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Although he had wanted to be an actor for as long as he could remember, Daniel Radcliffe had to convince his parents to allow him to pursue his dream. The schoolboy had been encouraged to try out for a 1999 British TV version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" but his mother and father opposed the idea. When the opportunity to audition for another of Dickens' young heroes, this time "David Copperfield" (BBC, 1999), they relented. Surviving five callbacks, Radcliffe landed the role and earned glowing notices for his work....




Filmography

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - ( Harry Potter / 2011 / Announced / )
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - ( Harry Potter / 2010 / Announced / )
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - ( Harry Potter / 2008 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
December Boys - ( Maps / 2007 / Released / )
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - ( Harry Potter / 2007 / Released / )
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - ( Harry Potter / 2005 / Released / )
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - ( Harry Potter / 2004 / Released / )
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - ( Harry Potter / 2002 / Released / )
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - ( Harry Potter / 2001 / Released / Shochiku Films Inc )
The Tailor of Panama - ( Mark Pendel / 2001 / Released / )


TV Credits

The 62nd Annual Tony Awards ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
The British Academy Film Awards ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
Idol Gives Back ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
My Boy Jack ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Ace of Cakes ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Extras ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
J.K. Rowling and the Story of Harry Potter ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
A Katie Couric Special -- Harry Potter: Behind the Magic ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
David Copperfield ( 2000 / Released ): Actor


Full Biography



Although he had wanted to be an actor for as long as he could remember, Daniel Radcliffe had to convince his parents to allow him to pursue his dream. The schoolboy had been encouraged to try out for a 1999 British TV version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" but his mother and father opposed the idea. When the opportunity to audition for another of Dickens' young heroes, this time "David Copperfield" (BBC, 1999), they relented. Surviving five callbacks, Radcliffe landed the role and earned glowing notices for his work. He also displayed a poise and screen charisma and more than held his own opposite such veterans as Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. Still, that was a mere warm-up for his first major film role. Radcliffe landed the highly coveted part of Harry Potter, the bespectacled young wizard of the popular series of books by author J K Rowling. But before he was set to make history, he had a small part in the amusing spy drama, “The Tailor of Panama” (2001).
The young actor beat out numerous other performers (including the much rumored Gabriel Thomson, who ironically had played another Dickens hero, Pip in 1999's "Great Expectations", and Liam Aiken, who had co-starred in director Chris Columbus' "Stepmom" 1998). Radcliffe received the imprimatur of author Rowling and was expected to be a breakout when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opened in theaters in November 2001. Indeed, the film was received warmly by audiences and Radcliffe became one of the best known adolescent actors of the day. Following the success of the film and the attempt to shoot as many as closely as possible before the young actors outgrew their roles, Radcliffe found himself with little time to explore other roles, as he reprised the bespectacled young wizard in the sequels "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002) and the slightly darker "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004). After reviving the role for “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005), the first installment directed by a British director (Mike Newell), Radcliffe managed to squeeze in another film, “The December Boys” (lensed in 2005), a drama set in the 1960’s about four orphans longing for a home and a family.


Profession(s):

Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

Family

father:Alan Radcliffe (Protestant; grew up in Northern Ireland)
mother:Marcia Gresham (Jewish; grew up in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; casting agent for the BBC films, "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" and "Walk Away And I Stumble")



Education

Sussex House School London, England
City of London School London, England


Milestones


2007 Made London stage debut as a psychologically disturbed stable boy in a revival of Peter Shaffer's play "Equus"
2007 Reprised role of Harry in the fifth installment of the series directed by David Yates, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
2006 Appeared in the television series "Extras" (BBC/HBO) as a parody of himself
2006 Played a supporting role in the independent Australian drama "December Boys"
2005 Reprised the role of Harry in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," adapted from the fourth book in the fantasy series and directed by Mike Newell
2004 Again played Harry Potter in the third installment of the series directed by Alfonso Cuarón, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2002 Reprised role of Harry in the sequel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"; again directed by Chris Columbus
2002 Appeared as a guest in the West End production "The Play What I Wrote" directed by Kenneth Branagh
2001 Breakthrough role playing the title character in the big-budget adaptation of the award-winning book series by J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"; directed by Chris Columbus
2000 Feature debut in John Boorman's adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novel "The Tailor of Panama"
1999 Made TV acting debut as a young incarnation of the title role in the BBC/PBS adaptation of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield"
Will reprise the role of Harry for the sixth installment of the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"; again directed by David Yates (lensed 2007)
Will make Broadway debut reprising his role in Peter Shaffer's play "Equus"