Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe born July 23 1989 is an English actor He rose to fame at age twelve when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name and has held various other film and theatre roles Over his career Radcliffe has received various awards and nominations Radcliffe made his acting debut at age 10 in the BBC One television film David Copperfield 1999 followed by his feature film debut in The Tailor of Panama 2001 The same year he starred as Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the JK Rowling fantasy novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Over the next decade he played the eponymous role in seven sequels culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 During this period he became one of the worlds highestpaid actors and gained worldwide fame popularity and critical acclaim Following the success of Harry Potter Radcliffe starred in the romantic comedy What If 2013 and played the lawyer Arthur Kipps in the horror film The Woman in Black 2012 poet Allen Ginsberg in the drama film Kill Your Darlings 2013 Igor in the sciencefiction horror film Victor Frankenstein 2015 a sentient corpse in the comedydrama film 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 film Imperium 2016 Since 2019 he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers In 2022 he starred in the action comedy The Lost City and portrayed Weird Al Yankovic in Weird The Al Yankovic Story Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007 starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus From 2011 to 2012 he portrayed J Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying He continued in Martin McDonaghs dark comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan 20132014 in the West End and Broadway and a revival of Tom Stoppards play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 2017 at The Old Vic He also starred in the satirical plays Privacy 2016 and The Lifespan of a Fact 2018 respectively off and on Broadway In 2022 starred in the New York Theatre Workshop revival of Stephen Sondheims Merrily We Roll Along