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Daniel Radcliffe
Mostly Credited As: Daniel Radcliffe Sometimes Credited As: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe Dan Radcliffe Birth Name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe Date Of Birth: July 23, 1989 (Age 23) Country Of Birth: United Kingdom Birth Place: Fulham, London, England Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)

Born to Alan George Radcliffe and Marcia Jeannine Gresham on July 23, 1989, Daniel Radcliffe was an only child. Raised without religion due to his parents conflicting beliefs, Daniel wanted to act from the age of 5. He was educated at two independent boys schools until he found it too difficult to continue with his new found fame after appearing in the 'Harry Potter' films, he ended up been tutored on set and sitting three A Level exams all of which he gained an A Grade in.

Whilst his parents tried to discourage him from his acting career, he got the part as the young 'David Cooperfield' in the 1999 BBC adaptation of the same name. He also played the role of Mark Pendel in the 2001 movie 'Tailor of Panama'.

At the age of just 11, Daniel secured the role he has become most famous for playing the titular role in all eight 'Harry Potter' films (2001-2011). Daniel appeared on the stage in the 2007 New York and London productions of 'Equus' in the lead role Alan Strang. He also appeared in the 2007 film 'December Boys' as Maps, he also appeared in the lead role in the 2007 TV movie 'My Boy Jack' as Jack Kipling. He went onto play J. Pierrepont Fitch in the 2011 revival of the musical 'How to Succeed in Business without really Trying'. After appearing in the lead role in the 2012 film 'The Woman in Black'. He appeared in the second series of Sky Arts 'Playhouse Presents' as a young Dr. Vladimir Bomgard.

He has made various appearances on various comedy shows both in the UK and the US and will appear in the 2013 films 'Kill Your Darlings' as Allen Ginsberg, 'The F Word' as Wallace and 'Horns' as Ig Perrish.

TV Appearances

Main cast

My Boy Jack (2007)	As: John Kipling
David Copperfield (1999) (1999)	As: Young David Copperfield

