Monday, 11 November 2013

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (1989 -)

 
Brief Bio

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the title character in the Harry Potter film series. Radcliffe made his acting debut at age ten in BBC One's 1999 television movie David Copperfield, followed by his film debut in 2001's The Tailor of Panama. At age eleven he was cast as the title character in the first Harry Potter film, and starred in the series for ten years until the release of the eighth and final film in July 2011. He also began to branch out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the London and New York productions of the play Equus and in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In addition, he has starred in 2007's December Boys and the 2012 sleeper hit horror film The Woman in Black. He will play beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the 2013 indie film Kill Your Darlings. Radcliffe has contributed to many charities, including Demelza House Children's Hospice and The Trevor Project. He also made public service announcements for the latter. In 2011, he was awarded the Trevor Project's "Hero Award".

Filmography
Films:
2001 The Tailor of Panama (Mark Pendel)
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter)
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter)
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter)
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter)
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter)
2007 December Boys (Maps)
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter)
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Harry Potter)
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Harry Potter)
2012 The Woman in Black (Arthur Kipps)
2013 Kill Your Darlings (Allen Ginsberg)
2013 The F Word (Wallace)
2013 Horns (Ig Perrish)
Television:
1999 David Copperfield (Young David Copperfield)
2005 Foley and McColl: This Way Up (Traffic Warden / Himself)
2006 Extras (Himself)
2007 My Boy Jack (Jack Kipling)
2010 The Simpsons (Edmund)
2010 QI (Himself)
2012 Saturday Night Live (Himself / Various)
2012 Robot Chicken (Mullet Kid / Thomas the Tank Engine)
2012 A Young Doctor's Notebook (Dr. Vladimir Bomgard (Young))
2012 Have I Got News For You  (Himself)

Notable Theatre Appearances
2002 The Play What I Wrote (Guest)
2007 Equus (Alan Strang)
2011-12 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (J. Pierrepont Finch)
2013 The Cripple of Inishmaan (Billy Claven)

Awards
2007  Best Male Performance (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)


2009  Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play (Equus)
2009  Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Equus)

2011 Favorite Actor in a Broadway Play  (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
2011 Favorite Onstage Pair (with John Larroquette)  (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)

2011 Best Fantasy Actor  (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2)

2011  Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Emma Watson) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
2011  Choice Summer Movie Star: Male (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2)

2012  Favorite Movie Ensemble (shared with rest of cast)  (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part2)

2012  Best Cast (shared with Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2012  Best Hero  (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2)

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3 comments:

  1. I like this actor very much! For me he is now the great British actor. of course I knew about him from the " Harry Potter", but his not an actor of one role. So I think that the presentation and film were made very good!

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  2. Daniel Radcliffe is one of my favorite actors. His work in Harry Potter made him a very rich and respectable person. Also I have watched his film “The Woman in Black”, it impressed me greatly.

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  3. Daniel Radcliffe is an amazing actor. However I know him only as Harry Potter, I still like him.

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