Daniel Radcliffe
- Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989, in London, England. His father, Alan Radcliffe was a literary agent at International Creative Management and his mother, Marcia Gresham was a casting agent.
- In December 1999, Daniel Radcliffe appeared in a BBC adaptation of David Copperfield, which led to him being spotted for the life-changing role of Harry Potter, initially in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, which was released in November 2001.
- Daniel Radcliffe made the role his own and continued to play Harry Potter in all the films based around JK Rowling's books.
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In 2007, Daniel Radcliffe played the lead role in Equus in London's West End and he also appeared in the play when it transferred to Broadway.
- In 2007, Daniel Radcliffe starred as Jack, the son of Rudyard Kipling in ITV's My Boy Jack. Daniel Radcliffe told the BBC: "The tragedy isn't just about the war, it's about the idea of the parents outliving the children, which is the greatest tragedy imaginable really."
- In December 2007, The Guardian reported how Daniel Radcliffe was cast as Dan Eldon in the film Journey. Dan Eldon was a 22-year-old journalist, who was stoned to death in Mogadishu in July 1993.
- In July 2007, Daniel Radcliffe became the youngest actor to be a waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London.
- Daniel Radcliffe suffers from dyspraxia, which impairs the organisation of movement.
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