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Daniel Radcliffe

actor

Born: English

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor, best known for portraying the title character in all eight films of the Harry Potter film series from 2001 to 2011.

Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of Equus. He returned to Broadway in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama The Cripple of Inishmaan (2014) and Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (2023), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and another Grammy Award nomination. He also starred in the London revivals of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2017) and Samuel Beckett's Endgame (2020).

Radcliffe also expanded his film roles, acting in a variety of genres such as the horror film The Woman in Black (2012), surreal drama Swiss Army Man (2016), thriller Now You See Me 2 (2016), and comedy The Lost City (2022). He also portrayed Allen Ginsberg in the biopic Kill Your Darlings (2013) and "Weird Al" Yankovic in the musical parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022).

Notable For

English actor

Daniel Radcliffe's Historical Timeline

  1. Daniel Radcliffe is born

    Daniel Radcliffe, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1990-07-23. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor, best known for portraying the title character in all eight films of the…

  2. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first film adaptation of the book series by J. K. Rowling, starring Dani

    "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first film adaptation of the book series by J. K. Rowling, starring Daniel Radcliffe, premieres in London (titled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in some markets)

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When was Daniel Radcliffe born?
Daniel Radcliffe was born on 1990-07-23 (English).
What is Daniel Radcliffe known for?
English actor
What historical events involved Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe was involved in 2 recorded historical events, including Daniel Radcliffe is born, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first film adaptation of the book series by J. K. Rowling, starring Dani.

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