Daniel Radcliffe
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Daniel Radcliffe | |
![]() Daniel Radcliffe at the Empire Awards, 2006. |
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Birth name | Daniel Jacob Radcliffe |
Born | 23 July 1989 (age 17)![]() |
Years active | 1999-Present |
Notable roles | Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and its sequels Alan Strang in Equus (2007) |
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Daniel Radcliffe is a English actor. He was born on the July 23, 1989. He is most famous for playing Harry in the first five movies based on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books.
[edit] Career
Radcliffe started acting in school plays when he was in primary school. When he was ten years old, he played the part of the young David Copperfield in the TV show David Copperfield. In 2001 he played Mark Pendel in the movie Tailor of Panama. Later that year, he was chosen to play Harry Potter in the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States). He has also played Harry in the second, third and forth Harry Potter movies (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), released in 2002, 2003 and 2004. The fifth movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is going to be finished in 2007.