Episode Cast Credits

TRL (1998)
	• November 11, 2005 (SNMW)	07x7042: (Nov/11/2005)	As	Himself
	• 10/22/02	05x09: (Oct/22/2002)	As	Himself
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Baz Luhrmann, Isla Fisher, Ed Byrne, Wretch 32	13x07: (May/17/2013)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Ennis, Ricky Gervais, Bruno Mars	12x07: (Dec/07/2012)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Omid Djalili, Sinéad O'Connor	10x15: (Feb/17/2012)	As	Himself
	• Colin Farrell, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhod Gilbert, Rihanna	08x04: (Nov/12/2010)	As	Himself
The Academy Awards (1929)
	• The 85th Annual Academy Awards	85x01: (Feb/24/2013)	As	Himself (Presenter)
T4 (1998)
	• Goodbye T4: The Best Bits	(Dec/30/2012)	As	Himself, [Featuring]
Have I Got News for You (1990)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Andy Hamilton, Sara Cox	44x10: (Dec/21/2012)	As	Himself, [Guest Hosts]
The British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards (1947)
	• The 17th BAFTA Children's Awards	65x08: (Nov/25/2012)	As	Himself
Robot Chicken (2005)
	• Hemlock Gin and Juice	06x09: (Nov/11/2012)	*Voiced*	Thomas The Tank Engine/Mullet Kid
Janela Indiscreta (2010)
	• Season 1, Episode 113	01x113: (Apr/29/2012)	As	Himself
	• Season 1, Episode 106	01x106: (Mar/07/2012)	As	Himself
	• Season 1, Episode 73	01x73: (Jul/20/2011)	As	Himself
Kid's Choice Awards (1988)
	• 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	24x01: (Mar/31/2012)	As	Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004)
	• 5/3/2012	06x??: (Mar/05/2012)	As	Himself
Días de cine (1991)
	• 16/2/12	22x01: (Feb/16/2012)	As	Himself
	• 18/11/10	20x??: (Nov/18/2010)	As	Himself
	• 11/11/10	20x??: (Nov/11/2010)	As	Himself
	• 9/7/09	18x01: (Jul/09/2009)	As	Himself
El Hormiguero (2006)
	• 13/2/12	07x01: (Feb/13/2012)	As	Himself
The British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2009)
	• 2012	01x01: (Feb/12/2012)	As	Himself
Daybreak (2010)
	• February 10, 2012	02x109: (Feb/10/2012)	As	Himself
	• February 6, 2012	02x105: (Feb/06/2012)	As	Himself
	• January 17, 2012	02x91: (Jan/17/2012)	As	Himself
	• July 8, 2011	01x220: (Jul/08/2011)	As	Himself
Watch What Happens: Live (2009)
	• Daniel Radcliffe	06x24: (Feb/09/2012)	As	Himself
BBC Breakfast (2000) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• February 7, 2012	13x38: (Feb/07/2012)	As	Himself
	• January 17, 2012	13x17: (Jan/17/2012)	As	Himself
	• July 8, 2011	12x189: (Jul/08/2011)	As	Himself
	• March 28, 2011	12x87: (Mar/28/2011)	As	Himself
The Wendy Williams Show (2009)
	• 3/2/12	03x59: (Feb/03/2012)	As	Himself
The Talk (2010)
	• Season 2, Episode 100	02x100: (Feb/03/2012)	As	Himself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
	• Michelle Obama, Daniel Radcliffe	09x92: (Feb/02/2012)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Harvey Levin, Sabra Johnson	05x05: (Sep/10/2007)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Forward	08x19: (Feb/02/2012)	As	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Vanessa Hudgens, Evanescence	20x16: (Feb/01/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Cuban, Kings of Leon	15x217: (Sep/06/2007)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Patton Oswalt, The Decemberists	15x185: (Jul/09/2007)	As	Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael (1975) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Rachel McAdams, guest co-host Daniel Radcliffe	29x111: (Jan/31/2012)	As	Himself, [Guest Hosts]
	• Daniel Radcliffe; Tom Cavanagh	27x220: (Jul/10/2009)	As	Himself
	• Jake Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah; Michael Gelman's exercise routine	26x130: (Dec/28/2007)	As	Himself
	• Season 19, Episode 47	26x47: (Sep/04/2007)	As	Himself
Good Morning America (1975)
	• 30/1/2012	37x??: (Jan/30/2012)	As	Himself
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (2005)
	• Season 8, Episode 88	08x88: (Jan/26/2012)	As	Himself
The National Television Awards (1995)
	• National Television Awards 2012	01x17: (Jan/25/2012)	As	Himself
	• National Television Awards 2010	01x15: (Jan/20/2010)	As	Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Noel Fielding, David Attenborough, Seal	02x03: (Jan/21/2012)	As	Himself
Sunrise (UK) (1989)
	• January 17, 2012	24x17: (Jan/17/2012)	As	Himself
Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Daniel Radcliffe/Lana Del Rey	37x12: (Jan/14/2012)	As	Himself, [Guest Hosts]
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Common	02x203: (Jan/12/2012)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Aly Michalka, Darius Rucker	02x60: (Apr/25/2011)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Quincy Jones, Grinderman	01x346: (Nov/15/2010)	As	Himself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1939)
	• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	(Nov/24/2011)	As	Himself
Scream Awards (2006)
	• Scream Awards 2011	01x06: (Oct/18/2011)	As	Himself
Anderson Live (2011)
	• Summer's Best With Kathy Griffin, Snooki & Daniel Radcliffe	01x02: (Sep/13/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011)
	• 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments	01x01: (Jul/27/2011)	As	Himself
Made In Hollywood (2005)
	• Season 6, Episode 32	06x32: (Jul/23/2011)	As	Himself
	• Season 6, Episode 7	06x07: (Nov/20/2010)	As	Himself
Better (2007)
	• 22/7/11	01x??: (Jul/22/2011)	As	Himself
The Daily Show (1996)
	• Daniel Radcliffe	16x91: (Jul/18/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Today (1982) Show all 7 episode cast credits
	• 14 July 2011	30x??: (Jul/14/2011)	As	Himself
	• 15 November 2010	29x??: (Nov/15/2010)	As	Himself
	• 18 June 2010	29x??: (Jun/18/2010)	As	Himself
	• Season 28, Show 137	28x137: (Jul/10/2009)	As	Himself
Acesso MTV (2009)
	• 12/7/11	01x??: (Jul/12/2011)	As	Himself
This Morning (1988)
	• July 8, 2011	23x214: (Jul/08/2011)	As	Himself
OK! TV (2011)
	• Series 1, Show 93	01x93: (Jul/04/2011)	As	Himself
Tony Awards (1947)
	• The 65th Annual Tony Awards	65x01: (Jun/12/2011)	As	Himself (Performer & Presenter: Best Lead Actress in a Play), [Guest Hosts]
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Kelly Ripa, Jennifer Lawrence, a performance by the Broadway cast of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"	18x139: (May/19/2011)	As	J. Pierrepont Finch
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Veronika Part, Levon Helm, a Top Ten List presented by Bruno	16x173: (Jul/09/2009)	As	Himself
QI (2003)
	• Hocus-Pocus	08x14: (Dec/24/2010)	As	Himself
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
	• Fry and Laurie Reunited	(Nov/24/2010)	As	Himself
Cinema 3 (1984)
	• 20 November 2010	01x379: (Nov/20/2010)	As	Himself
BBC Children In Need (1980)
	• Children In Need 2010	01x31: (Nov/19/2010)	As	Himself
The Project (2009)
	• 18 November 2010	02x??: (Nov/18/2010)	As	Himself
Live From Studio Five (2009)
	• Series 2, Show 44	02x44: (Nov/11/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 2, Show 43	02x43: (Nov/10/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 187	01x187: (Jun/18/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 186	01x186: (Jun/17/2010)	As	Himself
The Simpsons (1989)
	• Treehouse of Horror XXI	22x04: (Nov/07/2010)	*Voiced*	Edmund
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren (2009)
	• Season 3, Episode 12	03x12: (Nov/05/2010)	As	Himself
GMTV (1993)
	• June 18, 2010	18x169: (Jun/18/2010)	As	Himself
	• June 17, 2010	18x168: (Jun/17/2010)	As	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Eric Hutchinson	16x64: (Jan/12/2009)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Coogan, The Hold Steady	15x149: (Aug/25/2008)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Carlos Mencia, Art Brut	14x164: (Jul/11/2007)	As	Himself
	• Tom Arnold, Daniel Radcliffe, John Pizzarelli	11x122: (May/25/2004)	As	Himself
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
	• Daniel Radcliffe	15x03: (Dec/01/2008)	As	Himself
Masterpiece (1971)
	• My Boy Jack	38x12: (Apr/20/2008)	As	John Kipling
Parkinson (2004) (2004)
	• Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ray Winstone, Daniel Radcliffe	07x07: (Nov/03/2007)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Rachael Ray (2006)
	• Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe	02x07: (Sep/18/2007)	As	Himself
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
	• Series 7, Show 2	07x02: (Sep/15/2007)	As	Himself
The Early Show (1999)
	• Actor Daniel Radcliffe Of "December Boys''; HealthWatch.	08x263: (Sep/05/2007)	As	Himself
	• Bruce Hornsby; Daniel Radcliffe; Ricky Skaggs	08x225: (Jul/13/2007)	As	Himself
	• Diana DeGarmo, Daniel Radcliffe	05x197: (Jun/01/2004)	As	Himself
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson	04x52: (Nov/12/2002)	As	Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
	• Daniel Radcliffe, Thandie Newton, Ricky Hatton, The Good, The Bad, and The Queen	12x01: (Mar/23/2007)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Woody Harrelson, Daniel Radcliffe, Sharleen Spiteri, Kaiser Chiefs	09x09: (Nov/04/2005)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Extras (2005)
	• Daniel Radcliffe	02x03: (Sep/28/2006)	As	Himself
Childrens Party At The Palace (2006)
	• Childrens Party at the Palace	01x01: (Jun/25/2006)	As	Harry Potter
Rove Live (2000)
	• Daniel Radcliffe	06x41: (Nov/15/2005)	As	Himself
Ministry of Mayhem (2004)
	• Episode 95	02x44: (Oct/29/2005)	As	Himself
The View (1997)
	• Season 6, Episode 55	06x55: (Nov/15/2002)	As	Himself
Biography (1987)
	• Harry Potter and Me	16x01: (Jan/21/2002)	As	Himself

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Trivia

Daniel has two dogs, named Binka and Nugget. Binka is a female version of Binker, which was a dog in A.A. Milne's stories. Nugget was named after chicken nuggets!

Dan has A grade A Level qualifications in English Literature, History, and Religion and Philosophy.

Dan was in the August 2004 Issue of TV Guide, he placed #5 on TV Guide's "Summer Movie Hunks" Countdown.

Daniel's favorite music genre is indie rock and his favourite bands include The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The News,The Music, and Blur. He knows how to play the bass guitar.

His favorite actors include Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. One of his favourite films is '12 Angry Men'. He is a fan of professional wrestling, The Rock is his favourite wrestler.

His favourite food is any type of fish, while he hates junk food. His favourite animal is the wolf. Whilst his favourite colours are blue and yellow.

Filming the fourth 'Harry Potter' movie 'Goblet of Fire', Dan had to spend six months training followed by 3 weeks training in a tank to film the underwater scene. It took so long because they had to film in small increments, because since Harry grew gills, Radcliffe had to hold his breath the whole time. He suffered two ear infections during the filming.

On July 9, 2007, Dan was honored along-side his Harry Potter co-stars, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, where their hands, feet, and wands were immortalized in front Grauman's Chinese Theater on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Daniel has won the following awards for his time as Harry Potter.

For Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - the 2001 Hollywood Women's Press Club for Male Discovery Youth of the Year.

For Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - the 2007 National Movie Award for Best Male Performance. Also the 2008 Kids Choice Awards Australia for Favourite Movie Star.

For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Liplock with co-star Emma Watson.

For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - the 2011 Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor. The 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star: Male. The 2012 Peoples Choice Award for Best Ensemble Cast with the rest of the cast of the film. The 2012 MTV Movie Awards for Best Cast with co-stars Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton and the Best Hero award. The 2012 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Fight with co-star Ralph Fiennes.

Daniel was nominated for the following awards for his time as Harry Potter.

For Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - the 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer. The 2001 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. The 2001 Young Artists Award for Best Ensemble in a feature film (alongside the rest of the cast). The 2001 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor. The Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor. The 2002 Empire Award for Best Debut (with costars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson). The 2002 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Newcomer.

For Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the 2002 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor. The 2003 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast (alongside the rest of the cast).

For Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - the 2005 Broadcast Films Critic Association Award for Best Young Actor. The 2005 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor. The Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor.

For Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - the 2006 [I]MTV Movie Award for Best Hero and Best On-Screen Team (with costars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint). The 2006 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. The 2006 Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor.

For Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - the 2008 Empire Award for Best Actor. The 2008 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with costar Katie Leung). The 2008 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor.

For Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - the 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance. The 2010 Peoples Choice Award for Favourite On-Screen Team (with costars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint).

For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss (with costar Emma Watson), Best Fight (with costars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) and Best Male Performance. The 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - the 2011 Scream Award for Best Ensemble (with the rest of the cast). The 2012 Peoples Choice Awards for Favourite Movie Actor and Favourite Movie Star (under 25). The 2012 Nickolodeon Kids Choice Award for Favourite Movie Actor. The 2012 MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance. The 2012 Empire Award for Best Actor.

Award nominations not attached to films but for Daniel's portrayal of Harry Potter include the 2010 J-14's Teen Icon Award for Iconic Movie Star. The 2010 MTV Movie Award for Global Superstar. The 2011 Do Something award for Movie Star.

Other awards Daniel has won are the 2009 Broadway.com Audience Awards Favourite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play and Favourite Breakthrough Performance for Equus. He was also nominated for the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play and the 2009 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Award, both for Equus.

He won the 2011 Broadway.com Audiences Awards for Favourite Actor in a Broadway Play and Favourite Onstage Pair (with costar John Larroquette) for his role in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He also was nominated for the same part in the 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the 2011 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Award and the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also shared a Grammy nomination alongside costars John Larroquette, Robert Sher and Frank Loesser for Best Musical Theater Album in the 2012 ceremony.

Daniel Radcliffe Quotes
Dan Radcliffe: (after being cast as Harry Potter) I think I'm a tiny bit like Harry 'cos I'd like to have an owl. Yeah, that's the tiny bit, actually.

Dan Radcliffe: (on considering himself as a heartthrob) Personally I can't see it, but if other people can, fine. Cool!

Dan Radcliffe: Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can't do a retake.

Dan Radcliffe: I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.

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