Who's Danny? - Biography

DANIEL RADCLIFFE

11 year old Daniel Radcliffe stars in the coveted role of young Harry Potter. He beat thousands of hopefuls to secure the role he was quite definitely born to play, as director Chris Columbus says: "Dan walked into the room and we all knew we had found Harry."
Daniel first appeared on our screens in December 1999 when he played the young David Copperfield in BBC television's production of David Copperfield. The drama which was directed by Simon Curtis, also starred Dame Maggie Smith and Zoe Wanamaker who now appear along side him as Professor McGonagall and Madame Hooch in Harry Potter.

Prior to filming Harry Potter he made his feature film debut as Jamie Lee Curtis' and Geoffrey Rush's screen son in John Boorman's The Tailor of Panama.

As well as being a firm fan of Fulham Football Club, Daniel is a big follower of the World Wrestling Federation and Formula One Racing.

Nicknames
   Dan, Danny
Height
   5' 2"
Mini biography
   Daniel is the only child of Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham. He has wanted to act since the age of 5.

Trivia
   Likes to play pranks. He took co-star Robbie Coltrane's cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish.
   Has two dogs, collies: named Binka & Nugget
   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.
   Has never actually seen the film, The Tailor of Panama (2001), in which he appeared.
   Goes to an all-boys private school

Personal quotes
   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."