Daniel Radcliffe

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Daniel Radcliffe at San Diego Comic-Con International (2014)

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born July 23, 1989 in Fulham , London , England ) is a British actor . He became known for the personification of Harry Potter in the film adaptations of the novels of the same name by Joanne K. Rowling .

life and career

Daniel Radcliffe was born in 1989 in a hospital in West London, the only child of literary agent Alan George Radcliffe and casting agent Marcia Jeannine Gresham (nee Jacobson). His father is a Protestant and comes from Northern Ireland , his mother is Jewish , her last name Gresham is an Anglicization of Gershon . Daniel Radcliffe himself is an atheist .

Daniel Radcliffe played the young David Copperfield in 1999 at the age of ten in the British television production David Copperfield , a film adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens . He made his cinema debut in 2001 as the screen son of Jamie Lee Curtis and Geoffrey Rush in John Boorman's John le Carré film adaptation of The Tailor of Panama .

In 2001, Radcliffe quickly became world famous due to the great success of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , as did his two actors Emma Watson and Rupert Grint , who play Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley . This was followed by the sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the final book in the series, which was split into two films, Radcliffe also appeared in both Part 1 and Part 2 . He also played the lead role of Maps in the December Boys movie .

In November and December 2002, Radcliffe was the surprise guest on several performances of the Olivier Award -winning comedy The Play What I Wrote , directed by Kenneth Branagh at Wyndham's Theater in London's West End . In 2007 he made his theatrical debut in Peter Shaffer's Equus , where he celebrated success in the role of the mentally disturbed stable boy Alan Strang at the Gielgud Theater in London. This role included a nude scene from Radcliffe.

In 2008, Radcliffe was one of the best-paid young actors in Hollywood , according to Forbes Magazine . Between June 2007 and June 2008, he received fees ranging from 19 to 25 million US dollars and ranked ahead of the Americans Miley Cyrus (* 1992; 15-25 million US dollars) and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (* 1986 ; $ 15-22 million) at the top of the payroll. He is also one of the best known financial supporters of the Trevor Project . Daniel Radcliffe says he suffers from a mild form of dyspraxia and cluster headache .

From December 2012, he was next to Jon Hamm in the miniseries A Young Doctor's Notebook radio station Sky Arts as Dr. To see Vladimir Bomgard , where he played the younger, Hamm the older version of the protagonist.

Radcliffe has been in a relationship with fellow actor Erin Darke since 2012 .

Awards

Imprints of the hands, feet and wands of Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater

Radcliffe received his first Hollywood award in 2001 from the Hollywood Women's Press Club for “Best Young Male Discovery”. In February 2002, the Variety Club of Great Britain named him "Best Young Actor". In the same month he got the "Sir James Carreras" as "outstanding new talent". In April 2002 he was awarded the Italian David di Donatello film prize for his extraordinary portrayal of Harry Potter and his contribution to the future of cinema. In the years 2001 to 2005 and 2007 Radcliffe was awarded a Bravo Otto by the German youth newspaper Bravo in the category of male film star or cinema star (from 2004): 2001 and 2002 in silver, 2003 in bronze, 2004 in silver and 2005 and 2007 in Gold. In July 2007, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint immortalized themselves with prints of their hands, feet and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles .

On November 12, 2015, Radcliffe received the 2,565th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Film category .

Filmography

Movies

Series

theatre

  • 2002: The Play What I Wrote ( West End ) - guest appearance
  • 2007: Equus (West End) - as Alan Strang
  • 2008–2009: Equus ( Broadway ) - as Alan Strang
  • 2011–2012: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway) as J. Pierrepont Finch
  • 2013: The Cripple of Inishmaan (West End) - as Billy Claven
  • 2014: The Cripple of Inishmaan (Broadway) - as Billy Claven
  • 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ( Old Vic Theater , London)
  • 2018-2019: The Lifespan of a Fact (Broadway)
  • 2020: Endgame ( Old Vic Theater , London)

Music video

synchronization

Since the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Nico Sablik has lent him his voice, apart from a few series appearances. He was previously voiced by Tim Schwarzmaier in the first two Harry Potter films .

Web links

Commons : Daniel Radcliffe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe's secret life as a published poet , accessed August 2, 2015
  2. ^ Telegraph: Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd , accessed July 10, 2009
  3. ^ Naked stage role for Potter star . July 28, 2006 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed May 3, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Wesley Johnson: Hollywood's Top Earners. Press Association Newsfile, July 23, 2008, 4:38 PM BST.
  5. ↑ dbna.de or The Ultraworld. "Harry Potter Wants To Put A Spell on Homophobia," Radar Online, February 26, 2010
  6. ↑ Jacque Wing: “DANIEL RADCLIFFE MAKES MAJOR DONATION TO SUPPORT THE TREVOR PROJECT” ( Memento from August 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 95 kB) The Trevor Project, August 10, 2009
  7. ^ Gina Serpe: Daniel Radcliffe's Dyspraxia Diagnosis. E! Online , August 18, 2008, accessed August 18, 2008 .
  8. ↑ How will Daniel Radcliffe's fans react to his latest turn - as a damaged, drug-taking Beatnik poet? The Independent. June 17, 2012
  9. ↑ [1] accessed on April 23, 2014
  10. ^ Daniel Radcliffe: Mud hands are “cool” , accessed on February 24, 2008
  11. ↑ Watch Daniel Radcliffe receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on radiotimes.com, accessed November 11, 2015
  12. ↑ Endgame on westendtheatre.com. Accessed March 30, 2020 (English).
  13. ^ Daniel Radcliffe in the German synchronous file
personal data
SURNAME Radcliffe, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Radcliffe, Daniel Jacob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulham , London