamechangers.
In 2016, he played Manny, the talking corpse, in the indie film The Man Who Knew Everything. In the same year, he portrayed Walter Mabry in the action-adventure film The Eye-Losers 2, ironically playing a technical prodigy who opposes magic. He also appeared off-Broadway at The Public Theater in a documentary play, Privacy, as The Writer. He starred in 2016’s Imperium as Nate Foster, an idealistic DBI agent who goes undercover to take down a radical group of white supremacists.
In 2017, he appeared as himself in the comedy-drama Lost in London, written and directed by Woody Harrelson, and later played Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is Dead at the National Theatre. After that, he played the lead role in the biographical adventure film Jungle. In 2018, he played a pilot who smuggles drugs across borders in the independent action thriller Beast of Burden.
In 2019, he guest-starred in an episode of the series 2 Dope Queens, then played the main role alongside Steve Buscemi in the first season of The Miracle Worker. The second season was shown in January 2020, the third in the summer of 2021. Also in 2019, he participated as a voice actor in Playmobil: The Movie, and then played the main role in the action comedy Gun to the Feet. In 2020, we saw him in the lead role in the thriller Escape from Pretoria, and then appeared in the TV movie The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend. In January 2022, the documentary Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts was shown, in which Daniel also gave an interview and met his former colleagues. In the same year, we will see him in a supporting role in the adventure film The Lost City.
Daniel Radcliffe Private Life
In 2008, it was revealed that Daniel was suffering from a neurological disorder, movement coordination disorder (DCD). This sometimes makes it difficult for him to do simple activities like writing or tying his own shoelaces. “I had a difficult time at school, in the sense that I was bad at everything, I had no talent to be found,” he declared. He stopped drinking alcohol in August 2010 after realizing he was becoming addicted.
In November 2007, under the pseudonym Jacob Gershon, he published some poems in the underground fashion magazine Rubbidh. The origin of the name is Daniel’s middle name, as well as the Jewish version of his mother’s maiden name. He is close friends with his Harry Potter co-stars Tom Felton and Emma Watson and has a close relationship with his family, who he says keep him grounded.
Sources differ as to how much personal wealth Daniel may have had – he received roughly £1m for the first Harry Potter film and approx. £15 million for the sixth installment. In 2006, he was on the Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated fortune of £14 million, making him the richest young person in the UK. In March 2009, Forbes magazine topped their list of “Most Valuable Young Stars”, and in April The Daily Telegraph estimated her net worth at £30 million, making her the 12th youngest person in Britain. In the same year, he was considered the richest teenager in England. In February 2010, he was named the 6th highest-paid male star in Hollywood and ranked 5th on Forbes’ December list,
He owns a home in the West Village of Lower Manhattan, New York City. In October 2012, he dated the American Erin Darke, whom he met on the set of Kill Your Darlings. In mid-2014, there were rumors of a possible engagement, but in December 2014, the lady’s father, Ian Darke, denied that the couple had any such plans.
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stated in an interview in 2012: “There was never [religious] faith in our house. I see myself as Jewish and Irish, even though I’m English.” He added, “We were Jews putting up a Christmas tree,” and that “I’m very proud to be Jewish.”
However, he also said: “I’m an atheist and a militant atheist when religion starts to affect legislation.” And in another interview, he said: “I’m very relaxed. I don’t advertise that I’m an atheist, but I have a huge respect for people like Richard Dawkins. Anything he does on television, I’ll watch.”
Views and activism
Supporter of the English Labor Party. He publicly supported the Liberal Democrats until 2012 and endorsed the work of Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, before the 2010 election. However, in 2012 he turned to Labor instead after expressing his disappointment with the actions of Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems in government and acknowledging the importance of Labor leader Ed Miliband. In September 2015, he supported Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership election to succeed Miliband. Supporter of the British Republic. On 13 October 2006, a portrait of Stuart Pearson Wright by Stuart Pearson Wright was unveiled in a new exhibition at the Royal National Theatre, which was later transferred to the National Portrait Gallery, making him the youngest non-royal (then aged 16) to have his own portrait painted. in the NPG.
In 2009, he filmed some public service announcements for The Trevor Project, in which he spoke out against homophobia, highlighting the number of suicides committed by gay teenagers. He first heard about the organization when he worked on Equus on Broadway in 2008, and he already provided them with financial support. “I’ve always hated anyone who is intolerant of gay men, lesbians or bisexuals. Now I’m in a very lucky position when I can actually help or do something about it,” he said in an interview in 2010. During the same interview, he spoke about the importance of public figures in standing up for equal rights. He considers his involvement as one of the most important things in his career,
He supports many charities. He designed the Cu-Bed in Habitat’s VIP Kids range, a large cube made up of eight smaller cubes that can be made into a bed, benches or chairs. He donated the proceeds from the special piece of furniture directly to his favorite foundation, Demelza House Children’s Hospice, who run a hospice for children in Sittingbourne, Kent. Daniel is encouraging his fans to donate to the Candle for Care program instead of sending him Christmas gifts. In 2008, along with many other celebrities, he donated his old glasses to an exhibition dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. During the Broadway performance of Equus, he auctioned off a pair of jeans and other items of clothing worn in the show, that the proceeds will be given to the New York-based Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS organization, and was featured in the 2011 Gypsy of the Year contest. He also donated money to Get Connected UK, a London-based organization that runs a free confidential national helpline for young people.
