34 years old (Born on July 23, 1989)
British actor; He is famous from Harry Potter.
His favorite book from the Harry Potter series so far is number three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. If he could eat only one food it would be fish. Received the Sir James Carreras Award For Outstanding New Talent for his role in Harry Potter at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002. Says he doesn't read any articles or reviews about himself or his movies. He supports Demelza House Children's Hospice, which is a charity that cares for terminally-ill children in the Kent, East Sussex and South London areas of Britain. Dan always asks his fans to donate to the charity every Christmas and on his birthday instead of sending him gifts. In the book, 'Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince', the author 'JK Rowling' named the character Demelza Robins after the charity.Daniel Radcliffe's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Daniel Radcliffe
Has earned 6 million pounds so far portraying Harry Potter, making him the second richest teenage in Britain behind Prince Harry Windsor`s 14 million pounds. [2004]
His favorite ice cream is chocolate.
Before working with Brendan Gleeson in the Harry Potter series, he worked with him in The Tailor of Panama (2001).
His parents are Alan Radcliffe, a literary agent, and Marcia Gresham, a casting director.
The Guardian (UK) reported that Radcliffe has published some poetry under the pen name "Jacob Gershon." Jacob is his middle name, and Gershon is the original Yiddish name from which his mother`s maiden name, Gresham, was derived.
Voted Person of the Year 2002 by Time Kids.
He is thankful for staying alive.
If he had only one book with him it would be The Old Man in The Sea
If he could spend the day with a historical figure it would be John Ketts.
Named as one of London`s 1000 most influential people of 2008.
He is a huge fan of John Wayne.
Was ranked #29 on Entertainment Weekly`s `30 Under 30` the actors list.(2008).
In February 2002, he was nominated for, and won "Best Newcomer" at the Variety Club Award ceremonies.
Named Britain's richest teenager with an astounding 23 million pound fortune, after he signed on a 8 million pound deal to make the fifth movie of the Harry Potter series.
He is a fan of indie rock. Some of his favourite bands include: The Zutons, Razorlight, The Libertines, Bloc Party, Hope of the States, The Futureheads and Kaiser Chiefs.
[May/June 2006] He sat his AS Levels in English Literature, History, and Religion and Philosophy for his AS levels (First year college exams).
Favorite actors include Aishwarya Rai, Christina Ricci, Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller.
Considers himself as an atheist and respects the work of Richard Dawkins.
He would like to visit Russia.
He has met Terressa Palmer,Rupert Grint, Sean Biggerstaff, Alan Rickman, Katie Leung, Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane,Verne Troyer, John Hurt, Warwick Davis,Tom Felton, Ian Hart, Derek Deadman, Evanna Lynch Bonnie Wright, James & Oliver Phalps, Fiona Shaw, Matthew Lewis, Eleanor Columbus, David Bradley, Adrian Rawlins, Robert Pattinson, Julie Walters,Chris Rankin, Richard Griffiths, Mark Williams,Hugh Mitchell, Emma Watson Devon Murray, Shirley Henderson, Christian Coulson,Robert Hardy, and Gary Oldman.
In August 2009, The Trevor Project announced that Daniel Radcliffe had made a "major" donation to them and joined their "Circle of Hope," a group of their high-donating supporters. The Trevor Project operates a national (US) crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth (who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual children and teens). The Trevor Project was inspired by the short film Trevor (1994), about a gay boy who attempts suicide; the organization was started by the film`s creators in 1998.
Is a supporter of Fulham Football Club although he doesn`t enjoy playing football himself.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $15 million.
His favorite sound is the sound of c*ck on a black board.
Likes to play pranks. He took co-star Robbie Coltrane`s cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish.
Was ranked #6 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007).
What makes him laugh is stand up comedy.
Was ranked #79 on Forbes List of The Celebrity 100. (2007).
Was ranked #8 on Moviefone`s `The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25`(2008).
Dan scared the make-up department crew when he came on set with bloodied sticking plasters on his face claiming that he had been fighting the previous day (just for a laugh).
He enjoys listening to the music of Blur, Muse, The Music, `Zwan` and Brendan Benson
In 2008, Dan and the cast of Equus raised $203,746 for the charity, BroadwayCares/EquityFightsAids 20th Gypsy of the Year competition, setting a record for the most ever raised by a Broadway play. They not only beat the amount raised by other Broadway musicals but also came runner up for the best presentation, again beating out every other musical with their own song and dance. (The winning presentation was the Lion King`s). Dan wrote and sang the song. http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/gypsy.cfm.
Is scared of clowns.
Has two border terriers named Binka and Nugget
In a pronouncement that will dismay America`s religious Right, which has long voiced suspicions about Potter`s "anti-Christian" message, the 19-year-old actor said he did not believe in God.
What everybody would love to see is me having ditched school and then just going wild. That`s what I`m determined not to give them
Can rotate his arm 360 degrees.
Is very close to actor Gary Oldman.
Tried reading the first Harry Potter book when he was 8 years old, but was unable to finish it. Finally read the entire book when he was cast in the lead role of the film
He named Jane`s Addiction, Libertines, The, Rage Against the Machine and The Darkness among his favourite bands.
Has never actually seen the film The Tailor of Panama (2001) in which he appeared.
David Heyman, the producer for the Harry Potter films happened to be at a play that both Dan and Dan`s father, Alan Radcliffe, were at. After Heyman spotted Radcliffe, since both men knew each other, he was introduced to his son and when Heyman saw Daniel he thought he looked perfect for the part. In fact, that night at the play, Heyman couldn`t help just staring at Dan because he though he was perfect to play Harry. Daniel auditioned for, and got the part that he is now most recognized for, Harry Potter.
Named #23 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007).
He enjoys listening to the music of Blur, Muse, The Music, 'Zwan' and Brendan Benson.
He smokes cigarettes (exposay.com)
I don`t understand girls, but I`m slowly learning.
If he couldn`t be an actor the career he would have is a journalist.
Is a big fan of Gary Oldman, his co-star in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
The most famous person that he has met is Robert Dan Jr.
Was ranked #10 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies. (2007).
He would like to work with The Pixies
Was ranked #3 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
Some of his favorite music groups are Stratovarius (Finland), Huey Lewis and The News (USA), and Tom Robinson (England).
He is dating Olive Uniacke The Step Daughter Of David Heyman.
The sport that he would like to master is Creekict.
He likes the music of The Strokes, The Clash and The Pixies.
23 July 2007 - Appeared on BBC Radio's Test Match Special, from Lords, London, on the final day of the England v. India test match. It was his 18th birthday and he was a guest on "View from the Boundary" hosted by Jonathan Agnew, the BBC's cricket correspondent. He talked about his career to date and love of cricket.
Has two border terriers named Binka and Nugget.
Is also a big fan of The Killers.
He is a fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and attended their London concert in June 2004.
A February 23, 2004 article in British newspaper `The Sun` listed him as Britain`s third richest teenager behind only Prince Harry Windsor and Charlotte Church. He is said to be worth 5 million pounds.
He has dated Alana Dawes, and Laura O`Toole,
He originally disliked the "Harry Potter" books when he first read them.
Especially like the music group the Sex Pistols. He also plays the bass guitar.
Has stated that 12 Angry Men (1957) is the first black & white film he ever saw and is also his favorite film.
If he could sspend the day with one celebrity it would be
Delays between filming the second and third Harry Potter movies were caused because his parents wanted him to be able to attend normal school for a while.
He was told that he got the role of Harry Potter, while talking a bath. (www,CBS.com)
His agent Sue Latimer is the mother (and agent) to his friend and fellow actor Freddie Highmore.