He made his film debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001), an American film based on John le Carré's 1996 spy novel, which was a moderate commercial success.
Radcliffe first expressed a desire to act at age five, and made his acting debut at age ten in BBC One's two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (1999), portraying the title character as a young boy. Career 1999–2001: Acting debut and early career Part of his reasoning was that he already knew he wanted to be an actor and screenwriter, and that it would be difficult to have a normal college experience. He achieved A grades in the three AS level exams that he took in 2006, but decided to take a break from education and did not attend university. He has admitted to not being a very good student, considering school useless and finding the work "really difficult". As his acting career began to consume his schedule, he continued his education through on-set tutors.
After the release of the first Harry Potter film, attending school proved difficult for him as some fellow pupils became hostile, though he states that they were just trying to "have a crack at the kid that plays Harry Potter" rather than acting out of jealousy. Radcliffe was educated at three independent schools for boys in London: Redcliffe School, Sussex House School, and the City of London School. As a casting agent, his mother has been involved in BBC productions such as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
In 2019, he explored both sides of his family history in the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? Radcliffe's parents had both acted as children. His Northern Irish father was raised in a "very working-class" Protestant family in Banbridge. His Jewish mother was born in South Africa, traced her ancestry to Jewish immigrants from Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, and was raised in the English town of Westcliff-on-Sea. 2.5 2019–present: Television series and continued workĭaniel Jacob Radcliffe was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, London, England on 23 July 1989, the only child of Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan George Radcliffe.2.4 2010–2018: Return to Broadway and independent films.2.3 2002–2008: West End and Broadway Theatre debut.
2.1 1999–2001: Acting debut and early career.Radcliffe has contributed to many charities, including Demelza Hospice Care for Children and the Trevor Project the latter awarded him its Hero Award in 2011. He also starred in the satirical plays Privacy (2016) and The Lifespan of a Fact (2018), respectively off and on Broadway. He continued in Martin McDonagh's dark comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan (2011) in the West End and Broadway and a revival of Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2017) at The Old Vic.
Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus and in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Since 2019, he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers. During this period, he became one of the world's highest-paid actors and gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical acclaim.įollowing the success of Harry Potter, Radcliffe played 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 science-fiction horror film Victor Frankenstein (2015), a sentient corpse in the comedy-drama 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). Over the next decade, he played the eponymous role in seven sequels, culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Rowling fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The same year, he starred as Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the J.K. 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). Over his career, Radcliffe has received various awards and nominations. 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. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor.