Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence as the title character in the Harry Potter film series. He made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film David Copperfield, followed by his cinematic debut in 2001's The Tailor of Panama. At age 11, he was cast as Harry Potter in the first Harry Potter film, and starred in the series for 10 years until the release of the eighth and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1989
CityLondon, England
A friend often says I'm an old man in a young man's husk. I like that. I am old-fashioned in some ways.
I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.
Mostly, I'm drawn to great characters and great worlds that use weird things for their language - whether it's dance, whether it's pop music with Justin Bieber, or whether it's magic.
[The paparazzi] were outside the theatre every single night, but we came up with a cunning ruse. I would wear the same outfit every time - a different T-shirt underneath, but I'd wear the same jacket and zip it up so they couldn't see what I was wearing underneath, and the same hat. So they could take pictures for six months, but it would look like the same day, so they became unpublishable. Which was hilarious, because there's nothing better than seeing paparazzi getting really frustrated.
I had to smile when stories emerged questioning whether I was gay. Obviously I knew I wasn't but people were curiously desperate to suggest I was ... when you know a gay guy has a crush on you, it's the most flattering thing.
Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.
For someone like Daniel [Radcliffe ], it's really fun to go against your image. He's such a goody-two-shoes in Harry Potter.
I feel very English in a suit. There's something about being in a suit abroad, particularly in America, that feels empowering.
I don't want to say I'll never play someone with a cockney accent, but I think I would be irritated by me doing it.
I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.
Every situation is different. A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.
I didn't have that normal teenage period when you build up your friends in your area and you have a social circle.
I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.
Franchises aren't to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films.