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Gist:  Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is a British actor, best known for playing Harry Potter in the feature film series based on the popular book series.

Radcliffe has also made appearances in stage productions and a number of TV shows and films, including the ITV film My Boy Jack and the stage show Equus, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, losing to Geoffrey Rush for his performance in Exit the King.

Life Facts:  Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, West London, England, his father is Protestant and originally from Northern Ireland.; can be viewed at

Radcliffe first expressed a desire to act at the age of five.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Faces of the week: DANIEL RADCLIFFE|pages=|publisher=BBC News|date=2007-03-02|url= In December 1999, he made his acting debut in the BBC's televised two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, portraying the title character as a young boy.{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sheila|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe Interview, December Boys|pages=|publisher=Movies Online|date=2007-09-10|url=

Radcliffe previously attended the independent Sussex House School, an all-boys school, He achieved A grades in the three AS-levels he sat in 2006, but then decided to take a break from education.{{cite news|last=|first=GERI|coauthors=|title=Dan & Emma ace exams|pages=|publisher=Hpana|date=2006-08-24|url=

Radcliffe has stated that he is an atheist, as well as that he is "very proud of being Jewish". He is a fan of punk rock music and admires a diverse lineup of bands, from Sex Pistols and The Libertines to Arctic Monkeys and more recently Hard-Fi, Jack Penate and Kate Nash. In a 2009 issue of Attitude, Radcliffe announced his support for the Liberal Democrat party, making him one of the few celebrities to do so.

Radcliffe appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List in 2006, which estimated his personal fortune to be GB£14 million, making him one of the richest young people in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe|pages=|publisher=TimesOnline|year=2006|url= He made another appearance on the British young people's rich list in 2007, which placed him as the thirty-third richest young person in Britain with an estimated wealth of £17 million.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Young People's Rich List: Daniel Radcliffe|pages=|publisher=Times Online|date=|url= 14urllink= He is reported to have earned approximately £250,000 for the first Potter film, around £5.6 million for the fourth film, and more than £8 million for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Despite his wealth, Radcliffe has said he does not have expensive tastes. Radcliffe has said that his main expense is books, as he "read[s] a lot".{{cite news|last=Stead|first=Andrew|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe richest UK teen, £23.5 million in the bank, more to come|pages=|publisher=ABC Money.uk|date=2005-11-23|url=

Radcliffe has been a supporter of various charities, including Demelza House Children's Hospice in Sittingbourne, Kent, to which he has requested fans make donations in lieu of birthday presents.

In February 2005, Radcliffe put a "Hogwarts Crew" T-shirt which he autographed up for auction to help raise money for the Tsunami victims in 2005. His T-shirt was part of the Tsunami Clothes Auction which raised money for the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Organization. He wore the t-shirt during the making of the film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. These T-shirts were only issued to members of the cast and crew. His shirt raised £520 or $811.80.

He has become a keen follower of cricket Regarding this, he stated:

I was telling people in a recent interview that I had a dream that Andrew Strauss was chasing me with a cricket bat. It was during the West Indies series when Andrew wasn?t doing too well and an Australian who was listening in piped up and said, "I wouldn?t worry about Strauss, if he had a swing at you at the moment he?d probably miss".

Radcliffe has stated that he suffers from a mild form of the neurological disorder dyspraxia.

Career Facts:  Daniel Radcliffe was asked to audition for the role of Harry Potter in 2000 by producer David Heyman, while in attendance at a London production of Stones in His Pockets. Radcliffe made his film debut in 2001 with a supporting role alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Tailor of Panama, and the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released later that year.

Radcliffe has also starred in the five subsequent Harry Potter film adaptations: 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). He has signed on for the seventh, and eighth films (year seven is being made in two parts); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and II, expected in 2010 and 2011. Radcliffe is 'very happy' that the decision has been made to split the last film into two parts, as he doesn't believe that anything should be cut out of the climactic book.{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Alan|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe Exclusive Interview, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|pages=|publisher=Roll Credits Online|date=2009-07-08|url= The films continue to produce high box office results worldwide.

In 2002, Radcliffe appeared as a guest in the West End production The Play What I Wrote directed by Kenneth Branagh (who appeared with Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Professor Lockhart). He took the role because he wanted to appear in a film in which he played a supporting role rather than the central character.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe December Boys Interview|pages=|publisher=STV.TV|year=2007|url= Next, Radcliffe opened on 27 February 2007 in a revival of Peter Shaffer's play Equus as Alan Strang, a stable boy who has an obsession with horses. The role generated significant pre-opening media interest and advance sales topped two million pounds, as Radcliffe appeared nude in one scene in the play.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Naked stage role for Potter star|pages=|publisher=BBC News|date=2006-07-28|url= Radcliffe's performance received positive reviews,{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=RADCLIFFE'S WOMEN NERVES|pages=|publisher=Contact Music|date=2007-06-05|url= as critics were impressed by the nuance and depth of his against-type role.{{cite news|last=Burchell|first=Kenzie|coauthors=|title=Moving the Magic|pages=|publisher=MSNBC.com|date=2007-02-28|url= Radcliffe's last performance in Equus took place on 9 June 2007. The production then transferred to Broadway in New York City opening on September 25, 2008, where Radcliffe reprised the role of Alan Strang along with Richard Griffiths, who was also in the Equus production in London and played Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter series.{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|coauthors=|title=Radcliffe To Bare All On Broadway As ?Equus? Eyes Late ?08 Opening|pages=|publisher=MTV Movies Blog|date=2007-09-04|url= news|last=Nathan|first=John|coauthors=|title=London Equus ? Starring Radcliffe and Griffiths ? Closes 9 June|pages=|publisher=Playbill|date=2007-06-09|url= Prior to the play's opening he stated that he was nervous about repeating the role on Broadway because he considered American audiences more discerning than those in London.{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Michelle|coauthors=|title=Radcliffe nervous about baring all on Broadway|pages=|publisher=Reuters|date=2007-09-05|url=

During the summer of 2007, he filmed the ITV drama My Boy Jack, based upon the true story of Rudyard Kipling's son's death in battle during the First World War, which aired in the UK on Remembrance Day 2007 and premiered in the United States on April 20, 2008.

For many people my age, the First World War is just a topic in a history book. But I've always been fascinated by the subject and think it's as relevant today as it ever was.

At the age of sixteen, Radcliffe became the youngest non-royal ever to have an individual portrait in Britain's National Portrait Gallery. On 13 April 2006, his portrait, drawn by Stuart Pearson Wright, was unveiled as part of a new exhibition opening at London's Royal National Theatre, then moved to the National Portrait Gallery where it resides.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Daniel Radcliffe drawing acquired by National Portrait Gallery|pages=|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|date=2006-04-11|url= Radcliffe was fourteen at the time of the portrait's creation.

On 9 July 2007, Radcliffe and fellow Harry Potter cast members Rupert Grint and Emma Watson left imprints of their hands, feet and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Hollywood Blvd Celebrates Potter's 'Wands Of Fame'|pages=|publisher=CBS2.com|date=2007-07-09|url=

It was announced in the New York Times on 28 December 2007 that Radcliffe will portray deceased photojournalist Dan Eldon in an upcoming biopic entitled Journey or The Journey is the Destination. Eldon's mother, Kathy, personally chose Radcliffe over other actors such as Heath Ledger, Ryan Phillippe and Joaquin Phoenix, noting Radcliffe's "puckishness, sense of humour and energy" as similar to her son's.