CURRENT THINGS
– When he was ten years old, he liked to prank his co-stars: once he changed Robbie Coltrane’s mobile phone to Turkish, another time together with Emma Watson, they stuck a tag on his back saying “Hit me!” with subtitles, and then they laughed at how the crew slapped the actor on the back.
– He has two border terriers, Binka and Nugget.
– At the age of eight, he started to read the first Harry Potter book, but could not finish it. When he was cast in the lead role in the film, he read the book; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is his favorite from the series, while Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is his favorite screenplay.
– His favorite musical instrument is the bass guitar; learned some new chords from Gary Oldman while filming Harry Potter.
– He loves rock music, his favorite artists are the Strokes, Libertines, Pixies, Sex Pistols, Futureheads, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Killers, Distillers, Audioslave, Nirvana, Zutons, Cribs, Stereophonics, Rolling Stone, Modest Mouse, Stranglers, Undertones, David Bowie, Coldplay, Blur, Editors and the Dogs.
– He took part in the London concert of Red Hot Chilli Peppers in June 2004.
– He planned that after filming, he and Rupert Grint would form a rock band.
– He suffers from a neurological disease called dyspraxia.
– He got ear infections twice while filming the underwater scenes of Goblet of Fire.
– He stated several times that he doesn’t watch his films (with the exception of parades) or his TV interviews. He had never seen his first feature film, 2001’s The Tailor of Panama.
– Twelve Angry Men (1957) is the first black-and-white film he saw in his life, and it is also his favorite film to this day.
– He is a big fan of the Fulham Football Club, although he doesn’t like playing football himself.
Daniel Radcliffe Filmography & Movies
2022 The Lost City …Fairfax
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (documentary) … Yourself
2019-2020 Wonder Workers (TV series, 27 episodes) … Prince Chauncley / Craig
2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. the Reverend (TV Movie) … Prince Frederick
2020 Escape from Pretoria … Tim Jenkin
2019 Guns to Toe … Miles
2019 Playmobil: The Movie … Rex Dasher (voice)
2019 2 Dope Queens (TV series, 1 episode)
2010-2018 The Simpsons (TV series, 3 episodes) … Daniel Radcliffe / Diggs / Edmund
2018 Beast of Burden … Sean
2012-2017 Robot Chicken (TV series, 2 episodes) … Gareth / Thomas the Tank Engine / Mullet Kid
2017 Jungle … Yossi Ghinsberg
2017 National Theater Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead … Rosencrantz
2017 Lost in London … Daniel Radcliffe
2016 Imperium … Nate Foster
2016 Blinders 2 … Walter Mabry
2016 The Man Who Knew Everything … Manny
2015 Victor Frankenstein … Igor
2015 The Gamechangers (TV Movie) … Sam Houser
2015 BoJack Horseman (TV Series, 1 episode) … Daniel Radcliffe (voice)
2015 Disaster Ready … The Dogwalker
2012-2013 The Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories (TV series, 8 episodes) … Young Doctor
2013 The F Word … Wallace
2013 Horns … Ig Perrish
2013 Kill Your Darlings … Allen Ginsberg
2012 The Woman in Black … Arthur Kipps
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 … Harry Potter
2011 The David Letterman Show (TV Series, 1 Episode) … J. Pierrepont Finch
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 … Harry Potter
2010 Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (short film) … Harry Potter
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince … Harry Potter
2007 My Sweet Son Jack (TV Movie) … John Kipling
2007 Boys on the Beach … Maps
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix … Harry Potter
2006 They Also Ran… (TV Series, 1 Episode) … Daniel Radcliffe
2006 The Children’s Party at the Palace (TV Special) … Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire … Harry Potter
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban … Harry Potter
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets … Harry Potter
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone … Harry Potter
2001 The Tailor of Panama … Mark
1999 David Copperfield (TV miniseries, 2 episodes) … Dávid in his youth
Daniel Radcliffe Discography
2016 The Man Who Knew Everything
– Cotton Eye Joe
– Jurassic Park
– History Of The Universe
– Fetishes
– When I Think About Mom
– Talk To Her
– Love Love (Manny’s Song)
– Montage
– River Rocket
– Treetops
– Goodbye/Hello
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)
– Alphabet Aerobics
2013 The Oscars (TV Special)
– High Hopes
– Be Our Guest
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
– Brotherhood of Man
2011 David Letterman Show (1 episode)
– Brotherhood of Man
2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode)
– Daniel
FAQs Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who is Daniel Radcliffe’s wife?
Ans: Erin Darke
2. What disabilities does Daniel Radcliffe?
Ans: dyspraxia, a neurological disorder that affects the motor system
3. How much was Daniel Radcliffe paid for Harry?
Ans: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: $1 million. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: $3 million. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: $6 million. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: $11 million.
4. Why Daniel Radcliffe is not on Instagram?
Ans: he’s worried about the negative environment on both
5. Why are Harry’s eyes blue in the movies?
Ans: Because Daniel Radcliffe couldn’t wear contacts.