Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor,
producer, and singer. He is best known for playing Harry Potter in the
Harry Potter film series during his adolescence and early
adulthood.Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut
at age 10 in BBC One's television film David Copperfield (1999),
followed by his cinematic debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001). The
same year, he starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Over the next 10 years, he played the lead role in seven sequels,
culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows â€" Part 2
(2011). During this period, Radcliffe became one of the highest-paid
actors in the world, gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical
acclaim, and received many accolades for his performances in the
series.Following the success of the Harry Potter films, Radcliffe
portrayed lawyer Arthur Kipps in the horror film The Woman in Black
(2012); the poet Allen Ginsberg in the film Kill Your Darlings (2013);
Victor Frankenstein's assistant, Igor, in the science fiction fantasy
Victor Frankenstein (2015); Manny, a sentient corpse in the
comedy-drama 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 Imperium (2016). Radcliffe
began to branch out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the London
and New York productions of Equus and in the 2011 Broadway revival of
the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Since
2018, Radcliffe has starred in the TBS anthology television series
Miracle Workers.
producer, and singer. He is best known for playing Harry Potter in the
Harry Potter film series during his adolescence and early
adulthood.Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut
at age 10 in BBC One's television film David Copperfield (1999),
followed by his cinematic debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001). The
same year, he starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Over the next 10 years, he played the lead role in seven sequels,
culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows â€" Part 2
(2011). During this period, Radcliffe became one of the highest-paid
actors in the world, gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical
acclaim, and received many accolades for his performances in the
series.Following the success of the Harry Potter films, Radcliffe
portrayed lawyer Arthur Kipps in the horror film The Woman in Black
(2012); the poet Allen Ginsberg in the film Kill Your Darlings (2013);
Victor Frankenstein's assistant, Igor, in the science fiction fantasy
Victor Frankenstein (2015); Manny, a sentient corpse in the
comedy-drama 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 Imperium (2016). Radcliffe
began to branch out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the London
and New York productions of Equus and in the 2011 Broadway revival of
the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Since
2018, Radcliffe has starred in the TBS anthology television series
Miracle Workers.
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